The molecule is a hydroxybenzyl alcohol that is pyriculariol in which the aldehyde goup has been reduced to the corresponding alcohol. It has a role as a fungal metabolite. It is a heptaketide, an aromatic primary alcohol, a hydroxybenzyl alcohol, a secondary allylic alcohol and a homoallylic alcohol.
(2S,3R,4E,6E)-7-[3-hydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)phenyl]hepta-4,6-diene-2,3-diol