Using bis[1-3',4,-trioctyloxyphenyl-3-(4'-octyloxphenyl) propane-1,3-dionate] palladium (II) and bis[1-3',4,-trihexadecyloxyphenyl-3-(4'-hexadecyloxphenyl) propane-1,3-dionate] palladium (II) discotic metallomesogens as examples, we have demonstrated the