A method for preparing aliphatic polythioether is provided. In the method, aliphatic polythioether is obtained by polymerization reaction using a sulfur-carbon compound and an oxygen-containing monomer as raw materials and using Lewis base as a catalyst, and the polymerization reaction is performed under a self-generated pressure at 80˜180° C. Based on the defects of the traditional preparation process of aliphatic polythioether, a bran-new synthetic routine is provided, in which a new process for preparing polythioether in one-pot reaction is achieved through oxygen-sulfur exchange reaction between the sulfur-carbon compound and the oxygen-containing monomer.

Methods of making sequence-defined polymers and sequence-defined polymers. The methods are based on the orthogonal reactivity of monomers having at least two different functional groups. The sequence-defined polymers can be used in various applications. For example, the SDPs (e.g., pH sensitive SDPs) are used in cell lysis methods or as molecular vehicles to transport drug cargo into cells.

Methods of making sequence-defined polymers and sequence-defined polymers. The methods are based on the orthogonal reactivity of monomers having at least two different functional groups. The sequence-defined polymers can be used in various applications. For example, the SDPs (e.g., pH sensitive SDPs) are used in cell lysis methods or as molecular vehicles to transport drug cargo into cells.

The present invention relates to a polymer composition (C) comprising: —a polyphenylene sulfide (PPS), —at least 3 wt. % of polyamide 6 (PA6), —25 to 60 wt. % of reinforcing agents, —3 to 8 wt. % of a functionalized, non-aromatic elastomer, wherein the weight ratio PPS/PA6 is at least 4 and wherein wt. % are based on the total weight of the composition. The present invention also relates to articles incorporating the polymer composition and the use of polyamide 6 (PA6) as a heat-aging stabilizer in a polymer composition.

A polymerizable composition for an optical material according to the present invention includes one or two or more compounds selected from the group consisting of component (A): an ester compound having a specific structure and component (B): an ether compound having a specific structure, and a polymerizable compound.

A polymerizable composition for an optical material according to the present invention includes one or two or more compounds selected from the group consisting of component (A): an ester compound having a specific structure and component (B): an ether compound having a specific structure, and a polymerizable compound.

An embodiment relates to an aromatic polythiol compound for optical materials, and the aromatic polythiol compound according to the embodiment contains a phenyl group and a large number of sulfur atoms in its polythiol structure so that a polymerizable composition and an optical material obtained therefrom have excellent optical properties such as high refractive index and low specific gravity, as well as excellent mechanical properties such as low cure shrinkage; thus, they can be advantageously used for producing various plastic optical lenses such as eyeglass lenses and camera lenses.

Provided are a polyarylene sulfide resin composition which is a raw material for a molded body having excellent thermal shock properties and for a molded body having excellent mechanical strength at a weld portion and excellent flexural toughness in the TD direction, a molded body of the polyarylene sulfide resin composition, a method for producing the polyarylene sulfide resin composition, and a method for producing the molded body. More specifically, provided are a polyarylene sulfide resin composition containing a polyarylene sulfide resin (A), an olefin polymer (B), zeolite (C), glass fibers (D1), and glass flakes (D2), wherein the glass flakes (D2) have a weight average particle diameter in the range of 100 μm or less, a molded body, and a method for producing the same.

A method for manufacturing a pre-lithiated polyphenylene sulfide with a high solid solubility of lithium includes; placing NMP, Li.sub.2S, and LiOH into a high-pressure reactor to obtain a mixture, and heating the mixture to 150-250° C. for a high-temperature dehydration for 2-5 h, and then cooling the mixture to 100° C. and adding p-DCB to the mixture for a reaction at 150-250° C. for 80-200 min; dropwise adding hydrochloric acid in an identical amount as that of the LiOH neutralize LiOH, and removing NMP and H.sub.2O by evaporation or sublimation, to obtain a dry mixed powder; and to the dry mixed powder, adding a chloride ion complexing agent to obtain a mixture, stirring the mixture to homogeneity, and placing the mixture in a sealed reactor for a reaction at 150-250° C. for 80-200 min, followed by washing and drying, to obtain the pre-lithiated polyphenylene sulfide.

The continuous dehydration method for a raw material mixture to be used in the production of PAS includes supply and dehydration of the raw material mixture and extraction of the raw material mixture having a water content reduced by the dehydration, the supply, dehydration and extraction being carried out concurrently in parallel. A dehydration efficiency index determined according to Equation (1) is not less than 0.3. In Equation (1), the dehydration time is a period of time until a moisture content per mole of the sulfur source in the raw material mixture having a reduced water content reaches not greater than 1.7 mol, including moisture consumed by the hydrolysis of the organic polar solvent.
Dehydration efficiency index=[Number of moles (mol) of the sulfur source in the raw material mixture having a reduced water content]/[Dehydration time (hr)×(Total internal volume (L) of the dehydration tanks).sup.2/3]  (1)