Polystyrene copolymers of the type (PÀH) 1Àx (PÀ(CH 2 ) n ÀCOOSnR 3 ) x containing [(1-oxoalkyl)oxy]triphenylstannane or tributyl[(1-oxoalkyl)oxy]stannanes as side chains (PÀH styrene; PÀ(CH 2 ) n ÀCOOSnR 3 para-substituted styrene-like monomeric unit with RPh (x 0.1), Bu (x 0.5); n 2 ± 4) were investigated. The tributyl[(1-oxoalkyl)oxy]stannane copolymer was prepared by direct conversion of the corresponding copolymeric methyl esters with hexabutyldistannoxane. By contrast, the [(1-oxoalkyl)oxy]triphenylstannane copolymer could be prepared only by a procedure involving two reaction steps consisting of a preliminary hydrolysis of the related methyl ester (PÀH) 1-x (PÀ(CH 2 ) n ÀCOOMe) x followed by functionalization of the corresponding poly(carboxylic acid) (PÀH) 1-x (PÀ(CH 2n ÀCOOH) x with hydroxytriphenylstannane. Attempts to directly convert the methyl ester with hydroxytriphenylstannane or hexaphenyldistannoxane led to the formation of uncompletely functionalized product. The structure of the stannane-functionalized polymers was investigated in solution and solid state by NMR, IR, and thermal analysis. The tributylstannane and triphenylstannane copolymers were assessed as chloride-selective anion carriers in polymeric-liquid-membrane potentiometric ion-selective electrodes.