The following organic and organic–inorganic hybrid compounds were prepared as photo-luminescent materials following efficient and practical synthetic methods: 1,3-bis[4-(n-alkoxy)phenyl]-2-propen-1-one (where, n-alkoxy: O(CH₂)_nH, n = 6,7,8,9 or 10); 3,5-bis[4-(n-alkoxy)phenyl]-1H-pyrazole (where, n-alkoxy: O(CH₂)_nH, n = 6,7,8,9 or 10) (in case of n = 7, a mixture of 3,5-bis(4-heptyloxyphenyl)-1H-pyrazole and 3,5-bis(4-heptyloxyphenyl)-4H-pyrazole was detected) and bis(3,5-bis [4-(n-alkoxy) phenyl]-1H-pyrazole) silver(I) nitrate (where, n-alkoxy: O(CH₂)_nH, n = 6,7,8,9 or 10). The prepared compounds have been characterised and their structures were elucidated depending upon (FTIR, UV-Vis, ¹HNMR, ¹³CNMR, 2D ¹H-¹H-COSY, 2D ¹H-¹³C-HSQC and mass spectra) in addition to molar conductivity measurements for silver(I) complexes. The mesomorphism behaviour of the prepared compounds was studied using polarised light optical microscopy and confirmed with differential scanning calorimetry and X-ray powder diffraction techniques. The studies showed that among all of these compounds only the pyrazole derivatives are liquid crystal materials. The luminescent properties of all the prepared compounds were also investigated which confirmed that all of these compounds are photo-luminescent in the crystalline solid state and in the mesophase.

Continuation with our previous investigation which refers to the synthesis of a series of hydrophobic symmetrical azine compounds: 1,2-bis[4-(n-alkoxy)benzylidene]hydrazine (where, n-alkoxy: O(CH₂)_nH, n = 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 16 or 18), a series of hydrophobic asymmetrical azine compounds: [1-(4-propyloxy)-2-(4ʹ-(n-alkoxy))benzylidene]hydrazine (where, n-alkoxy: O(CH₂)_nH, n = 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 16 or 18) was synthesised following an efficient and practical method. These compounds were synthesised by the condensation reaction of hydrazine hydrate with 4-propyloxybenzaldehyde and appropriately 4-(n-alkoxy)benzaldehydes in acidic medium and ambient conditions (very simple way with no need of any sophisticated techniques). Moreover, two new series of silver(I) complexes based on symmetrical or asymmetrical azines have been synthesised (linear-binuclear type complexes with the general formula [Ag₂(L)(NO₃)₂] were obtained). The organic compounds and their silver(I) complexes were characterised using different techniques: microelemental analysis and spectral data (FTIR, UV–Vis, ¹HNMR, ¹³C{¹H}NMR, 2D ¹H-¹H-COSY, 2D ¹H-¹³C-HSQC and mass spectra) as well as molar conductivity measurements for silver(I) complexes. Liquid crystal behaviour of the prepared compounds were studied using polarised light optical microscopy and confirmed with differential scanning calorimetry and X-ray powder diffraction techniques. The studies revealed that all azine compounds and some of silver(I) complexes are liquid crystal materials. The luminescent properties of all the prepared compounds were also investigated which confirmed that all of these compounds are photo-luminescent in the crystalline solid state and in the mesophase.