diff --git a/bench/src/main/scala/cats/bench/CatenableBench.scala b/bench/src/main/scala/cats/bench/CatenableBench.scala
index 7d543b4518f..2565f18b5df 100644
--- a/bench/src/main/scala/cats/bench/CatenableBench.scala
+++ b/bench/src/main/scala/cats/bench/CatenableBench.scala
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package cats.bench
 
 import cats.data.Catenable
+import chain.Chain
 import org.openjdk.jmh.annotations.{Benchmark, Scope, State}
 
 @State(Scope.Thread)
@@ -9,40 +10,54 @@ class CatenableBench {
   private val smallCatenable = Catenable(1, 2, 3, 4, 5)
   private val smallVector = Vector(1, 2, 3, 4, 5)
   private val smallList = List(1, 2, 3, 4, 5)
+  private val smallChain = Chain(smallList)
 
   private val largeCatenable = Catenable.fromSeq(0 to 1000000)
   private val largeVector = (0 to 1000000).toVector
   private val largeList = (0 to 1000000).toList
+  private val largeChain = (0 to 1000).foldLeft(Chain.empty[Int])((acc, _) => acc ++ Chain(0 to 1000))
 
-  private val largeNestedCatenable = largeList.map(Catenable.singleton)
-  private val largeNestedVector = largeList.map(Vector(_))
-  private val largeNestedList = largeList.map(List(_))
 
   @Benchmark def mapSmallCatenable: Catenable[Int] = smallCatenable.map(_ + 1)
   @Benchmark def mapSmallVector: Vector[Int] = smallVector.map(_ + 1)
   @Benchmark def mapSmallList: List[Int] = smallList.map(_ + 1)
+  @Benchmark def mapSmallChain: Chain[Int] = smallChain.map(_ + 1)
+
   @Benchmark def mapLargeCatenable: Catenable[Int] = largeCatenable.map(_ + 1)
   @Benchmark def mapLargeVector: Vector[Int] = largeVector.map(_ + 1)
   @Benchmark def mapLargeList: List[Int] = largeList.map(_ + 1)
+  @Benchmark def mapLargeChain: Chain[Int] = largeChain.map(_ + 1)
+  
 
   @Benchmark def foldLeftSmallCatenable: Int = smallCatenable.foldLeft(0)(_ + _)
   @Benchmark def foldLeftSmallVector: Int = smallVector.foldLeft(0)(_ + _)
   @Benchmark def foldLeftSmallList: Int = smallList.foldLeft(0)(_ + _)
+  @Benchmark def foldLeftSmallChain: Int = smallChain.foldLeft(0)(_ + _)
+
   @Benchmark def foldLeftLargeCatenable: Int = largeCatenable.foldLeft(0)(_ + _)
   @Benchmark def foldLeftLargeVector: Int = largeVector.foldLeft(0)(_ + _)
   @Benchmark def foldLeftLargeList: Int = largeList.foldLeft(0)(_ + _)
+  @Benchmark def foldLeftLargeChain: Int = largeChain.foldLeft(0)(_ + _)
+
 
   @Benchmark def consSmallCatenable: Catenable[Int] = 0 +: smallCatenable
   @Benchmark def consSmallVector: Vector[Int] = 0 +: smallVector
   @Benchmark def consSmallList: List[Int] = 0 +: smallList
+  @Benchmark def consSmallChain: Chain[Int] = 0 +: smallChain
+
   @Benchmark def consLargeCatenable: Catenable[Int] = 0 +: largeCatenable
   @Benchmark def consLargeVector: Vector[Int] = 0 +: largeVector
   @Benchmark def consLargeList: List[Int] = 0 +: largeList
+  @Benchmark def consLargeChain: Chain[Int] = 0 +: largeChain
+
 
   @Benchmark def createTinyCatenable: Catenable[Int] = Catenable(1)
   @Benchmark def createTinyVector: Vector[Int] = Vector(1)
   @Benchmark def createTinyList: List[Int] = List(1)
+  @Benchmark def createTinyChain: Chain[Int] = Chain.single(1)
+
   @Benchmark def createSmallCatenable: Catenable[Int] = Catenable(1, 2, 3, 4, 5)
   @Benchmark def createSmallVector: Vector[Int] = Vector(1, 2, 3, 4, 5)
   @Benchmark def createSmallList: List[Int] = List(1, 2, 3, 4, 5)
+  @Benchmark def createSmallChain: Chain[Int] = Chain(Seq(1, 2, 3, 4, 5))
 }
diff --git a/core/src/main/scala/cats/data/Catenable.scala b/core/src/main/scala/cats/data/Catenable.scala
index d865123a071..5a1b7c499b6 100644
--- a/core/src/main/scala/cats/data/Catenable.scala
+++ b/core/src/main/scala/cats/data/Catenable.scala
@@ -249,6 +249,9 @@ object Catenable extends CatenableInstances {
   /** Creates a catenable of 1 element. */
   def singleton[A](a: A): Catenable[A] = Singleton(a)
 
+  /** Alias for singleton */
+  def one[A](a: A): Catenable[A] = singleton(a)
+
   /** Appends two catenables. */
   def append[A](c: Catenable[A], c2: Catenable[A]): Catenable[A] =
     if (c.isEmpty) c2
@@ -279,6 +282,7 @@ object Catenable extends CatenableInstances {
       case _ => fromSeq(as)
     }
 
+  // scalastyle:off null
   class CatenableIterator[A](self: Catenable[A]) extends Iterator[A] {
     var c: Catenable[A] = if (self.isEmpty) null else self
     val rights = new collection.mutable.ArrayBuffer[Catenable[A]]
@@ -303,6 +307,7 @@ object Catenable extends CatenableInstances {
       go
     }
   }
+  // scalastyle:on null
 }
 
 private[data] sealed abstract class CatenableInstances {
diff --git a/laws/src/main/scala/cats/laws/discipline/Arbitrary.scala b/laws/src/main/scala/cats/laws/discipline/Arbitrary.scala
index 130966a9fda..dc287f781b5 100644
--- a/laws/src/main/scala/cats/laws/discipline/Arbitrary.scala
+++ b/laws/src/main/scala/cats/laws/discipline/Arbitrary.scala
@@ -279,9 +279,9 @@ object arbitrary extends ArbitraryInstances0 {
   implicit def catsLawsArbitraryForCatenable[A](implicit A: Arbitrary[A]): Arbitrary[Catenable[A]] =
     Arbitrary(Gen.sized {
       case 0 => Gen.const(Catenable.nil)
-      case 1 => A.arbitrary.map(Catenable.singleton)
+      case 1 => A.arbitrary.map(Catenable.one)
       case 2 => A.arbitrary.flatMap(a1 => A.arbitrary.flatMap(a2 =>
-        Catenable.append(Catenable.singleton(a1), Catenable.singleton(a2))))
+        Catenable.append(Catenable.one(a1), Catenable.one(a2))))
       case n => Catenable.fromSeq(Range.apply(0, n)).foldLeft(Gen.const(Catenable.empty[A])) { (gen, _) =>
         gen.flatMap(cat => A.arbitrary.map(a => cat :+ a))
       }