1,4-苯醌（英语：1,4-Benzoquinone，常称为对苯醌）是一种有机化合物，分子式为C₆H₄O₂。纯的对苯醌为亮黄色晶体，带有与氯气相似的刺激性气味；不纯的样品常常由于醌氢醌（对苯醌与氢醌所形成的1:1电荷转移络合物）的存在而颜色黯淡。对苯醌含有非芳香性的六元环，它是氢醌（对苯二酚）的氧化产物。这个分子反映出多种反应性：它既表现出酮的性质（可以形成肟），又可以表现出氧化性（还原产物为氢醌），还表现出烯的性质（可以发生加成反应，尤其是α,β-不饱和酮的典型反应。对苯醌在强的无机酸或强碱存在下都不稳定，发生缩聚与分解等反应。

1,4-Benzoquinone, commonly known as para-quinone, is a chemical compound with the formula C₆H₄O₂. In a pure state, it forms bright-yellow crystals with a characteristic irritating odor, resembling that of chlorine, bleach, and hot plastic. This six-membered ring compound is the oxidized derivative of 1,4-hydroquinone. The molecule is multifunctional: it exhibits properties of a ketone, forming an oxime; an oxidant, forming the dihydroxy derivative; and an alkene, undergoing addition reactions, especially those typical for α,β-unsaturated ketones. 1,4-Benzoquinone is sensitive toward both strong mineral acids and alkali, which cause condensation and decomposition of the compound.