Patent ID: 8513339

Claim:
A sulfur-containing compound having the structure of Formula (1): B(—V′—S—R 1 —S-A′) z1 (—V′—S—R 1 —SH) z2 (1) wherein each R 1 is independently selected from C 2-6 alkanediyl, C 6-8 cycloalkanediyl, C 6-10 alkanecycloalkanediyl, C 5-8 heterocycloalkanediyl, and —[—(CHR 3 ) s —X—] q —(CHR 3 ) r —; wherein: each R 3 is independently selected from hydrogen and methyl; each X is independently selected from —O—, —S—, and —NR— wherein R is selected from hydrogen and methyl; s is an integer from 2 to 6; q is an integer from 1 to 5; and r is an integer from 2 to 10; each A′ independently represents a moiety formed by the reaction of a compound A with a thiol group, wherein compound A is a compound having a terminal group that is reactive with a thiol group and a terminal group that promotes adhesion; B represents a core of a z-valent, alkenyl-terminated polyfunctional compound B(—V) z , wherein: z is the sum of z1 and z2, and z is an integer from 3 to 6; z1 is an integer from 1 to 4; z2 is an integer from 2 to 5; and each —V is a moiety comprising a terminal group that is reactive with a thiol group; and each —V′— represents a moiety formed by the reaction of each —V with a thiol group.