Targeted synthesis of a positional isomer of aromatic <i>N</i> -methyl <i>N</i> -confused corrole and its organocopper( <scp>iii</scp> ) complex

We report the synthesis, spectroscopic analyses and solid-state structural evidence of an unprecedented positional isomer of aromatic [18] <i>N</i>-confused corrole exhibiting vis-NIR absorption. Copper metalation led to an organo-copper(III) complex with preserved aromaticity.