Patent ID: 8466220

Claim:
A thioether comprising a structure having the formula: —[—S—(R—X) p —C(R 1 ) 2 —(X—R) q —] n — in which: (a) each R, which may be the same or different, denotes a C 2-10 n-alkylene group; a C 2-10 branched alkylene group; a C 6-8 cycloalkylene group; a C 6-14 alkylcycloalkylene; or a C 8-10 alkylarylene group; (b) each R 1 , which may be the same or different, denotes a hydrogen, a C 1-10 n-alkylene group; a C 2-10 branched alkylene group; a C 6-8 cycloalkylene group; a C 6-14 alkylcycloalkylene; or a C 8-10 alkylarylene group; (c) each X, which may be the same or different, denotes O or S; (d) p has a value of 2 to 5; (e) q has a value of 1 to 5; and (f) n has a value of at least 1.