Star-shaped discotic liquid crystals with columnar superstructures constitute ah ighly interesting class of organic materials. Phenyl-substituted tris [1,2,4]triazolo- [1,3,5]triazine, prepared by aH uisgen reaction of phenyltetrazole and cyanuric chloride, represents an excellent core for discotic liquid crystals (DLCs). The thermals tability is not perfect, at temperatures above the clearing point, as uccessive threefold isomerization leads to a highly planar, C 3 -symmetrical isomer,w hich mainly differs in the orientation of the aryl substituents to the centre of the molecule.Anew class of discotic liquid crystals has been obtained:E quipped with peripheral alkoxyc hains both isomers can form broad thermotropic mesophases. The optical, thermal,a nd physical properties were investigated by polarized optical microscopy,d ifferentials canning calorimetry,w ide-angle X-ray scattering, UV/Vis absorption and fluorescence spectroscopic measurements. The thermotropic properties are decisively affected by the molecular structure of the isomers, isomerisation leads to higher meltingp oints but also the loss or even gain of mesomorphism is observed.Organic p-conjugated systems, small molecules [1] and polymers, [2] are of great interest for sensing, optical and electronic applications.[3] The group of discotic liquid crystals (DLC) offers the additional feature of self-organization, often as ac olumnar arrangement resulting in anisotropic properties, for example, one-dimensional charge transport in the liquid-crystalline phase.[4] Typical DLCs consist of electron-rich polycyclic aromatic units,f or example, triphenylene or hexabenzocoronene, [5] whereas DLCs with an electron deficientc orea re rather scarce.[6] One of the youngest members of this group is the tris[1,2,4]triazolo-[1,3,5]triazine (TTT), at etracyclic, nitrogenrich, and C 3 -symmetrical analogue of triphenylene. The first TTT,t riphenyl-TTT 1 (R i = H), hasb een prepared by Huisgen, [7] its shape is at etracyclic plane with three phenylr ings sticking out of the bays. To avoid steric compression,t he substituents are twisted out of the plane with dihedral angles up to 808. [8,9] In 2008, Gallardo [8,10] and Glang [11] recognizedt he suitability of the TTT as ac ore for discotic liquid crystals. These propellers (e.g. 1b-1h)w ith six to nine alkoxy groups on the outer rim can form broad mesophases. Polarized optical microscopy (POM) revealed the characteristic textures of ac olumnar phase and wide and small-angle X-ray diffraction (WAXS and SAXS, respectively) on pre-orientated filaments confirmed ah exagonal arrangement of the columns in the mesophase and complex helical superstructures in the solid state. [12] All these TTTs with a 'tangential' orientation (t-TTT) of the alkoxyphenyl substituents wereo btained by the Huisgen route. An independent access to TTTsw as reported by Ta rtakovsky [13] in 2005:t hermocyclization of three 5-chloro-3-phenyl-1,2,4-triazole molecules resulted in a C 3 -symmetrical triphenyl tristriazolotriazine (2,R ...