Exploiting Acetal Moieties for the Synthesis of Degradable-On-Demand Polymeric Architectures.

Developing polymers with labile bonds has attracted increasing attention since it can favor the chemical recycling into oligomers or even the starting monomers that could be recovered and re-used. Different chemical bonds can break upon exposure to external stimuli, such as thermal, UV, or chemical triggers. Among these, the acetal bond can degrade under mild acidic conditions.