Plastic additives which are useful as nucleating agents and which are especially useful for improving the optical properties of polymeric materials are provided. More particularly, this invention relates to certain asymmetric DBS compounds comprising monofluoro- or mono(trifluoroalkyl)-pendant groups on one ring of the aforementioned DBS and the other ring system cannot be monofluorinated. Such compounds may be added to or incorporated within polymer compositions which may then be utilized within, as merely examples, food or cosmetic containers and packaging. These inventive asymmetric benzylidene sorbitol acetals are also useful as gelling agents for water and organic solvents, particularly those used in the preparation of antiperspirant gel sticks.
                            本发明提供了可用作成核剂的塑料添加剂,它们特别适用于改善聚合物材料的光学特性。更具体地说,本发明涉及某些不对称 
DBS 化合物,这些化合物在上述 
DBS 的一个环上含有单
氟或单(三氟烷基)附属基团,而另一个环系统不能单
氟化。此类化合物可添加到聚合物组合物中或与聚合物组合物结合,然后可用于食品或化妆品容器和包装(仅举例说明)。这些本发明的不对称亚苄基
山梨醇乙缩醛还可用作
水和有机溶剂的胶凝剂,特别是用于制备止汗凝胶棒的胶凝剂。