Show how the participating p orbitals interact to form the highest energy pi molecular orbital of benzene.

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1/ Show how the participating p orbitals interact to form the highest energy pi molecular orbital of benzene.

2/ Use the polygon rule to draw the MO energy diagram of the cyclononatetraenyl anion. Assuming planarity, would this ion be aromatic or antiaromatic?

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