“…The solid-state structures and electronic properties of one particular class of these oligomeric organic semiconductors, viz. distyrylbenzenes, oligomeric derivatives of PPV [poly(pphenylene vinylene)], have already been extensively studied and the influence of substituents on the properties of the carbon backbone have been investigated (Baeke et al, 2007;Vande Velde et al, 2004;Vande Velde, Baeke et al 2005;Vande Velde, De Borger et al, 2005;Vande Velde et al, 2006;Irngartinger et al, 1994;Hakansson et al, 1992;Bartholomew et al, 2000a,b;Coates et al, 1998;Nohra et al, 2006;Renak et al, 1999;Sancho-Garcia et al, 2005;Zeller et al, 2005). However, keeping in mind the tunability of these materials, it is equally interesting to determine the effects of the replacement of the ethenylic -CH CH-link by other spacers such as -CH N-…”