Pentaerythritol C5h12o4

Properties: White crystal powder without any visible foreign matters. Soluble in water, slightly soluted in alcohol, dissolvable in benzene, ether and petroleum ether etc., esters will be formed by reaction with common organic acid; No reaction take place when it is heated with dilute caustic solution.

Index content
Monopentaerythritol 98% min
Hydroxyl groups 49%min
Ash 0.03% max
Loss on heating 0.2%max
Melting point 250 c
Phthalic color 2 max (gardner)

Uses: Pentaerythritol is used in the manufacture of alkyd resins, fatty acid rosin and tall oil esters and 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