New functionalized graft polymers (fCMS-Br3, fCMS-BH4) were synthesized from an anion-exchange fiber, which was prepared using radiation-induced graft polymerization. The abilities of these polymers as polymer-supported reagents are discussed. After bromination of p-cresol and reduction of benzaldehyde with these polymers in a column-mode, the relationship between flow rate and product yield was examined, and compared with the results of the polymer-supported reagents prepared from a porous resin. In both cases, the present graft polymers provided the desired compounds more efficiently even at a high flow rate.1Introduction A large number of polymer-supported reagents have been reported, and some of them are widely used in organic synthesis. [ 1,2] However, both stirring during the reactions and filtration to remove reagents after the reactions have been required in almost all previous studies. These workups will be troublesome in the case of large-scale reactions. Due to these drawbacks, few examples of the utilization of polymer-supported reagents have been reported in the chemical industry. In order to solve this problem, a column-mode reaction is preferred. However, in previous studies, the effect of flow rate on the yield and availability of the functional group have not yet been studied.Radiation-induced graft polymerization is a versatile technique for introducing various functionalities onto base polymers in a wide range of shapes. [3,4] By adopting this technique, we have tried to attach reactive functional groups onto a polyethylene fiber. As shown in Fig. 1, after graft polymerization of chloromethylstyrene (CMS), the anion-exchange group was introduced onto the graft side chain, and changed to the tribromide form (fCMS-Br3) as a brominating agent and the borohydride form (fCMS-BH4) as a reducing agent.