Acta Cryst. (2010). E66, o303  [ doi:10.1107/S1600536810000140 ]

2,3,5-Trimethyl-1,4-hydroquinone

J. Dai, M.-H. Xie, Y.-L. Liu, P. Zou and H. Wu

Abstract: The molecule of the title compound, C₉H₁₂O₂, is approximately planar (mean atomic deviation = 0.0346 Å) and disposed about a crystallographic centre of symmetry. The H atom of the benzene ring is disordered over four orientations, with occupancies of 0.100 (3) and 0.401 (3) at the C atoms in the 2- and 3-positions and the same at their symmetric location. The H atoms of methyl group at the 2-position are disordered over two positions of equal occupancy. In the crystal structure, adjacent molecules are linked through O-HO hydrogen bonds, forming a two-dimensional network.

Online 9 January 2010

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