Patent ID: 7960493

Claim:
A resin composition comprising a polyol ester produced by process comprising the steps of reacting a polyol and a tertiary alkyl acid in the presence of an acid catalyst having a pKa from −2 to +2 at a temperature below 180° C., and optionally in presence of an inert organic solvent, wherein the polyol ester is predominantly a mono-ester of the polyol, wherein the acid catalyst is selected from the group consisting of methane sulphonic acid, ethane sulphonic acid, trifluoromethane sulphonic acid, para toluene sulphonic acid, xylene sulphonic acid and combinations thereof, and wherein the polyol is selected from the group consisting of ethylene glycol, propylene glycol, glycol oligomers having 2 to 10 repeating units, neopentyl glycol, trimethylolpropane, pentaerythritol, and combinations thereof.