A new
class of recyclable supported chiral heterogeneous ligands
has been synthesized by the reaction of functionalized mesoporous
SBA-15 with aliphatic- and aromatic-substituted chiral amino oxazoline
ligands. The obtained chiral heterogeneous ligands were characterized
by several techniques such as Fourier transform infrared, X-ray diffraction,
thermogravimetric analysis, scanning electron microscopy, energy-dispersive
X-ray spectroscopy, and BET–BJH. The application of these new
heterogeneous ligands in copper-catalyzed asymmetric allylic oxidation
of olefins by using perester showed better yields up to 95% and better
enantioselectivities up to 96% compared to the corresponding homogeneous
catalysts. These findings can be considered as an important step in
the advancement of green chemistry. Investigation of the recyclability
of the catalysts confirmed that they were easily recovered and reused
eight times without significant losses in reactivity, yield, and enantioselectivity.