diff --git a/input/kinetics/families/2+2_cycloaddition_Cd/groups.py b/input/kinetics/families/2+2_cycloaddition_Cd/groups.py
index fc517415c9..5df088946f 100644
--- a/input/kinetics/families/2+2_cycloaddition_Cd/groups.py
+++ b/input/kinetics/families/2+2_cycloaddition_Cd/groups.py
@@ -1786,3 +1786,39 @@
 """
 )
 
+
+forbidden(
+    label = "benzene_db",
+    group = 
+"""
+1 *1 Cd u0 {2,D} {6,S} 
+2 *2 Cd u0 {1,D} {3,S}
+3    Cd ux {2,S} {4,D}
+4    Cd ux {3,D} {5,S} 
+5    Cd ux {4,S} {6,D}
+6    Cd ux {5,D} {1,S} 
+""",
+    shortDesc = u"""Benzene doublebond *1 *2""",
+    longDesc = 
+u"""
+Banning the doublebond within Benzene from reacting in 2+2 cycloaddition.
+""",
+)
+
+forbidden(
+    label = "benzene_doublebond",
+    group = 
+"""
+1 *3 Cd u0 {2,D} {6,S} 
+2 *4 Cd u0 {1,D} {3,S}
+3    Cd ux {2,S} {4,D}
+4    Cd ux {3,D} {5,S} 
+5    Cd ux {4,S} {6,D}
+6    Cd ux {5,D} {1,S} 
+""",
+    shortDesc = u"""Benzene doublebond *3 *4""",
+    longDesc = 
+u"""
+Banning the doublebond within Benzene from reacting in 2+2 cycloaddition.
+""",
+)
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diff --git a/input/kinetics/families/Diels_alder_addition/groups.py b/input/kinetics/families/Diels_alder_addition/groups.py
index 4ef76cdac7..cc04d24aab 100644
--- a/input/kinetics/families/Diels_alder_addition/groups.py
+++ b/input/kinetics/families/Diels_alder_addition/groups.py
@@ -23,7 +23,12 @@
 entry(
     index = 1,
     label = "diene_out",
-    group = "OR{diene_unsub_unsub_out, diene_unsub_monosub_out, diene_unsub_disub_out, diene_monosub_monosub_out, diene_monosub_disub_out, diene_disub_disub_out, diene_5ring_out}",
+    group = """
+1 *3 Cd u0 {2,D}
+2 *4 Cd u0 {1,D} {3,S}
+3 *5 Cd u0 {2,S} {4,D}
+4 *6 Cd u0 {3,D}
+""",
     kinetics = None,
 )
 
@@ -1529,4 +1534,175 @@
 u"""
 
