“…The distance between the two ethynyl carbon atoms C(1) and C(16) is 15. 3 A, a value very similar to those observed in the related structures, 5,5 00 -bis((5-n-butylthien-2-yl)ethynyl)-2,2 0 : 5 0 ; 2 00 -terthiophene, (15.2 A) [18] and (l 2 -5; 5 00 -bis(2-ethynyl)-2,2 0 : 5 0 ; 2 00 -trithiophene)-bis(triphenylphosphine)-di-gold(I) (15.4 A) [19]. The central trithiophene unit is non-planar, there being torsional twists, in opposite senses, of ca.…”