Sulfur-based functional prepolymers for polyurethanes and polymeric materials

A composition comprising:

• a reaction product of a mixture comprising:
• elemental sulfur wherein the elemental sulfur is S8;
• a first ethylenically unsaturated compound comprising a hydroxyl or carboxyl group and is a compound of formula:
• wherein:
• E is —OH or —C(O)OH,
• R1 and R2 are each individually, H, alkyl, cycloalkyl, heterocyclyl, aryl, heteroaryl, aralkyl, heterocyclylalkyl, cycloalkylalkyl, or heteroarylalkyl, and
• R3 is a linear or branched C1-C50 alkylenyl group;
• and
• a second, or more, ethylenically unsaturated compound(s), and the second, or more, ethylenically unsaturated compound(s) comprises:
• a (meth)acrylate or is represented by one or more of the following formulas:
• wherein:
• R4 and R5 are each individually H, alkyl, cycloalkyl, heterocyclyl, aryl, heteroaryl, aralkyl, heterocyclylalkyl, cycloalkylalkyl, or heteroarylalkyl;
• R6 is alkylenyl, cycloalkylenyl, heterocyclylene, arylene, or heteroarylene;
• each R7 is individually NO2, NH2, F, Cl, Br, I, CN, alkyl, cycloalkyl, heterocyclyl, aryl, heteroaryl, aralkyl, heterocyclylalkyl, cycloalkylalkyl, or heteroarylalkyl;
• R8, R9, and R10 are each individually H, alkyl, cycloalkyl, heterocyclyl, aryl, heteroaryl, aralkyl, heterocyclylalkyl, cycloalkylalkyl, or heteroarylalkyl;
• R11, R12, R13, and R14 are each individually alkyl or aryl;
• m is 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5;
• and
• n is 1 to 1000;
• or
• one or more cyclic olefins selected from a monocyclic olefin, a monocyclic bicyclic diene, a bicyclic olefin, and a bicyclic diene.