Ultrafast hydrolytic degradation of 2,3-dihydroxypropyl functionalized poly(ethylene phosphates)

2,3-Dihydroxypropyl functionalized polyphosphates obtained via controlled acid-catalyzed hydrolysis of 2-[(2,2-dimethyl-1,3-dioxolan-4-yl)methoxy]- or 2-(oxiran-2-ylmethoxy)-1,3,2-dioxaphospholane 2-oxide homopolymers are highly sensitive to basic hydrolysis along the polyphosphate chain.