Recent advances in the fields of liquid crystals and supramolecular chemist
ry have led to the discovery of mesomorphic metallo-helicates formed by sel
ective complexation of non-mesomorphic oligopyridinic ligands built from fl
exible imino-appendages. Different types of mesophases, ranging from column
ar to ordered smectic biaxial, have been generated. In cases where the segm
ented ligand is adequately engineered, gliding of the coordinated ligands a
cross the metal centers present in the emergent dinuclear complex is made p
ossible by the provision of ancillary imino binding sites and this behavior
facilitates liquid-crystalline proper-ties at room-temperature, after supe
rcooling. Furthermore, formation of a mesogenic mixed-valence complex follo
wing selective oxidation has been realized. An attempt is made to provide i
nsight on how the strategy of using imino-based oligopyridinic scaffolds pe
n-nits generation of liquid-crystalline materials with morphologies determi
ned by their molecular components.