The molecule is an organosulfate oxoanion that is the conjugate base of octyl hydrogen sulfate. Isolated from Daphnia pulex, it induces morphological changes of phytoplankton Scenedesmus gutwinskii. It has a role as a Daphnia pulex metabolite, a kairomone and a marine metabolite. It is a conjugate base of an octyl hydrogen sulfate.
octyl sulfate