Comparing with TD-DFT, the two methods produce the same signed features in the C5 spectrum and damped NSCD around ES3 and ES4, but here TD-DFT suggests a much stronger ES2. Meanwhile, C5 in AZO-2, compared to the aggregated C4+C6 spectrum, has a significantly different CC2 spectrum with a strong, negative NSCD of ES2 and a weak negative convolution of ES3 and ES4. We note that on the TD-DFT level, ES2 is completely NSCD-dark for C5 (AZO-2) and the spectrum at higher energies shows a weak, positive feature, which is more consistent with a hypothesis of the substituent having a damping effect on the NSCD compared to the carbon nuclei in the local environment.