The molecule is a 2-acyl-1-alkyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine in which the alkyl and the acyl groups at positions 1 and 2 are specified as hexadecyl and succinyl respectively. It is a 2-acyl-1-alkyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine and a hemisuccinate. It derives from a succinic acid. It is a conjugate acid of a 1-hexadecyl-2-succinyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine(1-).
[(2R)-2-(3-carboxypropanoyloxy)-3-hexadecoxypropyl] 2-(trimethylazaniumyl)ethyl phosphate