Bis[2-bromo-4-(2-hy­droxy­eth­yl)phenol] monohydrate

In the title compound, 2C8H9BrO2·H2O, the O—C—C—C torsion angles for the hy­droxy­ethyl group and the Br—C—C—O torsion angles involving bromo and phenol groups are 61.7 (11) and 0.7 (12)°, respectively, in one independent mol­ecule and 61.5 (11) and 0.2 (11)°, respectively, in the other. In the crystal, mol­ecules are linked through O—H⋯O and O—H⋯Br hydrogen bonds, forming a polymeric chain.