High　crystallinity　binuclear　iron　phthalocyanine　coated　onto　multi-walled　carbon　nanotubes　(bi-FePc/MWNT),　was　synthesized.　Transmission　electron　microscopy　(TEM)　confirms　that　the　crystalline　bi-FePc　forms　a　uniform　coating　on　the　carbon　nanotubes　with　a　thickness　of　about　20　nm.　The　plane　of　the　macrocyle　is　perpendicular　to　the　surface　of　the　nanotube　and　the　stacking　axis　of　the　bi-FePc　molecules,　which　is　the　direction　of　high　electrical　conductivity,　is　found　to　be　parallel　to　the　substrate.　The　bi-FePc/MWNT　show　activity　of　1.43　mA　cm(-2)　at　0.66　V　versus　NHE　indicating　good　activity　and　the　current　is　stable　for　14　h　as　electrocatalyst　in　oxygen　reduction　reactions　(ORR)　indicating　good　stability;　the　oxygen　reduction　current　does　not　change　in　the　presence　of　methanol　showing　the　binuclear　iron　phthalocyanine　coated　onto　multi-walled　carbon　nanotubes　specifically　catalyzes　oxygen　reduction　and　not　methanol　oxidation.　(C)　2012　Elsevier　B.V.　All　rights　reserved.