Soluble, aromatic organometallic compounds are added to a carbonaceous feedstock which is substantially free of mesophase pitch and the resulting composition is heat soaked to produce {HEAD ~ an isotropic pitch product} containing {TAIL ~ mesogens} and soluble, aromatic organometallic compounds 
Soluble , aromatic organometallic compounds are added to a carbonaceous feedstock which is substantially free of mesophase pitch and the resulting composition is heat soaked to produce { HEAD ~ an isotropic pitch product } containing { TAIL ~ mesogens } and soluble , aromatic organometallic compounds
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