The asymmetric unit of the title compound, C8H6N2O4, contains one half-molecule; a twofold rotation axis bisects the molecule. The quinoxaline ring is planar, which can be attributed to electron delocalization. In the crystal structure, intermolecular O—H⋯O hydrogen bonds link the molecules into R
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2(10) motifs, leading to layers, which interact via phenyl–phenyl interactions (C⋯C distances in the range 3.238–3.521 Å).