“…In an attempt to optimize the amount of loading sites in the soluble polymer and its solubility, several non-crosslinked chloromethylated polystyrenes 4 were simply synthesized according to reported procedures [6,8] in different feed ratios of 4-chloromethylstyrene and styrene of 1:1, 2:1, and 1:0 (Table 1). The NCPS 4a , 4b , and 4c were obtained in 46, 40, and 52% yield, respectively, and showed also good solubility in THF, CH 2 Cl 2 , DMF, and benzene, and insolubility in methanol and water.…”