title: 5,5-Bis(hydroxy-meth-yl)-2-phenyl-1,3-dioxane.
abstract: In the title compound, C(12)H(16)O(4), the 1,3-dioxane ring adopts a chair conformation; the 2-phenyl substitutent occupies an equatorial position. Adjacent mol-ecules are linked by O-H⋯O hydrogen bonds into a chain.
authors.forename: Yi-Ming
authors.initials: YM
authors.lastname: Luo
authors.forename: Xing-Ming
authors.initials: XM
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Xian-You
authors.initials: XY
authors.lastname: Yuan
authors.forename: Min
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Seik Weng
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Ng