title: Methyl 2-hydr-oxy-3-nitro-benzoate.
abstract: The title compound, C(8)H(7)NO(5), assumes an approximately planar mol-ecular structure with an intra-molecular O-H⋯O hydrogen bond between the hydr-oxy and carboxyl-ate groups. Weak inter-molecular C-H⋯O hydrogen bonding is present in the crystal structure.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330031, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Yan-Zhu
authors.initials: YZ
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Yong-Xiu
authors.initials: YX
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Ling
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Xia
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Li