Used as a precursor in the synthesis of organic semiconductors and silicon-based polymers due to its stable aromatic core and reactive silyl groups. The trimethylsilyl substituents enhance solubility in organic solvents, making it suitable for solution-processing techniques in electronic device fabrication. Employed in cross-coupling reactions to build extended π-conjugated systems for optoelectronic applications such as OLEDs and OFETs. Also serves as a protecting group reagent in organometallic synthesis, where the silyl groups can be selectively removed to reveal reactive sites. Its thermal stability makes it useful in high-temperature deposition processes and as a building block in materials chemistry.