A range of silylene-spaced divinyloligoarene alternating copolymer 3 has been synthesized regioregularly by rhodium-catalyzed hydrosilylation of bis(alkynes) 5 with bis(silanes) 6. Monomeric reference compounds 4 having similar chromophore components were also prepared for comparison. The silylene moieties serve as insulating spacers between chromophores. Intrachain interaction appears to be negligible