Acta Cryst. (2005). E61, o788-o789  [ doi:10.1107/S1600536805005556 ]

threo-3,4-Dihydroxyhexane-2,5-dione

S. Fang, C.-H. He, X.-R. Liang and W.-K. Su

Abstract: In the title compound, C₆H₁₀O₄, the molecule sits on a twofold axis such that there is one half-molecule in the asymmetric unit. In the crystal structure, there are one intra- and one intermolecular O-HO hydrogen bonds, resulting in an infinite zigzag chain.

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