The strong electron-withdrawing character of 5,15meso-ester groups was demonstrated through the study of four fluorescent hexacoordinate phosphorus(V) meso-substituted corroles, which were characterized by various techniques including single-crystal X-ray diffraction and first-principles calcu- [a] Compound 4-P: To a solution of 10-octadecyl-5,15-bis(ethoxycarbonyl)corrole (13 mg, 0.02 mmol) in dry pyridine (5 mL) was added POCl 3 (0.19 mL, 2 mmol), and the reaction mixture was heated to reflux for 30 min under argon. The solution color changed immediately from deep green to purple-violet with a greenish tint. The progress of the reaction was monitored by TLC analysis, and its completion was determined by absorption spectroscopy. After the completion of the reaction, the solvent was evaporated under reduced pressure. The crude solid was purified by silica gel chromatography (CH 2 Cl 2 /CH 3 OH 50:1), and the desired compound was collected from a greenish pink-violet band. The solvent was evaporated to afford a deep purple-violet solid (66 %, 10 mg, 0.013 mmol). R f = 0.75 (silica, CH 2 ] + 725.3826; found 725.3826.Compound 5-P: To a solution of 3-P (15 mg, 0.02 mmol) in dry tetrahydrofuran (THF, 10 mL) was added NaBH 4 (7.6 mg, 0.2 mmol), and the reaction mixture was heated to reflux for 1 h under argon. The progress of the reaction was monitored by TLC analysis, and its completion was determined by absorption spectroscopy. After the completion of the reaction, the reaction was quenched with a H 2 O/ MeOH mixture. The mixture was extracted with CHCl 3 . The organic layer was washed with brine and dried with anhydrous Na 2 SO 4 , and the solvents were evaporated to dryness. The crude solid was purified by silica gel chromatography (CH 2 Cl 2 /EtOAc 20:1). Compound 5-P was crystallized from CH 2 Cl 2 /n-heptane to afford a purple solid (30 %, 4 mg, 6 μmol). R f = 0.38 (silica gel, CH 2 Cl 2 ).