The molecule is an amino acid zwitterion resulting from the transfer of a proton from the carboxy group to the amino group of (2R)-glufosinate. It is a conjugate acid of a (2R)-glufosinate zwitterion(1-). It is an enantiomer of a glufosinate-P zwitterion. It is a tautomer of a (2R)-glufosinate.
(2R)-2-azaniumyl-4-[hydroxy(methyl)phosphoryl]butanoate