Abstract The ligand H 2 sal-cys (I) derived from salicylaldehyde and L-cysteine has been covalently bonded to chloromethylated polystyrene cross-linked with 5% divinylbenzene. Upon treatment with [VO (acac) 2] in dimethylformamide (DMF) the polystyrene-bound ligand PS-H 2 sal-cys (II) gave the oxidovanadium (IV) complex, PS-[VO (sal-cys)· DMF](1). The corresponding neat complex,[VO (sal-eta)] 2 (2), has also been prepared similarly in ...