In summary, we presented a facile synthesis strategy for the simultaneous incorporation of pyrazine and catechol units into organic cathode materials. Newly synthesized TQC material demonstrated one of the best cycling stabilities of small organic cathode materials in Li-organic batteries with capacity retention of 82.1% after 300 cycles at a low current of 50 mAg -1 . Smaller Content not peer-reviewed by ChemRxiv. License: CC BY 4.0 analogue ODQC exhibited a higher initial capacity of 268 mAhg -1 but had worse cycling stability (16.8% capacity retention after 300 cycles at 50 mAg -1 ) attributed to the dissolution of the active material in the electrolyte. The materials were also evaluated in Zn-organic battery where TQC exhibited a high initial capacity of 301 mAhg -1 and showed moderate cycling stability (71 % capacity retention after 100 cycles at 50 mAg -1 ). ODQC experienced a slow activation step reaching the highest capacity of 157 mAhg -1 in the 70 th cycle and showed better cycling stability (89 % capacity retention after 100 cycles at 50 mAg -1 ) than TQC. Our hypothesis that the synthesis of a bigger TQC analog could solve cycling stability issues has been confirmed for Li battery, while worse performance in the Zn battery could possibly be associated with higher solubility of salt-like discharge products in the aqueous electrolyte. We believe that the simplicity of the synthesis enables its widespread use for the development of new organic cathode materials.