Hydrophobic polyurethane polymers which may be useful in making synthetic leathers comprising at least two immediately consecutive repeating units according to Formula I:
(—OC(O)N—).sub.nA-NC(O)O-L(M)-  (I)
wherein n is 1 or 2, A represents the residue of an organic di- or tri-isocyanate compound, L represents a hydrocarbon group that optionally contains one or more catenary or non-catenary hetero-atoms, and M represents an oligomer comprising 2-12 (meth)acrylate units. The polyurethane polymers may additionally comprise end group(s) according to the formula -L′M wherein L′ represents a hydrocarbon group that may contain one or more catenary or non-catenary hetero-atoms. In some embodiments, M is according to Formula III: ##STR00001##
wherein Q is hydrogen or methyl, p is an integer between 2 and 12 inclusive, and Z is a hydrocarbon group which may optionally be substituted.

A method of making a hydroxyl-terminated thioketal diol is provided, the method comprising reacting a thioketal ester with a non-pyrophoric reducing agent to form a hydroxyl-terminated thioketal diol. The hydroxyl-terminated thioketal diol can be 2,2-(propane-2,2-diylbis(sulfanediyl)) diethanol. The non-pyrophoric reducing agent can be a sodium aluminum hydride, for example, sodium bis(2-methoxyethoxy)aluminum hydride. The thioketal ester can be dimethyl 2,2-(propane-2,2-diylbis(sulfanediyl)) diacetate. A biodegradable matrix prepared by reacting a hydroxyl-terminated thioketal diol with an isocyanate is provided. A method of making a biodegradable polyurethane composite is also provided.

The present invention relates to an optical material cutting blue light, comprising at least one UV absorber that at least partially blocks light having a wavelength ranging from 400 to 450 nm, at least one absorbing dye A having its maximum absorption wavelength in the range from 520 nm to 640 nm, the optical material being made of a material chosen from polythiourethane materials, polyurethane urea materials, materials resulting from the polymerization or copolymerization of polyepisulfide monomers or oligomers, and materials resulting from the polymerization or copolymerization of allylic monomers or oligomers, the optical material having a colorimetric coefficient b* as defined in the CIE (1976) L*a*b* international colorimetric system that is lower than or equal to 6, and a hue angle h higher than or equal to 120° and lower than or equal to 180°, for an optical material thickness of 2 mm.

A shoe press belt includes a polyurethane in which a reinforcement base member is embedded, the polyurethane being in one piece with the reinforcement base member. The polyurethane constituting at least an outer circumferential surface of the shoe press belt includes, as an urethane prepolymer component, an aliphatic polycarbonatediol component and an aromatic diisocyanate component, and includes, as a curing agent component, an aliphatic diol component having a carbon number of less than or equal to 6 and an aromatic diol component having two hydroxyethoxy groups. A content of the aromatic diol component with respect to the aliphatic diol component and the aromatic diol component is more than or equal to 10 mass % and less than or equal to 50 mass %. Accordingly, there is provided a shoe press belt suppressed in generation and development of a crack.

A shoe press belt includes a polyurethane in which a reinforcement base member is embedded, the polyurethane being in one piece with the reinforcement base member. The polyurethane constituting at least an outer circumferential surface of the shoe press belt includes, as an urethane prepolymer component, an aliphatic polycarbonatediol component and an aromatic diisocyanate component, and includes, as a curing agent component, an aliphatic diol component having a carbon number of less than or equal to 6 and an aromatic diol component having two hydroxyethoxy groups. A content of the aromatic diol component with respect to the aliphatic diol component and the aromatic diol component is more than or equal to 10 mass % and less than or equal to 50 mass %. Accordingly, there is provided a shoe press belt suppressed in generation and development of a crack.

The present invention relates to a bio-based polyol comprising a thiol-epoxy reaction product of an epoxidized nut or seed oil derivative, and a thiol-containing reactant. The bio-based polyol of the present invention can then be combined with a diisocyanate or a polymeric isocyanate to create a polyurethane material.

To provide a resin composition having a good slightly bluish color tone, a spectacle lens including a base material made of the resin composition, and a method for producing the resin composition. Provided is a resin composition obtained by polymerizing a polymerizable composition including a polyisocyanate compound and a polythiol compound. The polymerizable composition includes a dye L having an absorption maximum wavelength of 550 nm or more and 600 nm or less in a toluene solution of 20 ppm by mass, and a dye S having an absorption maximum wavelength of 500 nm or more and less than 550 nm in a toluene solution of 20 ppm by mass. A mass ratio [(mass of dye L)/(mass of dye S)] of the dye L to the dye S is 5 or more and 500 or less.

A method of making a hydroxyl-terminated thioketal diol is provided, the method comprising reacting a thioketal ester with a non-pyrophoric reducing agent to form a hydroxyl-terminated thioketal diol. The hydroxyl-terminated thioketal diol can be 2,2-(propane-2,2-diylbis(sulfanediyl)) diethanol. The non-pyrophoric reducing agent can be a sodium aluminum hydride, for example, sodium bis(2-methoxyethoxy)aluminum hydride. The thioketal ester can be dimethyl 2,2-(propane-2,2-diylbis(sulfanediyl)) diacetate. A biodegradable matrix prepared by reacting a hydroxyl-terminated thioketal diol with an isocyanate is provided. A method of making a biodegradable polyurethane composite is also provided.

The xylylene diisocyanate composition according to the embodiments has a chlorine content of 100 to 1,000 ppm to improve the stability, so that the degradation of the reactivity can be prevented even when it is stored for a long period of time. Therefore, even if the xylylene diisocyanate composition according to the embodiments is used after it has been stored for a long period of time for sale or the like, the xylylene diisocyanate composition can be polymerized with a thiol to produce a polythiourethane-based optical material having excellent properties such as refractive index, Abbe number, transparency, glass transition temperature, yellowness index, and the like. Therefore, it can be advantageously used in the field of eyeglass lenses, camera lenses, and the like.

Provided is a preparation of a thioether-based polythiol in a high purity using a metal monosulfide for the incorporation of a thioether group, wherein the content of such components as a metal polysulfide present in the metal monosulfide is controlled to a predetermined level or lower. As a result, an optical lens of high quality with a high refractive index can be produced using the polythiol.