The molecule is a pyranone that is 2H-pyran-2-one substituted by a methoxy group at position 4 and a 3-phenyloxiran-2-yl group at position 6 (the 2R,3S stereoisomer). Isolated from Didymocarpus aurantiacus and Piper rusbyi, it exhibits antileishmanial activity. It has a role as an antileishmanial agent and a metabolite. It is an epoxide, an ether and a member of 2-pyranones.
4-methoxy-6-[(2R,3S)-3-phenyloxiran-2-yl]pyran-2-one