Electronic and Steric Effects of the Peripheral Substitution in Deca- and Undecaaryl Metallocorroles

Invited for the cover of this issue are chemists from the University of Aix Marseille, France. The cover image shows the saddling of the aromatic corrole macrocycle that occurs when the cavity of the corrole is metallated with a copper ion. This saddling is reinforced by bulky peripheral aryl groups, which modulate the electrochemical properties of deca- and undecaaryl copper corroles. The background is a view of the autonomous port of Marseille.