Poly[4-hydroxy(tosyloxy)iodo]styrene (high M.W.) and poly(alpha -methyl [4-
hydroxy(tosyloxy)iodo]styrene) (low M.W.) were prepared from polystyrene (a
verage M.W.=45,000) and poly(alpha -methylstyrene) (average M.W. = 6,200),
respectively, and their reactivities for the alpha -tosyloxylation of keton
es and oxidative alpha -tosyloxylation of alcohols were compared with those
of [hydroxy(to syloxy)iodo]benzene.