Essilor International (compagnie Generale D'optique)

Kimberly Morgan

Aref Jallouli

Sirisoma Wanigatunga

Martin Rickwood

Spirotetrathiocarbamates (STOCs) or oxa substituted compounds (SOTOCs) of Formula I: Formula (I) or bisSTOC or bisSOTOC compounds of Formula II: Formula (II) wherein X, X, X, X, X, X, X, and X, are independently O or S; and preferably at least two and up to all four of X, X, Xand X, and at least two and up to all four of X, X, X, and Xare sulfur; Z is &#x2014;CRwherein m=1 to 4; &#x2014;C(R)SC(R)&#x2014;, C(R)SSC(R)&#x2014;, or &#x2014;C(R)OC(R); n is from 0 to 4; M is selected from CHCl, CHSC(O)R, CHSC(S)R, CHS(CHCHS)qH wherein q is 0, 1 or 2; &#x2014;CR&#x2550;CH, &#x2014;CHOC(O)CR&#x2550;CH, CHN&#x2550;C&#x2550;S, CHN&#x2550;C&#x2550;O, CHNRH, CHOH, CHSCHCHCR&#x2550;CH, phenyl, C(R)phenyl, furan, thiophene, halogen, C-Ccycloalkyl, C-Cheretocyclics, thiol, H, (III) or (IV) wherein A is S, O or phenyl; x is 0 or 1; Ris C-Calkyl; and Ris H or C-Calkyl have excellent optical properties. Methods for preparing these compositions and optical lenses prepared from the compounds are also provided.

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