The molecule is an (omega-1)-hydroxy fatty acid anion that is the conjugate base of 9,10-epoxy-17-hydroxyoctadecanoic acid arising from deprotonation of the carboxylic acid function; major species at pH 7.3. It derives from a 9,10-epoxyoctadecanoate. It is a conjugate base of a 9,10-epoxy-17-hydroxyoctadecanoic acid.
8-[3-(7-hydroxyoctyl)oxiran-2-yl]octanoate