3-Acetoxy-6-hydroxy-2,4-dimethoxyacetophenone

The title compound, C₁₂H₁₄O₆, has been isolated from a Fries reaction on 3,6-dihydroxy-2,4-dimethoxyacetophenone. Its molecular structure contains an intramolecular hydrogen-bonded unit involving the -COCH₃ and -OH substituents. The best plane through the acetoxy group makes a dihedral angle of 88.74 (5)° with the plane of the aromatic ring.

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