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A synthetic access to the first members of expanded corroles 1 and 2 is ach
ieved through formation of two direct pyrrole-pyrrole links by an oxidative
coupling reaction. Spectroscopic and structural analysis reveal that 1 and
2 are 22II aromatic macrocycles despite the nonplanar structure and proper
ties resemble that of isocorroles rather than 22II sapphyrins.