title: 2-mesitylacetic Acid.
abstract: In the title compound, C(11)H(14)O(2), the dihedral angle between the CCOO carboxyl unit and the benzene ring is 85.37 (7)°. In the crystal, the mol-ecules are linked into inversion dimers by pairs of O-H⋯O hydrogen bonds.
authors.forename: Jiang-Sheng
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Qi-Xi
authors.initials: QX
authors.lastname: He
authors.forename: Peng-Yu
authors.initials: PY
authors.lastname: Li