2,3,5-Trimethyl-1,4-hydro-quinone

The mol-ecule of the title compound, C(9)H(12)O(2), is approximately planar (mean atomic deviation = 0.0346 Å) and disposed about a crystallographic centre of symmetry. The H atom of the benzene ring is disordered over four orientations, with occupancies of 0.100 (3) and 0.401 (3) at the C atoms in the 2- and 3-positions and the same at their symmetric location. The H atoms of methyl group at the 2-position are disordered over two positions of equal occupancy. In the crystal structure, adjacent mol-ecules are linked through O-H⋯O hydrogen bonds, forming a two-dimensional network.