Selective oxidation of alcohols by porphyrin-based porous polymer-supported manganese heterogeneous catalysts

A series of porphyrin-based porous polymers to support Mn heterogeneous catalysts (Mn/TFP-DPM, Mn/TFP-DPM-2, Mn/TFP-DPM-3, and Mn/TFP-DPM-4) in the selective oxidation of alcohols were designed. TFP-DPM and TFP-DPM-2 demonstrated micro/nanoscale spherical morphology, whereas TFP-DPM-3 and TFP-DPM-4 exhibited nanosheets structure. According to surface area and porosity analysis results, the specific surface areas of these catalysts were less than 300 m(2) g(-1). Thermogravimetric analysis indicated that the synthesized catalysts maintain their stability even at 300 degrees C. Catalysts Mn/TFP-DPM and Mn/TFP-DPM-3, which had the smallest and largest specific surface area among the four catalysts, respectively, were used to perform selective oxidation reaction of alcohols, with experimental results indicating that both have excellent catalytic performance. As these catalysts possess good catalytic performance despite their low specific surface area, we suggest that porphyrin-based porous polymer-supported Mn heterogeneous catalysts are promising materials for selective oxidation of alcohols.