title: 3,6-Dimethyl-o-phenyl-enedimethanol.
abstract: The title compound, C(10)H(14)O(2), synthesized by reduction of 4,7-dimethyl-2-benzofuran-1,3-dione, crystallizes with two independant mol-ecules in the asymmetric unit, both showing an intra-molecular O-H⋯O hydrogen bond. The crystal packing is stabilized by O-H⋯O hydrogen bonds.
authors.forename: Humaira Yasmeen
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Gondal
authors.forename: Muhammad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ali
authors.forename: Alain
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Krief
authors.forename: Muhammad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zia-Ur-Rehman