Three compounds based on aniline, thiophene and vinylpyrimidine as anchoring group have been prepared studied light harvesting units for dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). They comprise thiophenyl ?-spacer systems with one or two thiophenes (AT-Pyri, ATT-Pyri) aniline donor which is functionalized, in case, an hydroxyl (HO-AT-Pyri). The bithiophene dye (ATT-Pyri) shows higher extinction coeffi...