Derivatives of the corrin
nucleus, which contains four reduced or partly reduced pyrrole rings joined in a
macrocycle by three
groups and one direct carbon–carbon bond linking α positions.
Source:
PAC, 1995, 67, 1307
(Glossary of class names of organic compounds and reactivity intermediates based on
structure (IUPAC Recommendations 1995))
on page 1328
See also:
White Book, p. 272