The episulfide compound of the present invention has, in one molecule, one or more epithio structures represented by the following Formula 1:
1
wherein R
1
is C
1
-C
10
hydrocarbylene group; R
2
, R
3
and R
4
are each independently C
1
-C
10
hydrocarbyl group or hydrogen; Y is S, O, Se or Te; n is an integer of from 0 to 5; and m is 0 or 1, and further characterized by having a nitrogen content of 5000 ppm or less. The optical material produced by curing the episulfide compound by polymerization has a high refractive index and a large Abbe's number with little coloring and haze. The optical material is useful, particularly, as spectacle plastic lenses.
本发明的环氧
丙烷化合物在一个分子中具有一个或多个如下式1所表示的环
硫结构:其中,R1是C1-C10烃基链;R2、R3和R4各自独立地是C1-C10烃基或氢;Y是S、O、Se或Te;n为0至5的整数;m为0或1,并且具有5000ppm或以下的氮含量。通过聚合固化环氧
丙烷化合物制备的光学材料具有高折射率和大的阿贝数,且具有很少的色差和浑浊度。该光学材料特别适用于制作眼镜塑料镜片。