Question

Set up the secular determinants for cyclobutadiene, benzene, and
cyclooctatetraene and diagonalize them by using mathematical software.
Use your results to show that the π molecular orbitals of monocyclic
polyenes with an even number of carbon atoms follow a pattern in
which:

• The π molecular orbitals of lowest and highest energy are
non-degenerate.

• The remaining π molecular orbitals exist as degenerate pairs.

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