title: 2-Hy-droxy-2-(3-oxobutan-2-yl)indan-1,3-dione.
abstract: In the indane ring system of the title mol-ecule, C(13)H(12)O(4), the hy-droxy-bearing C atom is 0.134 (1) Å out of the plane of the remaining essentially planar atoms (r.m.s. deviation = 0.010 Å). In the crystal, mol-ecules are linked into chains along the b axis by inter-molecular O-H⋯O hydrogen bonds. Additional stabilization is provided by weak inter-molecular C-H⋯O hydrogen bonds.
authors.forename: Raza Murad
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Ghalib
authors.forename: Rokiah
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hashim
authors.forename: Sayed Hasan
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Mehdi
authors.forename: Chin Sing
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Yeap
authors.forename: Hoong-Kun
authors.initials: HK
authors.lastname: Fun