The molecule is a carboxylic ester obtained by formal condensation of the carboxy group of octanoic (caprylic) acid with the hydroxy group of 5-bromo-4-chloroindoxyl. It is an octanoate ester, a chloroindole and a bromoindole. It derives from an indoxyl.
(5-bromo-4-chloro-1H-indol-3-yl) octanoate