isomeric mixtures due to the 9-iminofluorene moiety. The electronic spectra of these azines show an intramolecular charge transfer; the red shift beyond 250 nm is observed in the case of 9-[p-(diethylamino)benzylidenehydrazono]-2,4,7-trinitrofluorene, compared to the mother azine. 9-[p-(Pentyloxy)benzylidenehydrazono]-2,7-dinitrofluorene and some of the homologs possess a liquid-crystalline property; the