A silated core polysulfide of the general Formula : [Y 1 R 1 Sx x -] m [G 1 (R 2 SiX 1 X 2 X 3 ) a ] n [G 2 ] o [R 3 Y 2 ] p (Formula 1) wherein each occurrence of G 1 is independently selected from a polyvalent species containing up to 30 carbon atoms and containing a polysulfide group represented by Formula : [(CH 2 ) b -] c R 4 [-(CH 2 ) d S x -] e ; (Formula 2) each occurrence of G 2 is independently selected from a polyvalent species containing up to 30 carbon atoms and containing a polysulfide group represented by Formula : [(CH 2 ) b -] c R 5 [-(CH 2 ) d S x -] e ; (Formula 3) each occurrence of R 1 and R 3 is independently a divalent hydrocarbon group having from 1 to 5 carbon atoms; each occurrence of Y 1 and Y 2 is independently selected from SiX 1 X 2 X 3 ; each occurrence of R 2 is a straight chain hydrocarbon represented by -(CH 2 )f-; each occurrence of R 4 is independently a polyvalent hydrocarbon group of from 3 to 10 carbon atoms that was obtained by substitution of hydrogen atoms equal to the sum a + c + e and excludes cyclic alkyl and aryl in which a + c + e -1 hydrogens have been replaced, or a polyvalent heterocarbon fragment having from 1 to 27 carbon atoms; each occurrence of R 5 is independently selected from a polyvalent hydrocarbon group of from 3 to 10 carbon atoms that was obtained by substitution of hydrogen atoms equal to the sum of c + e, or a polyvalent heterocarbon fragment having from 1 to 27 carbon atoms; each occurrence of X 1 is independently selected from hydrolyzable groups consisting of -OH and -OR 6, wherein R 6 is a monovalent hydrocarbon group having from 1 to 5 carbon atoms; each occurrence of X 2 and X 3 is independently selected from the group consisting of the members listed above for R 6 , the members listed above for X 1 , and -OSi containing groups that result from the condensation of silanols; each occurrence of the subscripts, a, b, c, d, e, f, m, n, o, p, and x, is independently given by a is 1 to 2; b is 1 to 3; c is 1; d is 1 to 3; e is 1; f is 0 to 3; m is 1; n is 1 to 10; o is 0 to 1; p is 1; and x is 1 to 4. each occurrence of R 1 and R 3 is independently a divalent hydrocarbon group having from 1 to 5 carbon atoms; each occurrence of Y 1 and Y 2 is independently selected from SiX 1 X 2 X 3 ; each occurrence of R 2 is a straight chain hydrocarbon represented by -(CH 2 )f-; each occurrence of R 4 is independently a polyvalent hydrocarbon group of from 3 to 10 carbon atoms that was obtained by substitution of hydrogen atoms equal to the sum a + c + e and excludes cyclic alkyl and aryl in which a + c + e -1 hydrogens have been replaced, or a polyvalent heterocarbon fragment having from 1 to 27 carbon atoms; each occurrence of R 5 is independently selected from a polyvalent hydrocarbon group of from 3 to 10 carbon atoms that was obtained by substitution of hydrogen atoms equal to the sum of c + e, or a polyvalent heterocarbon fragment having from 1 to 27 carbon atoms; each occurrence of X 1 is independently selected from hydrolyzable groups consisting of -OH and -OR 6, wherein R 6 is a monovalent hydrocarbon group having from 1 to 5 carbon atoms; each occurrence of X 2 and X 3 is independently selected from the group consisting of the members listed above for R 6 , the members listed above for X 1 , and -OSi containing groups that result from the condensation of silanols; each occurrence of the subscripts, a, b, c, d, e, f, m, n, o, p, and x, is independently given by a is 1 to 2; b is 1 to 3; c is 1; d is 1 to 3; e is 1; f is 0 to 3; m is 1; n is 1 to 10; o is 0 to 1; p is 1; and x is 1 to 4. <EOS>