Copper Tetrahydrosalen Complex Encapsulated in Zeolite Y:an Effective Heterogeneous Catalyst for the

A new heterogeneous catalyst, copper tetrahydrosalen complex encapsulated in zeolite Y (denoted as Cu[H4]salen/Y) has been developed with flexible ligand method, and characterized by FTIR, DR UV-Vis spectroscopy, N2 adsorption/desorption at -196℃. This catalyst behaved like a bio-mimic enzyme, and exhibited much higher activity for the oxidation of cycloalkanes than Cusalen/Y prepared with the same method. The effects of the reaction conditions on the catalytic performance were investigated.