4-Hydroxymethyl-2-methoxyphenol

Abstract

The title compound, C8H10O3, is close to planar (r.m.s. deviation = 0.042 Å) apart from the hydroxyl O atom [deviation = 1.285 (1) Å] and an intramolecular O—H...O hydrogen bond occurs. In the crystal, intermolecular O—H...O links lead to chains propagating in [001].