Benzoylaconine is isolated from several Aconitum species. It has a role as a plant metabolite and a phytotoxin. It is a benzoate ester, a bridged compound, a diterpene alkaloid, an organic heteropolycyclic compound, a polyether, a secondary alcohol, a tertiary alcohol, a tetrol and a tertiary amino compound. It derives from a hydride of an aconitane.