Abstract The forecasting of columnar and chiral mesomorphism was done for the new series of triphenylene derivatives. The mesomorphic properties of the two heptasubstituted triphenylenes containing chiral fragments were studied. The prediction results agreed well with the experimental data. Anilides of 1-amino-2, 3, 6, 7, 10, 11-hexa (heptyloxy) triphenylene with abietic and dihydrocholic acids were found to exhibit the enantiotropic ...