Several $\beta$-diketonate ligands were synthesized which have a chiral directing element and/or a polymerizable moiety. Octahedral iron complexes of these ligands were crosslinked in the columnar hexagonal phase using acyclic diene metathesis (ADMET) polymn. The resulting liq. crystal materials were chiral and retained the order of the mesophase. [on SciFinder(R)]
