The molecule is a benzaldehyde that is salicylaldehyde which is substituted at position 6 by a (3R,4S,5E)-3,4-dihydroxyhepta-1,5-dien-1-yl group. It is a phytotoxic metabolite, isolated from the rice blast fungi Magnaporthe oryzae and Magnaporthe grisea. It has a role as a fungal metabolite. It is a heptaketide, a triol, a secondary allylic alcohol, a homoallylic alcohol, a member of benzaldehydes and a member of phenols.
2-[(1E,3R,4S,5E)-3,4-dihydroxyhepta-1,5-dienyl]-6-hydroxybenzaldehyde