Which of the following statements is not correct regarding aromatic compounds?

aromatic compounds are planar

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aromatic compounds have 4n -electrons

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aromatic compounds are cyclic

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aromatic compounds are generally less reactive than similarly substituted alkenes

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Solution

The correct option is B aromatic compounds have 4n -electrons
Aromatic compounds should have (4n+2) pi electrons in their molecule. Thus, statement B is incorrect.

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