A curable composition which is capable of forming a cured product having satisfactory heat resistance and adhesion to a base material, and has satisfactory curability, a cured film obtained from a cured product of the curable composition, a display panel or an OLED light provided with the cured film, and a method for producing a cured product using the curable composition. The composition includes a curable compound and a cationic polymerization initiator, and contains a cationic polymerizable compound having, as the main skeleton, a fused ring in which three or more rings including an aromatic ring are fused, and a salt including a gallium-containing anion as the cationic polymerization initiator.

A curable composition which is capable of forming a cured product having satisfactory heat resistance and adhesion to a base material, and has satisfactory curability, a cured film obtained from a cured product of the curable composition, a display panel or an OLED light provided with the cured film, and a method for producing a cured product using the curable composition. The composition includes a curable compound and a cationic polymerization initiator, and contains a cationic polymerizable compound having, as the main skeleton, a fused ring in which three or more rings including an aromatic ring are fused, and a salt including a gallium-containing anion as the cationic polymerization initiator.

The present invention makes it possible to provide a compound represented by formula (1) and a composition for an optical material containing this compound.

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(Where m+n=4, m represents an integer of from 0 to 3, and n represents an integer of from 1 to 4.) In addition, the present invention makes it possible to provide a method for producing an optical material, the method including a step for adding 0.0001-10 parts by mass of a polymerization catalyst per 100 parts by mass of the composition for an optical material, polymerizing, and curing.

The present invention makes it possible to provide a compound represented by formula (1) and a composition for an optical material containing this compound.

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(Where m+n=4, m represents an integer of from 0 to 3, and n represents an integer of from 1 to 4.) In addition, the present invention makes it possible to provide a method for producing an optical material, the method including a step for adding 0.0001-10 parts by mass of a polymerization catalyst per 100 parts by mass of the composition for an optical material, polymerizing, and curing.

Provided an optical material composition which makes it possible to design an optical material exhibiting a broad range of properties. This optical material composition contains a compound (A) represented by formula (1) and a polythiol (a), and does not contain 1,2,3,5,6-pentathiepane (b). ##STR00001##

Provided an optical material composition which makes it possible to design an optical material exhibiting a broad range of properties. This optical material composition contains a compound (A) represented by formula (1) and a polythiol (a), and does not contain 1,2,3,5,6-pentathiepane (b). ##STR00001##

The present invention provides a composition for an optical material containing a compound (a) and/or a compound (b) and a compound (c) which are described below. In a preferable embodiment, the proportion of the compound (a) and/or the compound (b) is 0.001-30.0% by mass. The compound (a) is a compound represented by formula (1). The compound (b) is a compound represented by formula (2). The compound (c) is an episulfide compound.

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Provided is an optical material composition which makes it possible to design an optical material exhibiting a broad range of properties. This optical material composition contains a compound (A) represented by formula (1), 1,2,3,5,6-pentathiepane (b), and if necessary, a compound (B) represented by formula (2). The content of the compound (B) constitutes 0-30 mass % of the total mass of the composition: ##STR00001##
(In the formula, n m represents an integer which is 0-4, and n represents an integer which is 0-2).

Provided is an optical material composition which makes it possible to design an optical material exhibiting a broad range of properties. This optical material composition contains a compound (A) represented by formula (1), 1,2,3,5,6-pentathiepane (b), and if necessary, a compound (B) represented by formula (2). The content of the compound (B) constitutes 0-30 mass % of the total mass of the composition: ##STR00001##
(In the formula, n m represents an integer which is 0-4, and n represents an integer which is 0-2).

A polymerizable composition for an optical material includes an episulfide compound (A); an organic coloring matter (B); an UV absorber (C); and a polymerization catalyst (D), wherein the organic coloring matter (B) has a main absorption peak (P) between 565 nm and 605 nm in a visible light absorption spectrum, an absorption coefficient (ml/g.Math.cm) of a peak apex (Pmax) exhibiting a maximum absorption coefficient of (P) is equal to or greater than 0.5105, a peak width in an absorbance of of an absorbance of (Pmax) of (P) is equal to or less than 50 nm, a peak width in an absorbance of of the absorbance of (Pmax) of (P) is equal to or less than 30 nm, and a peak width in an absorbance of of the absorbance of (Pmax) of (P) is in a range of equal to or less than 20 nm.