PRODUCTION METHOD FOR POLYTHIOL COMPOUND, POLYMERIZABLE COMPOSITION FOR OPTICAL MATERIAL AND USE THEREFOR

摘要

Provided is a method for producing a polythiol compound, comprising: a step for reacting 2-mercaptoethanol with an epihalohydrin compound represented by the following formula (1) at a temperature of 10°C to 50°C to obtain a polyalcohol compound represented by the following formula (2); a step for reacting the polyalcohol compound thus obtained with thiourea in the presence of hydrogen chloride to obtain an isothiuronium salt; a step for adding, while maintaining a reaction solution containing the isothiuronium salt thus obtained at a temperature of 15°C to 60°C, aqueous ammonia to the reaction solution within 80 minutes, thereby hydrolyzing the isothiuronium salt to obtain a polythiol compound represented by the following formula (5) ; and a step for adding hydrochloric acid which is a concentration of 25% to 36% to the solution containing the polythiol compound thus obtained, washing the solution at a temperature of 10°C to 50°C to purify the polythiol compound.