Synthesis of reducible mesoporous transition metal oxide materials by inverse micelle approach in acidic medium. Synthesis of well-dispersed random alloy nanoparticles using dendrimer as a template. Oxidation of morin performed using metal nanoparticles immobilized on mesoporous metal oxide materials as catalysts. Synergic effect of metal-support description according to Langmuir-Hinshelwood and Mars-van Krevelen approaches.