Dioctyl sebacate
Dioctyl sebacate is an organic compound which is the diester of sebacic acid and 2-ethylhexanol.
It is an oily colorless liquid and is used as a plasticizer, including in the explosive C-4. It has also found use in Dot 5 brake fluid, in ester-based engine oils and additives, as seed particle for particle image velocimetry and as a model compound that forms stable aerosols.