(a) Draw the resonance forms of benzene, cyclobutadiene, and cyclooctatetraene, showingall the carbon and hydrogen atoms.(b) Assuming that these molecules are all planar, show how the p orbitals on the sp2 hybridcarbon atoms form continuous rings of overlapping orbitals above and below the planeof the carbon atoms

(a) Draw the resonance forms of benzene, cyclobutadiene, and cyclooctatetraene, showingall the carbon and hydrogen atoms.(b) Assuming that these molecules are all planar, show how the p orbitals on the sp2 hybridcarbon atoms form continuous rings of overlapping orbitals above and below the planeof the carbon atoms

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Chapter22: Organic And Biological Molecules

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