The molecule is a cinnamate ester obtained by formal condensation of the carboxy group of 4-coumaric acid with the 3-hydroxy group of quinic acid. It has a role as a metabolite. It is a cinnamate ester and a cyclitol carboxylic acid. It derives from a (-)-quinic acid and a 4-coumaric acid.
(1R,3R,4S,5R)-1,3,4-trihydroxy-5-[(E)-3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)prop-2-enoyl]oxycyclohexane-1-carboxylic acid