The molecule is a member of the class of depsidones that is 11H-dibenzo[b,e][1,4]dioxepine substituted by a hydroxy group at position 3, a methoxy group at position 7, methyl groups at positions 1 and 9, a 3-methylbut-2-enoyl group at position 8, a formyl group at position 4 and an oxo group at position 11. Isolated from Chaetomium brasiliense, it exhibits antimalarial and cytotoxic activities. It has a role as an antimalarial, an antineoplastic agent and a Chaetomium metabolite. It is an aldehyde, a member of depsidones, an enone, an organic heterotricyclic compound, a member of phenols, an aromatic ether and an aromatic ketone.
9-hydroxy-2-methoxy-4,7-dimethyl-3-(3-methylbut-2-enoyl)-6-oxobenzo[b][1,4]benzodioxepine-10-carbaldehyde