The present invention fulfils desired specifications generally rarely
encountered with existing solid supports such as highly amphiphile
behaviour. The solid support described herein is a poly(ethylene or
propylene)glycol based polymer that can be useful in solid and liquid
phase synthesis, chromatography, scavenging purposes and immobilisation
of proteins and reagents. More specifically, the solid support is a
cross-linked polyether derived from a cross-linked polyester which is
obtained by copolymerization of at least one monomer comprising (a)
one-ended polymerizable vinyl or allyl ketone, ester, ether or mixtures
thereof with at least one cross-linker having at least two polymerizable
terminal end groups, with the exception of epoxy and oxetane end groups,
or (b) divinyl benzene. The method for the preparation of the
cross-linked polyether is also disclosed.