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When two nearby lateral alkoxy chains are introduced on the same side
of a mesogenic core, a large nematic range can be obtained. The metall
omesogens derived from these ligands exhibit the same behavior. Meltin
g points near room temperature are observed when the two lateral chain
s contain a sufficient number of carbons.