OEAromaticStyle

This namespace contains constants representing various styles of aromatic ring depictions.

Examples of aromatic display styles

	OEAromaticStyle.Kekule (default)	OEAromaticStyle.Circle	OEAromaticStyle.Dash
example A
example B
example C
example D

See also

• Aromaticity Perception chapter in OEChem TK manual

• OE2DMolDisplayOptions.GetAromaticStyle

• OE2DMolDisplayOptions.SetAromaticStyle

The OEAromaticStyle namespace contains the following constants:

Default

The default aromatic style is OEAromaticStyle.Kekule.

Circle

Aromatic rings up to 6-membered are depicted by drawing a circle inside. See example in Figure: Example of using the ‘Circle’ aromaticity style.

Examples of using the ‘Circle’ aromaticity style

Note

OEDepict TK applies the “circle” style only for rings up to 6-membered. The remaining aromatic bonds are depicted using the “dash” style. See example B and C in Table Examples of aromatic display styles. OEDepict TK does not apply the “circle” style either if not all bonds of the rings are perceived as aromatic. See example A and D in Table Examples of aromatic display styles

Dash

See example in Figure: Example of using the ‘Dash’ aromaticity style.

Example of using the ‘Dash’ aromaticity style

Kekule

See example in Figure: Example of using the ‘Kekule’ aromaticity style.

Example of using the ‘Kekule’ aromaticity style