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ArticleMacromolecules2025

Iterative Synthesis and Marine-Biodegradation Assessment of Discrete Oligomers Based on Poly(Butylene Succinate), Poly(Ethylene Terephthalate), Polyamide 6, and Polyisoprene.

Tomohiro Kubo, Ravi Teja Ananthu, Takumi Noda, Yoshifumi Amamoto, Hironori Taguchi, Yingjun An, Ryoya Kamiki, Chihiro Homma, Hiroyasu Masunaga, Sono Sasaki and 6 more

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5 · Who and what money

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16 authors.

Tomohiro KuboDepartment of Chemical Science and Engineering, Institute of Science Tokyo, 2-12-1 Ookayama, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 152-8550, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3913-5845
Ravi Teja AnanthuDepartment of Chemical Science and Engineering, Institute of Science Tokyo, 2-12-1 Ookayama, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 152-8550, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0005-9946-5602
Takumi NodaFaculty of Textile Science and Technology, Shinshu University, 3-15-1 Tokida, Ueda, Nagano 386-8567, Japan.
Yoshifumi AmamotoGraduate School of Social Data Science, Hitotsubashi University, 2-1 Naka, Kunitachi 186-8601, Japan.
Hironori TaguchiChemicals Evaluation and Research Institute, Japan, 1600 Shimotakano, Sugito-machi, Kitakatsushika-gun, Saitama 345-0043, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0000-5980-8651
Yingjun AnResearch Center for Negative Emission Technologies, Kyushu University, 744 Motooka, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan.
Ryoya KamikiDepartment of Chemical Science and Engineering, Institute of Science Tokyo, 2-12-1 Ookayama, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 152-8550, Japan.
Chihiro HommaDepartment of Molecular and Macromolecular Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya 464-8603, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7907-6080
Hiroyasu MasunagaJapan Synchrotron Radiation Research Institute, 1-1-1, Kouto, Sayo-cho, Sayo-gun, Hyogo 679-5198, Japan.
Sono SasakiDepartment of Biobased Materials Science, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Kyoto Institute of Technology, 1 Matsugasaki Hashikami-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8585, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7374-9854
Mineto UchiyamaDepartment of Molecular and Macromolecular Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya 464-8603, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3521-4784
Masami KamigaitoDepartment of Molecular and Macromolecular Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya 464-8603, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7584-5524
Takako KikuchiChemicals Evaluation and Research Institute, Japan, 1600 Shimotakano, Sugito-machi, Kitakatsushika-gun, Saitama 345-0043, Japan.
Yasuhiro KohsakaFaculty of Textile Science and Technology, Shinshu University, 3-15-1 Tokida, Ueda, Nagano 386-8567, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9833-0929
Atsushi TakaharaResearch Center for Negative Emission Technologies, Kyushu University, 744 Motooka, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0584-1525
Kotaro SatohDepartment of Chemical Science and Engineering, Institute of Science Tokyo, 2-12-1 Ookayama, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 152-8550, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3105-4592

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Understanding the degradation of polymeric materials is central to sustainable material design, yet the fate and properties of degraded products, i.e., oligomers, remain poorly understood. In this work, we report the synthesis and biodegradability assessment of discrete oligomers of poly-(butylene succinate), poly-(ethylene terephthalate), polyamide 6 (Nylon-6), and polyisoprene. Using iterative synthesis approaches, we obtained well-defined discrete oligomeric species with precise end-group structures for each polymer. Accelerated marine biodegradability analysis revealed distinct degradation behaviors depending on the polymer class and molecular weight. These findings underscore the importance of investigating oligomeric degradation products to better understand the fate of discarded polymers and to guide the rational design of environmentally benign materials.

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