Ch.5 - Periodicity & Electronic Structure of Atoms
Chapter 5, Problem 115
Cyclooctatetraene dianion, C8H8 2-, is an organic ion with the structure shown. Considering only the p bonds and not the s bonds, cyclooctatetraene dianion can be described by the following energy diagrams of its p molecular orbitals:
(d) Based on your MO energy diagram, is the dianion paramagnetic or diamagnetic?Verified Solution
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