Question: Evaluate each of the following processes applied to cyclooctatetraene, and decide whether the species formed is aromatic or not. (a) Addition of one more electron,

Evaluate each of the following processes applied to cyclooctatetraene, and decide whether the species formed is aromatic or not.
(a) Addition of one more π electron, to give C8H8─
(b) Addition of two more π electrons, to give C8H8 2─
(c) Removal of one π electron, to give C8H8 +
(d) Removal of two π electrons, to give C8H8 2+

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