Pentaerythritol

A white crystalline solid that is an organic compound. Its halogen-free esters are an environmentally friendly alternative to electrical transformer fluids, PCB, and certain hydrocarbons. Uses: Used in the manufacture of Alkyd resins, fatty acid rosin, and tall oil esters, to make paint and coatings, printing ink, coating adhesives, explosives, sealants, varnish, lacquer, vinyl chloride, synthetic rubber and miscellaneous including pentaerythritol tetranitrate (PETN), urethane coatings, flame retardant paints, polyvinyl chloride stabilizers, olefins antioxidant and pentaerythritol triacrylate. CAS# (115-77-5)