The iron complexes [Fe2+ (tpcaH)(MeCN)(2)](ClO4)(2) (I) and [Fe2O(tpca)(2)(H2O)(2)](ClO4)(2) (II) based on the new potentially tetradentate ligand bis(2-pyridyl)methyl-2-pyridylearboxamide (tpcaH) with the amide donor group inside the molecule were synthesized. The composition of the complexes was confirmed by elemental and mass spectrometric analyses and various spectral methods. Compounds I and II exhibited good catalytic activity in the stereospecific oxidation of alkanes by hydrogen peroxide.