A series of five R,ω-substituted septithiophenes, which differ in the geometry of the peripheral branched alkyl substitutents, is presented. The position of the branching point has a substantial effect on the solubility and melting points of the oligomers. In contrast, organic field-effect transistors (OFETs) that have been prepared from those materials via vapor deposition show all mobilities in the same range (0.18-0.018 cm 2 V -1 s -1 ). The relative unsusceptibility of the mobilities on the molecular structure is attributed to the fact that all septithiophenes form smectic-like structures at room temperature under solid-state conditions, as revealed by temperature-dependent X-ray diffraction. Furthermore, four of the five oligomers exhibit thermotropic liquid crystalline smectic C phases. Strong interactions between the thiophene cores are assumed as driving forces for those structural features. Thus, tailoring the peripheral substituents makes it possible to fine-tune the thermal and solubility properties and, to a certain extent, the ordering under solid-state conditions. The ordering and the electrical properties are mainly dominated by the length of the core of the oligothiophenes.