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US 2021/0062017 A1Published application
Branched acetal coalescing aids
AssigneeEastman Chemical Company
InventorsMatthew Allen Boone, Stephanie Kay Clendennen
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Abstract
The present application relates to branched acetal compounds. The branched acetal compounds have utility as additives in paint and coating compositions. The branched acetal compounds exhibit reduced Volatile Organic Content (VOC). When added to a paint or coating composition, the branched acetal compositions of the present application provide satisfactory coating coalescing activity and reduced VOC content.
Claims18
A composition comprising:
- (1) a compound according to Formula I:
- wherein:
- R1 is hydrogen, or (C1-12)alkyl;
- R2 is (C1-12)alkyl;
- R3 is
- R4 is
- and
- each R5 is (C1-6)alkyl or (C1-6)alkenyl;
- and
- (2) a latex polymer;
- wherein the compound of Formula I is present from about 1 to about 20 phr relative to the sum total of the latex polymer.
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A compound according to Formula I:
- R1 is hydrogen or (C1-12)alkyl;
- R2 is (C1-12)alkyl;
- R3 is
- R4 is
- and
- each R5 is (C1-6)alkyl or (C1-6)alkenyl,
- wherein when R1 is hydrogen, R2 is not ethyl, hexyl or decyl,
- wherein when R1 is methyl, R2 is not methyl.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.