The chiroptical properties of a molecule are fundamentally linked to the interaction between the electromagnetic wave of circularly polarized light and charge in the molecule during its electronic transitions. While the electric transition dipole moment, ⃗ µ, arises from linear charge displacement, the magnetic transition dipole moment, ⃗ m, arises from rotation of charge. Equivalent to the way we envision circularly polarized light as an electric field vector that propagates helically in space, charge needs to be helically displaced in the molecule for the transition to be optically active. Helical topology in the frontier π-orbitals has been suggested as an avenue for designing optically active molecules. This orbital effect has been coined electrohelicity. However, its experimental relevance is limited by the simultaneous presence of both helicities in the electronic structure. Nonetheless, relations to single-molecule conductance, 9,10 reaction selectivity, and optical properties have recently been suggested. Is the electrohelicity effect a fundamental cause for a strong chiroptical response?