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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 29, 2013
Filed:
Feb. 23, 2007
Graeme Moad, Sassafras, AU;
San Hoa Thang, Camberwell, AU;
Ezio Rizzardo, Wheelers Hill, AU;
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Campbell Australian Capital Territory, AU;
Abstract
The present invention is directed to a process for the cleavage of one or more starting polymers having thiocarbonylthio groups of the formula (I) into derived polymers in which the —S—(C═S)— group is transformed. The process includes contacting the starting polymer containing groups Ywith one or more reagents containing groups Xto produce the derived polymer and a byproduct containing the groups Y, wherein the groups Xis one or more reactive groups and the groups Yis an extracting group and a byproduct, which is then separated from the derived polymer by conventional separation processes. The derived polymer is free from odor or color that is sometimes associated with the starting polymer and it can be used in making optical lenses, such as high refractive index spectacle lenses.