''cis''-1,2-Dihydrocatechol is the

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with the formula . Several isomers exist with this formula. It is a colorless solid melting near room temperature. The compound is classified as a

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. It arises by the

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catalyzed by toluene dioxygenase. ''cis''-1,2-Dihydrocatechol has been used in the synthesis, sometimes on a commercial scale, of

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, and poly(''p''-phenylene).

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