An unprecedented heterotrimetallic Fe/Cu/Co core for mild and highly efficient catalytic oxidation of cycloalkanes by hydrogen peroxide

An unprecedented hexanuclear heterotrimetallic Fe/Cu/Co complex bearing two Cu(mu-O)(2)Co(mu-O)(2)Fe cores is easily prepared by self-assembly and acts as a remarkable catalyst for the peroxidative oxidation of cycloalkanes under mild conditions.