Mesoporous SBA‐15 was synthesized and modified with 3‐ chloropropyltrimethoxysilane and then used in immobilization of creatinine groups, which were employed to introduce Y3+ and Ce3+ to give rise to two novel yttrium and cerium catalysts: SBA‐15@Creatinine@M (M = Y and Ce). The structures of the SBA‐15@Creatinine@M catalysts were determined using various techniques. These catalysts offered outstanding catalytic performances in the oxidation of sulfides to sulfoxides and in the preparation of 5‐substituted 1H‐tetrazoles. An important characteristic of the SBA‐15@Creatinine@M catalysts is that they are very stable without a considerable decrease in their catalytic performance lasting seven cycles.
