1-(3,4-Dihy-droxy-phen-yl)hexan-1-one.

In the title compound, C12H16O3, a fully extened hexyl carbon chain is attached to a benzene ring; the mean planes formed by the atoms in the benzene ring and the hexa­none are inclined at an angle 8.5 (2)° with respect to each other. In the crystal, inter­molecular O—H⋯O hydrogen bonds join the mol­ecules into an infinite sheet.