The longer the conjugation length, the closer the energy levels. This in turn influences the polarizability tensor that is central to the description of the Raman scattering of light. For details, you may wish to consult in particular Chapter 3, Raman Spectroscopy, of the book Phonons: Theory and Experiments II,*) by Peter Brüesch, with a chapter by W Bührer (Springer, Berlin, 1986).