I am working on evaluating the RD Kit Postgresql data cartridge for use as the 
back end of a Web Application. The app will use a JavaScript sketcher to allow 
the user to input a SMILES of SMARTS that will be sent to the RD Kit cartridge. 
In evaluating RD Kit I found that it doesn't support aromatic normalization on 
SMARTS. As a test case I used Marvin JS to generate a SMARTS:  
C(=CN=C1)C(=C1N2)N=C2

Used it as a query:
select structure_id from rdk.mols where 
m@>mol_adjust_query_properties(mol_from_smarts('C(=CN=C1)C(=C1N2)N=C2'));
structure_id
--------------
(0 rows)
Not surprisingly it had no hits. Looked at the mol_adjust_query_properties 
function:
select mol_adjust_query_properties(mol_from_smarts('C(=CN=C1)C(=C1N2)N=C2'));
mol_adjust_query_properties
-----------------------------
c1cc2ncnc2cn1

That looked good.
select structure_id from rdk.mols where 
m@>mol_adjust_query_properties(mol_from_smarts('c1cc2ncnc2cn1'));
structure_id
--------------
     30183725
(1 row)
But wait there should be more hits!
select count(*) from rdk.mols where m@>'c1cc2ncnc2cn1'::qmol;
count
-------
    27
Then I tried this:
select structure_id from rdk.mols where 
m@>mol_adjust_query_properties(mol_from_smarts('c1cc2ncnc2cn1'),'{"adjustDegree":false}');
(27 rows)
OK, but what I really need to have work is this:
select structure_id from rdk.mols where 
m@>mol_adjust_query_properties(mol_from_smarts('C(=CN=C1)C(=C1N2)N=C2'),'{"adjustDegree":false}');
structure_id
--------------
(0 rows)
Which it does not. Is mol_adjust_query_properties misnamed? It doesn't really 
seem to want a query. Am I missing an option? Unless I can make this work I 
don't see how I can use RD Kit in my application.

What am I missing? Or does RD Kit just not allow for normalizing SMARTS?

Thanks
Webster Homer
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