Patent ID: 7291748

Claim:
An ester mixture comprising at least one ester of an aliphatic or aromatic di- or tricarboxylic acid having a C 10 alcohol component composed of 2-propylheptanol or composed of a C 10 alcohol mixture composed of 2-propylheptanol and of at least one of the C 10 alcohols selected from the group consisting of 2-propyl-4-methylhexanol, 2-propyl-5-methylhexanol, 2-isopropylheptanol, 2-isopropyl-4-methylhexanol, 2-isopropyl-5-methylhexanol, and 2-propyl-4,4-dimethylpentanol, and comprising at least one ester of an aliphatic or aromatic di- or tricarboxylic acid having a C 7 alcohol component composed of n-heptanol or composed of an alcohol mixture composed of n-heptanol and at least one of the C 7 alcohols selected from the group consisting of 2-methylhexanol and 2-ethylpentanol, wherein the aliphatic or aromatic di- or tricarboxylic acid is selected from the group consisting of citric acid, phthalic acid, isophthalic acid, terephthalic acid, and trimellitic acid.