Patent ID: 8691198

Claim:
A plasticizer, comprising a compound: wherein R 1 is independently selected from —O—R 3 and —CH 2 —O—R 3 ; wherein R 2 is independently selected from H, —O—R 3 , C—O—C(O)—R 3 , C—O—X(O) 1 or 2 or 3 —R 3 where X is C, Si, Ge, Sn, Pb, P, As, Sb, Bi, S, Se, Te; methyl, lower alkane, ether, ester, alkyl, aromatic, silicon-containing moiety, phosphorous containing moiety, sulfur containing moiety, cycloaliphatic, urethane, fatty acid, fluorinated alkyl moiety, chlorinated alkyl moiety, brominated alkyl moiety, nitrogen containing alkyl moiety, nitrogen containing aromatic moiety, oxygen containing alkyl moiety, phosphorous containing alkyl moiety, sulfur containing alkene moiety, tin containing alkyl moiety, lead containing alkyl moiety, boron containing alkyl moiety, alkyne moiety, fluorine containing moiety, chlorine containing moiety, bromine containing moiety, iodine containing moiety, oxygen containing moiety, sulfur containing moiety, selenium containing moiety, tellurium containing moiety, nitrogen containing moiety, phosphorus containing moiety, arsenic containing moiety, antimony containing moiety, bismuth containing moiety, carbon containing moiety, silicon containing moiety, germanium containing moiety, tin containing moiety, lead containing moiety, boron containing moiety, aluminum containing moiety, metal containing moiety, and a transition metal containing moiety; and wherein R 3 is independently selected from ether, ester, alkyl, aromatic, silicon-containing moiety, phosphorous containing moiety, sulfur containing moiety, cycloaliphatic, urethane, fatty acid, fluorinated alkyl moiety, chlorinated alkyl moiety, brominated alkyl moiety, nitrogen containing alkyl moiety, nitrogen containing aromatic moiety, oxygen containing alkyl moiety, phosphorous containing alkyl moiety, sulfur containing alkene moiety, tin containing alkyl moiety, lead containing alkyl moiety, boron containing alkyl moiety, alkyne moiety, fluorine containing moiety, chlorine containing moiety, bromine containing moiety, iodine containing moiety, oxygen containing moiety, sulfur containing moiety, selenium containing moiety, tellurium containing moiety, nitrogen containing moiety, phosphorus containing moiety, arsenic containing moiety, antimony containing moiety, bismuth containing moiety, carbon containing moiety, silicon containing moiety, germanium containing moiety, tin containing moiety, lead containing moiety, boron containing moiety, aluminum containing moiety, metal containing moiety, and a transition metal containing moiety.