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