The molecule is a tricyclic sesquiterpene with formula C15H24 which is biosynthesised from farnesyl diphosphate by a diterpene cyclase enzyme from Dictyostelium discoideum. It is a sesquiterpene, a carbotricyclic compound and a polycyclic olefin.
(2aS,4aS,7aS,7bR)-3,6,6,7b-tetramethyl-2,2a,4a,5,7,7a-hexahydro-1H-cyclobuta[e]indene