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Published on: August 12, 2026
Consider the following statements.
Statement I The compound cyclooctatetraene is not an aromatic compound.
Statement II
-electrons rule is not followed and ring is not planar.
choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below
Text Solution
Verified by ExpertsThe correct answer is:
D
Both Statement I and Statement II are true. The structure of compound cyclooctatetraene is

It is a non planar molecule and has
which doesn't follows Huckel's rule. This it is not an aromatic compound.
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