The molecule is a fatty acid methyl ester resulting from the formal condensation of the carboxy group of (+)-pentacycloanammoxic acid with methanol. It is a ladderane, a carbocyclic fatty acid and a fatty acid methyl ester. It derives from an octanoic acid and a (+)-pentacycloanammoxic acid.
methyl 8-[(1S,2S,3R,4S,6S,7S,8R,9S,12R)-4-pentacyclo[6.4.0.02,7.03,6.09,12]dodecanyl]octanoate