Pentene is a most elusive molecule that has never been isolated before. However, the pentalene dianion is well known and very stable. Both compounds are polar. Use all four stipulations of Huckels rule to explain these stability

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Pentene is a most elusive molecule that has never been isolated before. However, the pentalene dianion is well known and very stable. Both compounds are polar. Use all four stipulations of Huckels rule to explain these stability 

 

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