Rheology control agents for coating compositions

A rheology control agent for coating compositions, comprising:

• a compound having the Formula (I) including isomers or mixtures of isomers thereof:
• wherein
• p is 0, 1, 2, or 3;
• wherein
• R4 independently is a C4 to C16 linear or branched alkyl group;
• a C5 to C12 cycloaliphatic group;
• a C6 to C16 cycloaliphatic group bearing a linear or branched C1 to C8 alkyl group;
• a (—CH2CH2—O)n—CH3 group with n being independently 1 to 8;
• wherein
• when p is 0, R2 is a C3 to C16 linear or branched alkyl group, a C1 to C6 linear or branched alkyl group bearing a C5-C16 cycloaliphatic group, a C5-C16 cycloaliphatic or alkyl substituted cycloaliphatic group;
• and R3 is a C4 to C12 branched alkylene group;
• a —(CH2)wOC(O)—(CH2)sC(O)O(CH2)t— group with w and t equal to 1, 2, or 3 and s equal to 1 to 12;
• a —CHR6C(O)O—R8—OC(O)CHR7— group with R8 equal to a C3 to C16 linear or branched alkylene group, a C1 to C6 linear or branched alkylene group bearing a C5-C16 cycloaliphatic group, a C5-C16 cycloaliphatic or alkyl substituted cycloaliphatic group, a (—CH2CH2—O—CH2CH2—)m group with m being 1 to 4, and with R6 and R7 independently equal to a methyl, isopropyl, benzyl, or isobutyl group and X is NH;
• wherein
• when p is 1, R2 is a C1 to C8 linear or branched alkylene group, a —(CH2CH2—O)n—CH2CH2— group with n being 1 to 4,
• wherein
• when p is 2, R2 is Formula (II) and when p is 3, R2 is Formula (III)
• wherein
• q is 0 or 1;
• and R5 is H, a C1 to C5 linear alkyl group;
• wherein
• when p is 1, 2, or 3, R3 is a C3 to C16 linear or branched alkylene group, a C1 to C6 linear or branched alkylene group bearing a C5-C16 cycloaliphatic group, a C5-C16 cycloaliphatic or alkyl substituted cycloaliphatic group;
• R4 independently is a C4 to C16 linear or branched alkyl group;
• a C5 to C12 cycloaliphatic group;
• a C6 to C16 cycloaliphatic group bearing a linear or branched C1 to C8 alkyl group;
• a (—CH2CH2—O)n—CH3 group with n being independently 1 to 8;
• and X and Y are chosen from O or NH with the proviso that if X is O, Y cannot be O and if X is NH, Y cannot be NH, Y may be nothing, Z is chosen from O, NH, or nothing.