Patent ID: 7049472

Claim:
A composition comprising a compound according to formula (I) ROCH 2 CH(OH)CR 1 R 2 ZCR 1 R 2 CH(OH)CH 2 OR (I) wherein each R is independently selected from the group consisting of C4–C20 branched, linear, and cyclic alkyl, and aryl moieties; C4–C20 branched, linear, and cyclic alkyl, alkenyl, aryl, and aralkyl moieties bearing a carbonyl group or one or more heteroatoms selected from O, S, and N; glycol ether moieties of the formula R 3 (OCH 2 CH 2 ) n —; aminoethylene moieties of the formula R 3 (NHCH 2 CH 2 ) n —; and thioether moieties of the formula R 3 S(CH 2 ) n —; wherein R 3 is H or linear C1–C12 alkyl and n is an integer from 1 to 15, R 1 and R 2 are each independently H or a C1–C4 alkyl group, and Z is S, SO, or SO 2 .