The molecule is an organic phosphonate that is the trisacetoxymethylester derivative of naphthalene substituted hydroxymethylphosphonic acid. It has been found to inhibit insulin receptor tyrosine kinase activity and insulin stimulated glucose oxidation. It has a role as a tyrosine kinase inhibitor. It is an organic phosphonate, a member of naphthalenes and an acetate ester. It derives from a hydroxymethylphosphonic acid.
[bis(acetyloxymethoxy)phosphoryl-naphthalen-2-ylmethoxy]methyl acetate