Chain-growth catalyst-transfer polycondensations of AB-type monomers is a new and rapidly developing tool for the preparation of well-defined p-conjugated (semiconducting) polymers for various optoelectronic applications. Herein, we report the Pd/PtBu 3 -catalyzed Negishi chain-growth polycondensation of AB-type monomers, which proceeds with unprecedented TONs of above 100 000 and TOFs of up to 280 s À1 . In contrast, related AA/BB-type step-growth polycondensation proceeds with two orders of magnitude lower TONs and TOFs. A similar trend was observed in Suzuki-type polycondensation. The key impact of the intramolecular (vs. intermolecular) catalyst-transfer process on both polymerization kinetics and catalyst lifetime has been revealed.p-C onjugated (semiconducting) polymers have become an important class of materials for applications in polymer solar cells, field-effect transistors, and light emitting diodes. [1] p-Conjugated polymers are generally produced by step-growth polymerizations, most often by Pd-catalyzed Stille [2] and Suzuki [3] polycondensations with the so-called AA/BB approach. [4] p-Conjugated polymers synthesized in such a way frequently suffer from a low degree of control over molecular weight (MW) which is undesirable for optoelectronic applications. Another drawback of step-growth Stille and Suzuki polycondensations is that they are relatively slow processes because of the moderate nucleophilicity of tin-and boron-organics. With these methods, synthesis of high MW polymers (which are especially attractive for applications) [5] usually requires long reaction times, high temperatures, and high loadings of expensive Pd catalysts. [2] The formation of toxic byproducts is another drawback inherent to Stille polycondensation. On the other hand, Negishi type polycondensation, which utilizes non-toxic and strongly nucleophilic zinc-organic-based monomers, is a promising technique for industrial-scale production. [6] Impressive progress was achieved in the last decade in the development of new, more efficient Pd catalysts for cross-couplings of small molecules. [6] Particularly, it was demonstrated that the use of bulky and electron-rich ligands enables, in many cases, cross-couplings to proceed under mild conditions, with low catalyst loadings and involving otherwise inactive electrophiles. [7] Turnover numbers (TONs) [8] above 100 000 where demonstrated in Suzuki, Negishi, and Heck cross-couplings, making them attractive for commercial applications. [9] Surprisingly, mechanistically related polycondensations underwent little improvement since their discovery. [2,3] Chain-growth catalyst-transfer polycondensations of ABtype monomers is a new and rapidly developing alternative for the preparation of well-defined conjugated homo-, gradient-, and block-copolymers. [10] Unlike the situation with step-growth polycondensations, promising results were achieved in chain-growth polycondensations initiated by newgeneration catalysts. [10][11][12] Particularly, it was shown that Pd/ PtBu 3 is an efficient in...