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Cyclooctatetranene is not aromatic. It is tub-shaped and undergoes addition reactions much like alkenes and dienes. When this compound is treated with potassium metal, however, a reaction occurs. The product molecule is flat and has all the properties of an aromatic compound. Explain what has happened.

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It explains the molecular structure of product when cyclooctatetranene is treated with postassium metal.

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