Журнал "Макрогетероциклы"

Tingting Gu,^a Junxia Wen,^a Weihua Zhu,^a,b@1 and Xu Liang^a,b@2

^aSchool of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, 212013 Zhenjiang, P. R. China

^bState Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, Nanjing University, 210000 Nanjing, P. R. China

^@1Corresponding author E-mail: sayman@ujs.edu.cn

^@2Corresponding author E-mail: liangxu@ujs.edu.cn

DOI: 10.6060/mhc190441l

Macroheterocycles 2019 12(2) 129-134

The synthesis of three low symmetry A₂B type Cu(III)-triarylcorroles with meso-arylsubstituents that provide push-pull electron-donating and electron-withdrawing properties is reported. An analysis of the structure-property relationships for the optical and redox properties has been carried out. The results demonstrate that A₂B type Cu(III)-corroles are highly effective catalysts for hydrogen evolution, and the electrochemically catalytic properties could be facilely modulated by the electron withdrawing/donating ability of meso-substituent at B-positions.