The electronic structure of corrin is perturbed by substitution at C10.
DFT calculations are used to show the effect on Co of C10 substitution.
Affinity for an exogenous ligand is affected by the nature of the C10 substituent.
The C10 substituent has a profound effect on the rate of axial ligand substitution.
This demonstrates the importance of cis effects in Co(III) macrocyclic chemistry.