“…In general, pH-sensitive conjugates of oligonucleotides containing a hydrazone bond are synthesized through the interaction between fully unprotected aldehyde-containing oligonucleotides and hydrazides of small molecules, antibodies, peptides, proteins, and others (see, e.g., [ 27 , 28 , 29 ]). To that end, oligonucleotides with aldehyde group at various positions of the chain (5′- or 3′-end, heterocyclic base as well as 1′- or 2′-position of ribose) are obtained by several ways: (1) via 1,2-diols followed by oxidation with periodate (see, e.g., [ 30 , 31 , 32 , 33 ]); (2) by synthesizing oligonucleotides with an aldehyde group protected with substituted 1,3-propanediols, which are removed during mild acid treatment (see, e.g., [ 34 , 35 , 36 ]); (3) using oligonucleotides with masked AP-site (see, e.g., [ 37 , 38 , 39 ]); (4) through special aldehyde-succinimide modifiers (see, e.g., [ 40 , 41 , 42 ]).…”