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. 2018 May 18;10:23. doi: 10.1186/s13321-018-0279-6

Table 1.

Example of aromatic or non-aromatic choices made for the representation of several compounds with arguable aromaticity

Pyrrole c1ccc[nH]1
Thyophene c1cccs1
Cyclopentadiene C1=CC=CC1
Cyclopentadienyl anion [cH-]1cccc1
Cyclopentadienone c1(=O)cccc1
2-pyridone c1(=O)[nH]cccc1
Uracil C1(=O)NC(=O)NC=C1
Pyridine oxide c1ccccn=O
Quinone O=C1C=CC(=O)C=C1
Anthraquinone c12ccccc1C(=O)c1ccccc1C2(=O)
9-Methylene-fluorene c12ccccc1C(=C)c1ccccc12
Imidazolidene metal carbene [Ni]=C1N(C)C=CN1C
C60 c12c3c4c5c1c1c6c7c2c2c8c3c3c9c4c4c%10c 5c5c1c1c6c6c%11c7c2c2c7c8c3c3c8c9c4c4c 9c%10c5c5c1c1c6c6c%11c2c2c7c3c3c8c4c4c 9c5c1c1c6c2c3c41
A tetramethyl derivative of C60 C12(C)C3C4(C)c5c1c1c6c7c2c2C8(C)C=3C3 (C)c9c4c4c%10c5c5c1c1c6c6c%11c7c2c2c7c 8c3c3c8c9c4c4c9c%10c5c5c1c1c6c6c%11c2c 2c7c3c3c8c4c4c9c5c1c1c6c2c3c41