Organic reagents and process of preparing same

Abstract

A process for producing reagents useful in organic synthesis, for removing metal values from solutions thereof, for the capture of aldehydes, of the general formula ##STR1## wherein Z designates a recurring part (CH.sub.2 --CH--CH.sub.2 -- of a polymeric backbone of a polymer like polystyrene, of a copolymer comprising polystyrene and divinylbenzene, and butadiene, or other copolymers comprising styrene moieties; or wherein Z is the aliphatic moiety of a long-chain aralkyl compound having a terminal aryl group; or wherein Z designates alkyl; corresponding compounds wherein instead of the optionally substituted phenyl group there is present an optionally substituted naphthyl group; wherein n is an integer of from 1 to 15, and wherein Q designates a group selected from: ##STR2## wherein R designates --H, lower alkyl, aryl, which may be substituted and wherein R' designates --H, alkyl, aryl, halogen, nitro or carboxy, or ##STR3## wherein R is --H, lower alkyl, aryl (which may be substituted), R.sub.1 is --H, alkyl, aryl (which may be substituted), R.sub.2 is --H, alkyl, aryl or substituted aryl, and wherein Y is --H or a non-interfering substituent; which comprises chemically binding an activated chemical moiety to a group Z- -, or a corresponding naphthyl-containing group, wherein Z is as defined above, according to the reaction scheme: ##STR4## wherein Q is as defined above, or a functional group which can be converted to such group after the chemical bonding; and X is --Cl or --Br.