The molecule is a carboxylic ester that results from the formal condensation between caprylic acid and the hydroxy group at position 6 of the glucosyl residue of sucrose. It derives from a sucrose.
[(2R,3S,4S,5R,6R)-6-[(2S,3S,4S,5R)-3,4-dihydroxy-2,5-bis(hydroxymethyl)oxolan-2-yl]oxy-3,4,5-trihydroxyoxan-2-yl]methyl octanoate