To increase the chemical relevance of our study, we then compared the behavior of the M model with a higher-resolution supramolecular polymer model. Building on our simulations on BTA supramolecular polymers, we recently developed a CG model that, while being consistent with BTA behavior, is representative of a larger class of supramolecular polymers, formed by monomers with three symmetric side-chains connected to a stacking centre. In this CG model, the stacking center is composed of a central bead and a charged dipole. The dipoles of different monomers interact with each other, reproducing a directional interaction consistent with that of BTA motifs. Three flexible side-chains, each composed of five CG beads (Figure ,bottom) are symmetrically connected to the monomer centre. The side-chains beads are solvophilic, so that this model is consistent with BTA supramolecular polymers (and similar supramolecular motifs) in a good solvent (similarly to the M minimalistic model described above). Initially developed as explicit solvent model, we here re-parametrized this CG model to behave consistently in implicit solvent (see Methods and SI for details). This allowed us to simulate a large number of monomers for relatively long timescales, obtaining results comparable to those obtained with the M model. In the following we will refer to this model as "BTA".