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A new “bicycle helmet”-like copper(ii),sodiumphenylsilsesquioxane Ph12Si12O12(OH)(O−)11Cu5Na(bipy)3(H2O) exhibited high catalytic efficiency in two homogeneous reactions: (i) functionalization of C-H compounds; (ii) formation of benzamides from alcohols. © The Royal Society of Chemistry.