The molecule is a hydroxy monocarboxylic acid anion that is the conjugate base of 6-hydroxy-3-isopropenylheptanoic acid, arising from deprotonation of the carboxy group. Product of the hydrolysis of 4-isopropenyl-7-methyloxepan-2-one. It is a hydroxy fatty acid anion and a branched-chain fatty acid anion. It is a conjugate base of a 6-hydroxy-3-isopropenylheptanoic acid.
6-hydroxy-3-prop-1-en-2-ylheptanoate