| abstract |
Disclosed herein are dispersions comprising a liquid or semisolid continuous phase, a dispersed solid phase comprising a plurality of organic, inorganic or inorganic-organic particles, and an alkyl ketal ester having structure (I), wherein a is 0 or 1 to 12 , especially an integer of 1 to 6, more particularly 1 to 4; b is 0 or 1; R 2 is a divalent C 1-8 group optionally substituted with up to 5 hydroxyl groups; and R 1 is C 1 -6 alkyl, and wherein at least a portion of said alkyl ketal ester is present in said continuous phase, on the surface of at least some of said dispersed particles, or a combination thereof. |