Non-cross-linked polystyrene-supported triphenylarsonium halides and their use in the arsa-Wittig reaction

Non-cross-linked polystyrene-supported (carbomethoxymethyl)triphenylarsonium bromide (1) and benzyltriphenylarsonium iodide (2) were synthesized. They showed similar reactivities compared with the free arsonium salts in the arsa-Wittig reaction. The use of the polymer-supported reagents facilitated product purification and rendered the organoarsenic reagents easily separable and recyclable.