Trivalent iron incorporated mesoporous aluminophosphate was synthesized under hydrothermal conditions. The synthesized mesoporous Fe-AlPO was characterized by using various physico-chemical techniques, which confirm the formation of mesophase as well as the presence of trivalent iron in the framework. Catalytic activity of mesoporous Fe-AlPO was tested for the oxidation of cyclohexane. (C) 2004 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.