The title compound, C(12)H(14)O(4), is an important inter-mediate in the synthesis of biologically active heterocyclic compounds. In the crystal structure, inter-molecular O-H⋯O and C-H⋯O hydrogen bonds link the mol-ecules. There are also C-H⋯π contacts between the benzene ring and the methyl-ene groups.
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