The molecule is a ketone hydrate that is naphthalene-1,2,3,4-tetrone in which water has been added to the keto groups at positions 2 and 3. It has been used as an antiviral agent in nasal ointment. It has a role as an antipsoriatic, an antibacterial agent and a topoisomerase inhibitor. It is a member of tetralins and a ketone hydrate. It derives from a naphthalene-1,2,3,4-tetrone.
2,2,3,3-tetrahydroxynaphthalene-1,4-dione