4-(Hydroxymethyl)phenol

Abstract

In the molecule of the title compound, C7H8O2, the phenol O and hydroxymethyl C atoms lie in the ring plane [deviations of −0.015 (3) and and 0.013 (3) Å, respectively]. In the crystal structure, intermolecular O—H...O hydrogen bonds link molecules into a network. A weak C—H...π interaction is also found.