Claims
- 1. A solid gelled composition comprising at least one gelling agent compound and at least one asymmetric alditol di-acetal compound comprising at least two arylidene components wherein one of said arylidene components possesses either a single nitro pendant group or at least two electron drawing pendant groups and the other arylidene component must comprise at least two electron donating pendant groups.
- 2. A solid gel according to claim 1 wherein the solvent is selected from the group consisting of monohydric alcohols, polyhydric alcohols, propylene carbonate, propylene glycol, dipropylene glycol, DMSO, DMF, NMP, water, and mixtures thereof.
- 3. A solid gel according to claim 2 wherein the solvent is selected from the group consisting of propylene carbonate, methanol, ethanol, n-propanol, n-butanol, 2-methoxyethanol, 2-ethoxyethanol, ethylene glycol, 1,2-propylene glycol, 1,3-propylene glycol, 1,4-butylene glycol, 1,2-butylene glycol, diethylene glycol, isopropanol, isobutanol, monomethyl ether, diethylene glycol monoethyl ether, 1,3-butylene glycol, 2,3-butylene glycol, dipropylene glycol, 2,4-dihydroxy-2-methylpentane, and mixtures thereof.
- 4. A solid gel according to claim 3 wherein the solvent is selected from aromatics, halogenated aromatics, nitrated aromatics, ketones, amines, nitriles, esters, aldehydes, and mixtures thereof.
- 5. A solid gelled polyolefin composition comprising at least one gelling agent compound and at least one alditol di-acetal compound conforming with the Formula (I):
- 5. A solid gel according to claim 4 wherein the solvent is selected from the group consisting of monohydric alcohols, polyhydric alcohols, propylene carbonate, propylene glycol, dipropylene glycol, DMSO, DMF, NMP, water, and mixtures thereof.
- 6. A solid gel according to claim 5 wherein the solvent is selected from the group consisting of propylene carbonate, methanol, ethanol, n-propanol, n-butanol, 2-methoxyethanol, 2-ethoxyethanol, ethylene glycol, 1,2-propylene glycol, 1,3-propylene glycol, 1,4-butylene glycol, 1,2-butylene glycol, diethylene glycol, isopropanol, isobutanol, monomethyl ether, diethylene glycol monoethyl ether, 1,3-butylene glycol, 2,3-butylene glycol, dipropylene glycol, 2,4-dihydroxy-2-methylpentane, and mixtures thereof.
- 7. A solid gel according to claim 6 wherein the solvent is selected from aromatics, halogenated aromatics, nitrated aromatics, ketones, amines, nitriles, esters, aldehydes, and mixtures thereof.
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is a divisional of co-pending application 09/586,392, filed on Jun. 2, 2000. This parent application is herein entirely incorporated by reference.
Divisions (1)
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Number |
Date |
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Parent |
09586392 |
Jun 2000 |
US |
Child |
10286220 |
Nov 2002 |
US |