The molecule is a sesquiterpenoid that is 1,4,5,6,7,8-hexahydro-4,7-epidioxyazulen-3(2H)-one substituted by a hydroxy group at position 8, methyl groups at positions 1 and 4 and an isopropyl group at position 7 (the (1R,4R,7R,8R stereoisomer). Isolated from Nardostachys chinensis, it exhibits antimalarial activity. It has a role as a metabolite and an antimalarial. It is an organic peroxide, a member of azulenes, an enone, a secondary alcohol and a sesquiterpenoid.
(1R,5R,7R,8R)-7-hydroxy-1,5-dimethyl-8-propan-2-yl-9,10-dioxatricyclo[6.2.2.02,6]dodec-2(6)-en-3-one