cis-1,2-Dihydrocatechol is the organic compound with the formula . Several isomers exist with this formula. It is a colorless solid melting near room temperature. The compound is classified as a 1,3-cyclohexadiene. It arises by the dihydroxylation of benzene catalyzed by toluene dioxygenase.
cis-1,2-Dihydrocatechol has been used in the synthesis, sometimes on a commercial scale, of indinavir, indigo, and poly(p-phenylene).[1]