“…In these few years, researchers have reported many attempts at tethering organic ligands onto mesoporous molecular sieves. Some related examples are Cyclam on SBA-15 for aerial oxidation of ethylbenzene [15], ltryptophane on MCM-41 as a drug carrier system [16], imidazolium derivatives on MCM-41 for conversion of CO 2 to cyclic carbonate [17], Schiff base thiopene-2-carbaldehye on MCM-41 applied in olefin epoxidation [18]. 3-Mercaptomethoxysilane supported onto SBA-15, Amberlyst 15 and Nafion, MCM-41 and MCM-48 were oxidized with H 2 O 2 to convert it into sulfonic acid groups.…”