Use the inscribed polygon method to show the pattern of molecularorbitals in cyclooctatetraene.Classify the dianion of cyclooctatetraene as aromatic, antiaromatic, ornot aromatic, and explain why this is so.

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Use the inscribed polygon method to show the pattern of molecularorbitals in cyclooctatetraene.Classify the dianion of cyclooctatetraene as aromatic, antiaromatic, ornot aromatic, and explain why this is so.

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