US 6,982,295 B2
Plasticizers from less branched alcohols
Allen David Godwin, Seabrook, Tex. (US); and Jon Edmond Randolph Stanat, Baton Rouge, La. (US)
Assigned to ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc., Houston, Tex. (US)
Filed on Jun. 16, 2003, as Appl. No. 10/462,354.
Prior Publication US 2004/0254393 A1, Dec. 16, 2004
Int. Cl. C08K 5/09 (2006.01); C08K 5/12 (2006.01); B32B 15/00 (2006.01); D02G 3/00 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 524—296 25 Claims
 
1. A composition comprising a plasticizer ester prepared by esterifying an ester precursor selected from the group consisting of at least one acid, at least one anhydride, and a mixture thereof, with a less branched C13 alcohol molecule having an average of from 0.5 to 2.0 branches per alcohol molecule.