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Table 1 The molecular structure of diesters derived from different lengths of carboxylic acids (nc) and different lengths of alcohols (na), including dioctyl malonate (DOT), dioctyl fumarate (DOF), dioctyl adipate (DOA), dioctyl sebacate (DOS), didodecyl succinate (DOSN)