Polyol esters of metathesized fatty acids and uses thereof

1. A paint or coating composition, comprising:

a film-forming polymer;

water; and

a compound of formula (I):

wherein:

R 1 is —H, —CH 2 —CH 3 , —CH 2 —CH═CH 2 , or —CH 2 —CH═CH—CH 2 —CH 3 ;

R 2 is —(C 2-10 alkylene)-(OH)q; and

q is 1 or 2.

2. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the film-forming polymer is a natural latex, a synthetic latex, or a mixture thereof.

3. The composition of claim 2 , where the film-forming polymer is a synthetic latex.

4. The composition of claim 3 , where the synthetic latex is an acrylic polymer, polyvinyl acetate, polyvinyl chloride, styrene-butadiene rubber, acrylonitrile-butadiene rubber, or a mixture thereof.

5. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the weight-to-weight ratio of film-forming polymer to compound ranges from 5:1 to 200:1.

6. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the composition has no more than 0.5 kg/L of volatile organic compounds (VOCs), as measured by Method 24 of the United States Environmental Protection Agency.

7. The composition of claim 1 , wherein R 1 is —H.

8. The compound of claim 1 , wherein R 1 is —CH 2 —CH 3 .

9. The compound of claim 1 , wherein R 2 is —(C 2-10 alkylene)-OH.

10. The compound of claim 9 , wherein R 2 is —(CH 2 ) 2 —OH, —(CH 2 ) 3 —OH, —(CH 2 ) 4 —OH, —(CH 2 ) 5 —OH, —(CH 2 ) 6 —OH, —CH(OH)—CH 3 , —CH 2 —CH(OH)—CH 3 , —CH(CH 3 )—CH 2 —OH, —CH 2 —CH(CH 3 )—CH 2 —OH, or —CH 2 —C(CH 3 ) 2 —CH(OH)—CH(CH 3 ) 2 .

11. The compound of claim 10 , wherein R 2 is —(CH 2 ) 2 —OH.

12. The compound of claim 10 , wherein R 2 is —(CH 2 ) 3 —OH.

13. The compound of claim 10 , wherein R 2 is —(CH 2 ) 4 —OH.

14. The compound of claim 10 , wherein R 2 is —CH(OH)—CH 3 .

15. The compound of claim 10 , wherein R 2 is —CH 2 —CH(OH)—CH 3 .

16. The compound of claim 10 , wherein R 2 is —CH(CH 3 )—CH 2 —OH.

17. The compound of claim 10 , wherein R 2 is —CH 2 —CH(CH 3 )—CH 2 —OH.

18. The compound of claim 10 , wherein R 2 is —CH 2 —C(CH 3 ) 2 —CH(OH)—CH(CH 3 ) 2 .