In this study, the synthesis, structural characterization andmesomorphic properties of newly thirteen calamitic rod-shaped compounds derived from chalcone and 4-n-alkoxy benzoic acid. Here we present, chalcone as central group and terminal side substituted iodo (-I) group containing homologous series. Comp.C-1 displayed nonmesogenic nature, while comp.C-3 to comp. C-18 shows enantiotropic smectic plus nematic property except comp. C-2 which show only nematic phase. It is shown that chalcone as central linking unit favors a calamitic liquid crystalline behaviour in molecules. Phase transition temperatures of present synthesised compoundswere determined by optical polarisingmicroscopy (POM), differential scanning calorimetric (DSC). Thermal stabilities for smectic and nematic mesophases are 150.18 and 163.58 respectively.