Applications
- The metallic salts of 2-ethylhexanoic acid are used as driers for odorless paints, inks, varnishes, and enamels
- In automotive coolants 2-EHA is used in the production of corrosion inhibitors
- In cosmetics, 2-EHA is used in the production of emollients
- It is widely used in esters for PVB film plasticizers and synthetic lubricants
- PolyVinyl Chloride (PVC) stabilizers