V-Shaped mesogens, benzene-1,2-diylbis[4-(4-alkoxybenzoyloxy)benzoates], were synthesized and their mesomorphic behavior was studied. For the homolog with terminal heptyloxy group, enantiotropic nematic and monotropic smectic A phases were observed; the subsequent homologs formed exclusively enantiotropic smectic A phase. It was found that the isomeric ester of benzene-1,2-dicarboxylic acid with heptyloxy groups at the phenol fragments did not possess mesomorphism.