A silated cyclic core polysulfide of the general formula [Y 1 R 1 S x -] m [G 1 (SR 2 SiX 1 X 2 X 3) a] n [G 2] o [R 3 Y 2] p wherein: each occurrence of G 1 is independently selected from a polyvalent hydrocarbon species having from 1 to 30 carbon atoms containing a polysulfide group represented by the general formula: [(CH 2) b -] c R 4 [-(CH 2) d S x -] e; each occurrence of G 2 is independently selected from a polyvalent hydrocarbon species of 1 to 30 carbon atoms containing a polysulfide group represented by the general formula: [(CH 2) b -] c R 5 [-(CH 2) d S x -] e; each occurrence of R 1 and R 3 is independently a divalent branched or straight chain alkyl, alkenyl or alkynyl group in which one hydrogen atom is substituted with a Y 1 or Y 2 group having up to 5 carbon atoms; each occurrence of Y 1 and Y 2 is independently silyl (-SiX 1 X 2 X 3); each occurrence of R 2 is a divalent straight chain hydrocarbon of the formula - (CH 2) f -, where f is an integer from 1 to 5; each occurrence of R 4 is independently a polyvalent cyclic alkyl, aryl or arenyl group of from 5 to 12 carbon atoms in which a + c + e - 1 hydrogens have been replaced; each occurrence of R 5 is independently a polyvalent cyclic alkyl, aryl or arenyl group of from 5 to 12 carbon atoms in which a + c - 1 hydrogens have been replaced; each occurrence of X 1 is independently selected from hydrolyzable groups consisting of -OH and -OR 6, wherein R 6 is a monovalent branched or straight chain alkyl or alkenyl group having up to 5 carbon atoms; each occurrence of X 2 and X 3 is independently selected from the group consisting of R 6, wherein R 6 is a monovalent branched or straight chain alkyl or alkenyl group having up to 5 carbon atoms, X 1, wherein X 1 is independently selected from hydrolyzable groups consisting of -OH, -OR 6, wherein R 6 is a monovalent branched or straight chain alkyl or alkenyl group having up to 5 carbon atoms, and -OSi containing groups that result from the condensation of silanols; each occurrence of the subscripts, a, b, c, d, e, m, n, o, p, and x, is independently given wherein a is 1 or 2; c is 1; e is 1; b is 1 to 3; d is 1 to 3; m is 1; and p is 1; n is 1 to 10; o is 0 or 1; and x is 1 to 6. each occurrence of G 1 is independently selected from a polyvalent hydrocarbon species having from 1 to 30 carbon atoms containing a polysulfide group represented by the general formula: [(CH 2) b -] c R 4 [-(CH 2) d S x -] e; each occurrence of G 2 is independently selected from a polyvalent hydrocarbon species of 1 to 30 carbon atoms containing a polysulfide group represented by the general formula: [(CH 2) b -] c R 5 [-(CH 2) d S x -] e; each occurrence of R 1 and R 3 is independently a divalent branched or straight chain alkyl, alkenyl or alkynyl group in which one hydrogen atom is substituted with a Y 1 or Y 2 group having up to 5 carbon atoms; each occurrence of Y 1 and Y 2 is independently silyl (-SiX 1 X 2 X 3); each occurrence of R 2 is a divalent straight chain hydrocarbon of the formula - (CH 2) f -, where f is an integer from 1 to 5; each occurrence of R 4 is independently a polyvalent cyclic alkyl, aryl or arenyl group of from 5 to 12 carbon atoms in which a + c + e - 1 hydrogens have been replaced; each occurrence of R 5 is independently a polyvalent cyclic alkyl, aryl or arenyl group of from 5 to 12 carbon atoms in which a + c - 1 hydrogens have been replaced; each occurrence of X 1 is independently selected from hydrolyzable groups consisting of -OH and -OR 6, wherein R 6 is a monovalent branched or straight chain alkyl or alkenyl group having up to 5 carbon atoms; each occurrence of X 2 and X 3 is independently selected from the group consisting of R 6, wherein R 6 is a monovalent branched or straight chain alkyl or alkenyl group having up to 5 carbon atoms, X 1, wherein X 1 is independently selected from hydrolyzable groups consisting of -OH, -OR 6, wherein R 6 is a monovalent branched or straight chain alkyl or alkenyl group having up to 5 carbon atoms, and -OSi containing groups that result from the condensation of silanols; each occurrence of the subscripts, a, b, c, d, e, m, n, o, p, and x, is independently given wherein a is 1 or 2; c is 1; e is 1; b is 1 to 3; d is 1 to 3; m is 1; and p is 1; n is 1 to 10; o is 0 or 1; and x is 1 to 6.