TIPS-triphenodioxazine versus TIPS-pentacene: Enhanced electron mobility for n-type organic field-effect transistors

► Innovative synthetic pathway towards the triphenodioxazine core. ► Comparative studies between TIPS-pentacene and TIPS-triphenodioxazine materials. ► Identical electronic affinities, intermolecular arrangements and thin film topographies. ► Enhancement of n-type semiconducting properties in OFETs.