Because of cyclic delocalization, structures A and B shown here for o-dimethylbenzene (o-xylene) are simply two resonance

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Because of cyclic delocalization, structures A and B shown here for o-dimethylbenzene (o-xylene) are simply two resonance forms of the same molecule. Can the same be said for the two dimethyl-cyclooctatetraene structures C and D? Explain. 

CH3 CH3 CH3 CH3 CH3 CH3 CH3 CH3 A В C D

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Organic Chemistry structure and function

ISBN: 978-1429204941

6th edition

Authors: K. Peter C. Vollhardt, Neil E. Schore

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