The molecule is a 1-(Z)-alk-1-enyl-2-acyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine in which the alk-1-enyl and acyl groups are specified as (1Z)-hexadecenyl and hexadecanoyl respectively. It derives from a hexadecanoic acid.
[(2R)-2-hexadecanoyloxy-3-[(Z)-hexadec-1-enoxy]propyl] 2-(trimethylazaniumyl)ethyl phosphate