“…Shiotani et al [ 33 , 64 ] proved that a single crystal obtained via catalytic hydrogenation of 3,3′,4,4′-biphenyltetracaboxylic acid tetramethyl ester, hydrolysis of the reductant, cyclodehydration, and crystallization has a highly distorted steric structure, i.e., rel -(1R,1′ S ,3R,3′ S ,4S,4′ R )-dicyclohexyl-3,3′,4,4′-tetracarboxylic dianhydride ( cis -DCDA, Figure S4a ). On the other hand, a stereoisomer of cis -DCDA, rel -(1R,1′ S ,3R,3′ S ,4R,4′ S )-dicyclohexyl-3,3′,4,4′-tetracarboxylic dianhydride ( trans -DCDA, Figure S4b ), which has a steric structure with higher planarity and linearity than cis -DCDA, can be obtained by intentionally isomerizing the reductant of the tetramethyl ester.…”