A simple, rational synthesis of meso-substituted A2B-corrolesElectronic supplementary information (ESI) available: experimental procedures and spectral data for compounds 3 and 10–13. See http://www.rsc.org/suppdata/cc/b0/b006734m/
Abstract
Five unsymmetrically meso-substituted corroles have been synthesized from dipyrromethanes and aldehydes in yields of up to 19% via a new two-step one-flask procedure.