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Abstract A facile method for the preparation of porous hollow CoxMn3-xO4 normal-reverse coexisted spinel is developed. The CoxMn3-xO4 catalysts with different morphologies can be prepared via adjusting the Co/Mn molar ratio using mixed carbonates as the precursors. The as-prepared CoxMn3-xO4 catalysts exhibit excellent catalytic activities for toluene oxidation due to the synergistic effect of abundant oxygen vacancies and the optimal molar ratio of Co3+/Mn2+–Co2+/Mn3+ coupled redox ion pairs. The porous hollow hierarchical structure of CoxMn3-xO4 is conducive to maintain good long-term structural stability and activity stabilities. The catalytic activity of CoxMn3-xO4 shows no significant loss during the 100 h of on-stream stability test and the 5 vol% water vapor inhibition test, showing excellent anti-sintering ability, high-efficiency mass transfer ability and anti-moisture ability.