abstract |
PCT No. PCT/EP96/00267 Sec. 371 Date Oct. 27, 1997 Sec. 102(e) Date Oct. 27, 1997 PCT Filed Jan. 17, 1996 PCT Pub. No. WO96/22268 PCT Pub. Date Jul. 25, 1996Esters of branched C9 alcohols suitable as plasticizers are formed by esterification of a C9 alcohol produced by the aldol condensation from propanal and a C6 aldehyde and hydrogenation, the propanal optionally having been made from natural gas streams. |