Cyanobiphenyls and metallomesogens – where it started and where it went.

The author's work in metallomesogens stemmed from initial preparations of κ1-complexes of cyanobiphenyls of the Group 10 metals, palladium and platinum. In this personalised account, these initial studies are described, put in the context of where the field was at that time and contextualised for the way the author's own contributions to the field then developed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]