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Cyclooctatetraene is not aromatic becaus...

Cyclooctatetraene is not aromatic because

A

It has four carbn-carbon double bonds

B

It has not got `(4n+2)pi` electrons (where n = 1,2,3, . . . . Ect) and is non planar

C

It is planer in structure

D

It decolouriese potassium permagnate solution

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