3-Hydr-oxy-5,5-dimethyl-2-(2-oxo-propyl)cyclo-hex-2-enone.

The title compound, C(11)H(16)O(3), was obtained by reaction of dimedone, 5,5-dimethylcyclohexane-1,3-dione, and α-chloro-acetone. The cyclo-hexenone ring exhibits an envelope conformation with puckering amplitudes Q = 0.433 (2) and Φ = -109.