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, to give C8H8 (b) Addition of two more electrons, to give C8H8 2 (c) Removal of one electron, to give C8H8 (d) Removal of two electrons, ...

Cyclooctatetraene has eight electrons and thus does not satisfy the 4n 2 electron requirement of the ...

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

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 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 C8H82+