▎ 摘　　要

Copper(II) Schiff base complex has been immobilized onto graphene oxide (GO) via covalent bonding. The nanocomposite was characterized using powder X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) and UV-visible spectroscopies, transmission electron microscopy (TEM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), thermo-gravimetric analysis (TGA) and the energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX). The amount of catalyst loading on the solid support was determined by atomic absorption spectroscopy. The thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) demonstrated that the nanocatalyst was stable up to almost 220 degrees C, exhibiting high thermostability. Highly active and selective catalyst was found with excellent turnover numbers (up to 47,000 for oxidation of styrene) for the epoxidation of olefins in ethanol using aqueous hydrogen peroxide as oxidant. It could be readily reused for successive ten times without discernible activity and selectivity deterioration, which displays potential for practical applications. (C) 2017 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.