The molecule is an oxo monocarboxylic acid that is abscisic acid in which a hydroxymethyl group replaces the methyl substituent beta- to the keto group. It is an oxo monocarboxylic acid, a primary alcohol and a tertiary alcohol. It derives from a 2-cis-abscisic acid.
(2Z,4E)-5-[1-hydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)-6,6-dimethyl-4-oxocyclohex-2-en-1-yl]-3-methylpenta-2,4-dienoic acid