Two well‐ordered 2D‐hexagonal cerium (IV) and erbium (III) embedded functionalized mesoporous MCM‐41(MCM‐41@Serine/Ce and MCM‐41@Serine/ Er) have been developed via functionalization of mesoporous MCM‐41. The surface modification method has been used in the preparation of serinegrafted MCM‐41 and led to the development of MCM‐41@Serine. The reaction of MCM‐41@Serine with Ce (NH4)2(NO3)6·2H2O or ErCl3·6H2O in ethanol under reflux led to the organization of MCM‐41@Serine/Ce and MCM‐ 41@Serine/Er catalysts. The structures of these catalysts were determined using scanning electron microscopy, mapping, energy‐dispersive X‐ray spectroscopy, Fourier transform‐infrared, thermogravimetric analysis, X‐ray diffraction, inductively coupled plasma, and Brunauer–Emmett–Teller analysis. These MCM‐41@Serine/Ce and MCM‐41@Serine/Er catalysts show outstanding catalytic performance in sulfides oxidation and synthesis of 5‐substituted tetrazoles. These catalysts can be recycled for seven repeated reaction runs without showing a considerable decrease in catalytic performance.
