Ethanol → Benzyl Alcohol

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A carboxylic acid ester which has a boiling point of more than 260° C. at one atmospheric pressure and which contains a total of 13 or more carbon atoms is mentioned as the above-mentioned carboxylic acid ester (B-3). (1) a carboxylic acid ester obtained from the above-mentioned alcohol (B-1) and the above-mentioned carboxylic acid (B-2); (2) a carboxylic acid ester obtained in combination of the above-mentioned carboxylic acid (B-2) with an alcohol containing 1 to 7 carbon atoms such as methanol, ethanol, propanol, heptanol, hexanol, glycerin, and benzyl alcohol; and (3) a carboxylic acid ester obtained in combination of the above-mentioned alcohol (B-1) with a carboxylic acid containing 1 to 7 carbon atoms such as acetic acid, propionic acid, hexanoic acid, and butanoic, acid. Those mentioned in the above-mentioned carboxylic acid (B-2) are mentioned as preferable carboxylic acids. The preferable embodiments mentioned in the above-mentioned carboxylic acid (B-2) may be mentioned as preferable carboxylic acids. Among these, stearic acid methyl ester, stearic acid ethyl ester, and the like are preferable. These may be used singly or in combination of two or more species of them.

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