The molecule is a sesquiterpene lactone obtained by formal condensation of the carboxy group of 4-hydroxyphenylacetic acid with the 8-hydroxy group of 11beta,13-dihydrolactucin. Found in chicory. It has a role as a plant metabolite. It is a primary alcohol, an azulenofuran, a cyclic terpene ketone, an enone, a member of phenols and a sesquiterpene lactone. It derives from a 4-hydroxyphenylacetic acid and a lactucin.
[(3S,3aR,4S,9aS,9bR)-9-(hydroxymethyl)-3,6-dimethyl-2,7-dioxo-3,3a,4,5,9a,9b-hexahydroazuleno[4,5-b]furan-4-yl] 2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)acetate