Evaluate each of the following processes applied to cyclononatetraene, and decide whether the species formed is aromatic

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Evaluate each of the following processes applied to cyclononatetraene, and decide whether the species formed is aromatic or not:
(a) Addition of one more π electron, to give C9H10─
(b) Addition of two more π electrons, to give C9H10 2─
(c) Loss of H+ from the sp3-hybridized carbon
(d) Loss of H+ from one of the sp2-hybridized carbons
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Organic Chemistry

ISBN: 978-0072905014

4th edition

Authors: Francis A. Carey

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