Fig. 2. X-ray crystal structures of the compounds under study.
a ORTEP drawings of the molecular structures (ellipsoid probability 50%), indicating the dihedral angle (θ) between the benzyl and alkoxy groups. b Perspective view along the π-π stacking direction, indicating longitudinal (X) and transverse displacements (Y) between neighboring molecules. c Side view of the PBI π-core, indicating counter pitch angle (δ) for the longitudinal slip and the distance between the π-planes (dπ-π). d View along the column axis, indicating the skew angle (α) between neighboring columns.