The molecule is a methanesulfonate ester that is methanesulfonic acid in which the hydrogen of the hydroxy group has been replaced by a 3,3-dimethyl-2-oxo-2,3-dihydro-1-benzofuran-5-yl group. It is a metabolite of the herbicide ethofumesate. It has a role as a marine xenobiotic metabolite. It is a methanesulfonate ester, a member of 1-benzofurans and a gamma-lactone.
(3,3-dimethyl-2-oxo-1-benzofuran-5-yl) methanesulfonate