 """,
-)
\ No newline at end of file
+)
+
+forbidden(
+    label = "benzene_diene_partial1",
+    group = 
+"""
+1 *3 Cd u0 {2,D} {6,S} 
+2 *4 Cd u0 {1,D} {3,S}
+3    Cd ux {2,S} {4,D}
+4    Cd ux {3,D} {5,S} 
+5    Cd ux {4,S} {6,D}
+6    Cd ux {5,D} {1,S} 
+""",
+    shortDesc = u"""""",
+    longDesc = 
+u"""
+
+""",
+)
+
+forbidden(
+    label = "benzene_diene_partial2",
+    group = 
+"""
+1 *5 Cd u0 {2,D} {6,S} 
+2 *6 Cd u0 {1,D} {3,S}
+3    Cd ux {2,S} {4,D}
+4    Cd ux {3,D} {5,S} 
+5    Cd ux {4,S} {6,D}
+6    Cd ux {5,D} {1,S} 
+""",
+    shortDesc = u"""""",
+    longDesc = 
+u"""
+
+""",
+)
+
+forbidden(
+    label = "benzene_diene1",
+    group = 
+"""
+1 *3 Cd u0 {2,D} {6,S} 
+2 *4 Cd u0 {1,D} {3,S}
+3 *5 Cd u0 {2,S} {4,D}
+4 *6 Cd u0 {3,D} {5,S} 
+5    Cd ux {4,S} {6,D}
+6    Cd ux {5,D} {1,S} 
+""",
+    shortDesc = u"""""",
+    longDesc = 
+u"""
+
+""",
+)
+
+forbidden(
+    label = "benzene_diene2",
+    group = 
+"""
+1 *3 Cd u0 {2,D} {6,S} 
+2 *4 Cd u0 {1,D} {3,S}
+3 *5 Cd u0 {2,S} {4,D}
+4 *6 Cd u0 {3,D} {5,S} 
+5 *8 Cd ux {4,S} {6,D}
+6 *7 Cd ux {5,D} {1,S}
+""",
+    shortDesc = u"""""",
+    longDesc = 
+u"""
+
+""",
+)
+
+forbidden(
+    label = "benzene_monoSub1",
+    group = 
+"""
+1 *3 Cd u0 {2,D} {6,S} {7,S}
+2 *4 Cd u0 {1,D} {3,S}
+3 *5 Cd u0 {2,S} {4,D}
+4 *6 Cd u0 {3,D} {5,S} {8,S}
+5 *7 Cd ux {4,S} {6,D}
+6 *8 Cd ux {5,D} {1,S} 
+7 H u0 {1,S}
+8 *9 R  ux {4,S}
+""",
+    shortDesc = u"""""",
+    longDesc = 
+u"""
+
+""",
+)
+
+forbidden(
+    label = "benzene_monoSub2",
+    group = 
+"""
+1 *3 Cd u0 {2,D}, {5,S}, {6,S}
+2 *4 Cd u0 {1,D}, {3,S}
+3 *5 Cd u0 {2,S}, {4,D}
+4 *6 Cd u0 {3,D}, {7,S}, {8,S}
+5 H u0 {1,S}
+6 *7 Cd ux {1,S} {8,D}
+7 *8 R ux {4,S}
+8 *9 Cd ux {4,S} {6,D}
+""",
+    shortDesc = u"""""",
+    longDesc = 
+u"""
+
+""",
+)
+
+forbidden(
+    label = "benzene_twoSub1",
+    group = 
+"""
+1 *3 Cd u0 {2,D}, {5,S}, {6,S}
+2 *4 Cd u0 {1,D}, {3,S}
+3 *5 Cd u0 {2,S}, {4,D}
+4 *6 Cd u0 {3,D}, {7,S}, {8,S}
+5 H u0 {1,S}
+6 *7 Cd ux {1,S} {8,D}
+7 *8 R ux {4,S}
+8 *9 Cd ux {4,S} {6,D}
+""",
+    shortDesc = u"""""",
+    longDesc = 
+u"""
+
+""",
+)
+
+forbidden(
+    label = "benzene_twoSub2",
+    group = 
+"""
+1 *3 Cd u0 {2,D}, {5,S}, {6,S}
+2 *4 Cd u0 {1,D}, {3,S}
+3 *5 Cd u0 {2,S}, {4,D}
+4 *6 Cd u0 {3,D}, {7,S}, {8,S}
+5 H u0 {1,S}
+6 *7 Cd ux {1,S} {8,D}
+7 *8 R ux {4,S}
+8 *9 Cd ux {4,S} {6,D}
+""",
+    shortDesc = u"""""",
+    longDesc = 
+u"""
+
+""",
+)
+
+
+forbidden(
+    label = "benzene_ene",
+    group = 
+"""
+1 *1 Cd u0 {2,D} {6,S}
+2 *2 Cd u0 {1,D} {3,S}
+3    Cd ux {2,S} {4,D}
+4    Cd ux {3,D} {5,S}
+5    Cd ux {4,S} {6,D}
+6    Cd ux {5,D} {1,S}
+""",
+    shortDesc = u"""""",
+    longDesc = 
+u"""
+
+""",
+)
diff --git a/input/kinetics/families/R_Addition_MultipleBond/groups.py b/input/kinetics/families/R_Addition_MultipleBond/groups.py
index f5387ff825..08e6a5936e 100644
--- a/input/kinetics/families/R_Addition_MultipleBond/groups.py
+++ b/input/kinetics/families/R_Addition_MultipleBond/groups.py
@@ -17984,3 +17984,21 @@
 """,
 )
 
+forbidden(
+    label = "benzene_doublebond",
+    group = 
+"""
+1 *1 Cd u0 {2,D} {6,S}
+2 *2 Cd u0 {1,D} {3,S}
+3    Cd ux {2,S} {4,D}
+4    Cd ux {3,D} {5,S}
+5    Cd ux {4,S} {6,D}
+6    Cd ux {5,D} {1,S}
+""",
+    shortDesc = u"""""",
+    longDesc = 
+u"""
+
+""",
+)
+