The Most Interesting Molecule You’ve Never Heard of

For my anniversary, I wanted to discuss cyclooctatetraene (COT) and why it’s so goddamn fascinating

To celebrate Organic Live’s successful orbit around the sun (i.e., it’s my first anniversary of writing), I thought I would go into a story about my logo — what the molecule is and why it’s my favorite. Beware though, this story involves some chemistry jargon. Do not fret! I promise I will walk you through it all in the simplest terms possible (if I don’t, let me know in the…