Bis(5-alkoxytropolonato)copper(II) complexes showed mesogenic properties. The corresponding zinc(II) complexes were not mesogenic although they have lower melting points than the copper complexes. The longer alkyl chains enhanced the appearance of highly ordered smectic phases and secondary alkyl chains reduced mesogenic properties.
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