Four BTD-derivatives 4, 5, 7 and 8 were synthesized and characterized by using solution NMR, FFIR and HRMS. In this study, BTD-central cores were supported on trityl type fragments in order to evaluate the influence of these groups prone to aggregation through interdigitation in the consolidation of ordered solids. Structural variation, between compounds 4-5 and 7-8, was selected by introducing aromatic phenyl rings at positions C-4 and C-7 of the BTD central core in order to increase the stackable surface. Crystals of compounds 4 and 5 were obtained and solved in the C2/c and P2(1)/c space groups, respectively. Both crystalline arrays are dominated by C-H center dot center dot center dot pi and pi-stacking interactions, desirable features for the bottom-up construction of highly polarizable organic crystals. The featured compounds with a dumbbell like structure could be useful as scaffolds for self-assembled crystalline materials such as solid organic semiconductors. (C) 2017 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.