studies have reported the addition poly merization of [3]dendralene derivatives. [10] Previously, our group has reported the anionic polymerization of 2phenyl [3]den dralene (P3D) and 2(4methoxyphenyl) [3]dendralene (MP3D). [11] In both cases, anionic polymerization smoothly pro ceeds in polar solvents at low tempera ture, affording a polymer with a narrow mole cular weight distribution and a conjugate addition chain structure com prising conjugated carbon-carbon double bonds in the polymer chain, as shown in Scheme 1. However, a bimodal molecular weight distribution was observed when the poly merization mixture was stand still for a long duration after the monomer was completely consumed, presumably because of the nucleophilic addition of the propagating carbanion to the conjugated double bond in the polymer chain, as shown in Scheme 2. Hence, it is crucial to select the polymerization conditions to obtain polymers with controlled chain structures.This side reactions, nucleophilic addition of propagating chain end to the polymer chain, can also be prevented via the lowering of the reactivity of conjugated carbon-carbon double bond in the polymer chain by changing the double bond sub stituent. The carbon-carbon double bond in the polymer chain is conjugated by the phenyl group (Scheme 2), which facilitates easier nucleophilic attack of the propagating carbanion to the double bond compared with the case of an unsubstituted double bond. Hence, the polymerization behavior of [3]den dralene derivatives with a nonconjugating substituent on the C2 carbon of the [3]dendralene framework is interesting. Hence, 2(nhexyl)[3]dendralene (H3D) is selected as a candi date to compare the effect of substituents on its polymerization behavior with that of P3D.Notably, the microstructure of the resulting polymers is also interesting. As expected, the 2substituted[3]dendralene Dendralene In this study, the polymerization behavior of 2-hexyl[3]dendralene (H3D), which is an alkyl-group-derived [3]dendralene, is examined. The polymerization of H3D in tetrahydrofuran (THF) at −78 °C with potassium naphthalenide as the initiator affords poly(H3D) with a narrow molecular weight distribution, although a small shoulder peak is observed at a high molecular weight even before the monomer is completely consumed. The molecular weight distribution of poly(H3D) prepared in heptane is broader than that prepared in THF, indicating that the nucleophilic addition of a propagating carbanion to the carbon-carbon double bond in the polymer chain occurs in addition to polymerization. Furthermore, the microstructure of poly(H3D) is investigated by NMR. Signals corresponding to the conjugate addition structure, that is, 1,4-and 4,6-structures, are exclusively observed. Poly(H3D) prepared in heptane contains a higher content of the 4,6-structures compared with those prepared in THF.