Divinylbenzene (DVB) and diethylene glycol bis(4-vinylbenzyl) ether (DEG) were used as crosslinkers in the preparation of four resins of mixed micro- and macroporous character and differing polarity to examine the effects of crosslinker structure and macroporosity. The Suzuki coupling process was used as the probe reaction for this purpose. Results with 2% DVB. 2% DEG, 5% DEG and 15% DEG indicate that the DEG-crosslinked resins are somewhat better suited for this process. although the degree of crosslinking appears to have only minimal effect of degree of conversion to product. (C) 2003 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.