First example of a rigid (µ-oxo-di-µ-acetato) diiron( III ) complex with 1,2-bis[2-di(2-pyridyl)methyl-6-pyridyl]ethane; its efficient catalysis for functionalization of alkanes

The µ-oxo-di-µ-acetatodiiron(III) complex [Fe2(hexpy)(O)-(OCOMe)2][ClO4]2{hexpy = 1,2-bis[2-di(2-pyridyl)-methyl-6-pyridyl]ethane} efficiently catalyses the oxygenation of cyclohexane, methylcyclohexane and adamantane in the presence of m-choloroperbenzoic acid.