Comparison of the Two Carbon Allotropes as Solid Support: Catalytic Efficiency of the Supported Metalloporphyrins for the Aerobic Oxidation of Alcohols

In the present research, a new method for the aerobic oxidation of aromatic and cyclic aliphatic alcohols to the corresponding aldehydes or ketone was developed in the presence of two supported metalloporphyrins. The prepared heterogenized catalysts were fully characterized by transmission electron microscopy (TEM), scanning electron microscope (SEM), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), atomic absorption spectroscopy (AAS), Fourier Transform Infrared (FT‐IR) and Ultra Violet‐Visible (UV‐Vis) spectroscopy. The role of structural and textural properties of carbon‐based materials as solid support on the catalytic efficiency of the supported catalysts was compared with each other and the results shows higher efficiency of the supported Fe‐porphyrin on multi‐walled carbon nanotube [Fe(THPP)Cl/MWCNT] compared to the anchored Fe‐porphyrin on the graphene oxide [Fe(THPP)Cl/GO]. The study on the aerobic oxidation of alcohols in the presence of the supported Fe‐porphyrins proved that the addition of isobutyraldehyde as reducing agent in several portions during the catalytic reaction significantly increased the product yields. The separation and recovery of the nanocatalyst was simple, effective and economical in this green oxidation method and the supported catalyst can reuse at least eight times without significant loss of activity.