When isotopically labeling polymer chains for small-angle neutron scattering (SANS), it is highly desirable to achieve even intra-and interchain distributions of deuterium (D), such that scattering centers are uniformly placed along and among the chains. A common approach to introduce D is to catalytically saturate an unsaturated precursor polymer with D 2 . Heterogeneous catalysts often induce net H/D exchange between the polymer and D 2 gas, yielding excess D on the polymer which is nonuniformly distributed; however, the homogeneous Wilkinson's catalyst [tris(triphenylphosphine)rhodium(I) chloride] has been shown to yield statistically uniform labeling. Here, 13 C NMR spectroscopy is employed to determine both the deuteration level (DL) and regularity of deuteration in partially deuterated polyethylene (dPE) synthesized by ring-opening metathesis polymerization of cyclopentene followed by deuteration over either Wilkinson's catalyst or an alternative homogeneous catalyst, carbonylchlorohydridotris(triphenylphosphine)ruthenium(II) (Ru−H). Both catalysts produce deuterated methylenes other than the vicinal −CDH−CDH− pair expected from regular deuteration, as a consequence of β-elimination events prior to saturation; under typical saturation conditions, β-elimination is more prevalent with Ru−H. Compared with a DL of 20% expected for ideal regular deuteration, DL values determined by 13 C NMR peak integration are 20.1% for Wilkinson's and 21.9% for Ru−H, indicating significant net H/D exchange over Ru−H. However, SANS from both dPEs shows no angular dependence in the q-range relevant to single-chain dimensions, demonstrating that the deuterium distribution is statistically uniform along and among polymer chains.