cis-1,2-Dihydrocatechol is the organic compound with the formula C6H6(OH)2.

Several isomers exist with this formula.

It is a colorless solid melting near room temperature.

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).