text: In contrast to the rarity of Möbius aromatic ground state molecular systems, there are many examples of pericyclic transition states that exhibit Möbius aromaticity. The classification of a pericyclic transition state as either Möbius or Hückel topology determines whether 4N or 4N + 2 electrons are required to make the transition state aromatic or antiaromatic, and therefore, allowed or forbidden, respectively. Based on the energy level diagrams derived from Hückel MO theory, (4N + 2)-electron Hückel and (4N)-electron Möbius transition states are aromatic and allowed, while (4N + 2)-electron Möbius and (4N)-electron Hückel transition states are antiaromatic and forbidden.  This is the basic premise of the Möbius-Hückel concept.