A rubber composition for golf balls includes (a) a base rubber, (b) a co-crosslinking agent which is an α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acid and/or a metal salt thereof, (c) a crosslinking initiator, (d) an alcohol and (e-1) an organosulfur, and the amount of component (d) is from 0.1 to 10 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of the base rubber (a) and the organosulfur of component (e-1) is alkylphenoldisulfide polymers represented by the specific chemical formula. When the rubber composition is used in a golf ball having a core and a cover of one or more layers encasing the core, by setting the hardness difference in the core interior hardness profile to a large value while maintaining a desired core hardness, low spin properties can be manifested on golf ball shots, enabling the flight performance of the ball to be improved.

A rubber composition for golf balls includes (a) a base rubber, (b) a co-crosslinking agent which is an α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acid and/or a metal salt thereof, (c) a crosslinking initiator, (d) an alcohol and (e-1) an organosulfur, and the amount of component (d) is from 0.1 to 10 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of the base rubber (a) and the organosulfur of component (e-1) is alkylphenoldisulfide polymers represented by the specific chemical formula. When the rubber composition is used in a golf ball having a core and a cover of one or more layers encasing the core, by setting the hardness difference in the core interior hardness profile to a large value while maintaining a desired core hardness, low spin properties can be manifested on golf ball shots, enabling the flight performance of the ball to be improved.

The present invention aims to provide a polymer material that has a high refractive index and can be suitably used for applications such as optical applications. The present invention relates to the sulfur-containing polymer containing at least one structural unit selected from the group consisting of a structural unit (A) represented by the following formula (1), a structural unit (B) represented by the following formula (2), and a structural unit (C) represented by the following formula (3); and a reactive functional group,

##STR00001## wherein X.sup.1, X.sup.2, and X.sup.3 are the same as or different from each other and are each an optionally substituted divalent aromatic hydrocarbon group.

The present invention aims to provide a polymer material that has a high refractive index and can be suitably used for applications such as optical applications. The present invention relates to the sulfur-containing polymer containing at least one structural unit selected from the group consisting of a structural unit (A) represented by the following formula (1), a structural unit (B) represented by the following formula (2), and a structural unit (C) represented by the following formula (3); and a reactive functional group,

##STR00001## wherein X.sup.1, X.sup.2, and X.sup.3 are the same as or different from each other and are each an optionally substituted divalent aromatic hydrocarbon group.

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.

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.

The present disclosure relates to a polyarylene sulfide resin composition for an automobile headlamp component, a method for producing the same, and an automobile headlamp component manufactured using the same. The polyarylene sulfide resin composition includes: about 45 wt % to about 75 wt % of a polyarylene sulfide resin containing about 300 ppm or less of chlorine; about 24.5 wt % to about 55 wt % of an inorganic filler; about 0.1 wt % to about 1 wt % of a nucleating agent; about 0.05 wt % to about 1 wt % of metal powder; and about 0.1 wt % to about 2.5 wt % of a composite metal hydroxide.

Disclosed is a method for preparing aliphatic polythioether. 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, the disclosure provides a bran-new synthetic routine 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.

Disclosed is a method for preparing aliphatic polythioether. 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, the disclosure provides a bran-new synthetic routine 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.

A curable composition for forming a high refractive index optical material including an episulfide compound, a cyclic disulfide compound, and a reducing agent, and an optical material comprising a cured product of the curable composition.