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

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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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Organic Chemistry

ISBN: 978-0072905014

4th edition

Authors: Francis A. Carey

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