The molecule is a member of the class of aldehydes that is glycolaldehyde in which the hydroxy hydrogen has been replaced by a triphosphate group. It is an organic triphosphate and an aldehyde. It derives from a glycolaldehyde. It is a conjugate acid of a glycolaldehyde triphosphate(4-).
[hydroxy(2-oxoethoxy)phosphoryl] phosphono hydrogen phosphate