The molecule is a polyketide that is deoxyspectinabilin in which the methoxy group at position 2 of the pyranone moiety has been replaced by a hydroxy group. It is an enol, a member of 4-pyranones, a C-nitro compound and a polyketide. It derives from a deoxyspectinabilin. It is a conjugate acid of a demethyldeoxyspectinabilin(1-).
4-hydroxy-3,5-dimethyl-6-[(3E,5E,7E,9E)-3,5,7,9-tetramethyl-10-(4-nitrophenyl)deca-3,5,7,9-tetraenyl]pyran-2-one