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diester

(daɪˈɛstə)
n
a compound that contains two ester groups, often used in synthetic lubricants for machinery such as compressors
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The composition has no more than approximately 50% by weight of diester quaternary ammonium compound.
DDDA is also used in polyester coatings, diester synthetic lubricants and fibers among others.
Glutamoyl diester of the dietary polyphenol curcumin offers improved protection against peroxynitrite-mediated nitrosative stress and damage of brain mitochondria in vitro: Implications for Parkinson's disease.
In addition, they concluded that the addition of a benzotriazole UVA to diester HALS shows synergistic effect on decreasing color fading [18].
The real question is what is the synthetic base stock, PAG, Diester, PAO?
(ii) Ring opening polymerization of cyclic diester lactide [26]
Their synthetic strategy was based on the use of diester diyne monomers which were obtained by thermal (60[degrees]C) condensation of diacids with 3-butyl-1-ol and 2-propyn-1-ol (propargyl alcohol) under reduced pressure using Scandium(III) triflate as a catalyst Sc[(OTf).sub.3].