Uses:

This compound is used as a plasticizer in vinyl plastics manufacturing, in spectacle frames, as a flame-retardant, as a solvent for nitrocellulose and in cellulose molding compositions. It is also used as an additive to extreme-pressure lubricants, as a nonflammable fluid in hydraulic systems, as a lead scavenger in gasoline, to sterilize certain surgical instruments, in polystyrene, in waterproofing, in common organic solvents and thinners, in linseed oil, as emulsifying agent in cosmetics, in china wood oil and in castor oil