Explain how to construct the molecular orbitals of a conjugated cyclic system similar tobenzene and cyclobutadiene. Use the polygon rule to draw the energy diagram, and fillin the electrons to show whether a given compound or ion is aromatic or antiaromatic.

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Explain how to construct the molecular orbitals of a conjugated cyclic system similar to
benzene and cyclobutadiene. Use the polygon rule to draw the energy diagram, and fill
in the electrons to show whether a given compound or ion is aromatic or antiaromatic.

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