TECHNOLOGY FOCUS - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY - Preferred Composition: (I) exhibits an electrical volume resistivity at 25 degrees C of at least 1010 (preferably at least 1012) ohm-cm. (I) exhibits a specific heat at 20 degrees C of at least 2 (preferably at least 2.3) kJ/kg.K. (I) exhibits a thermal conductivity at 20 degrees C of at least 0.170 (preferably at least 0.2) W/m.K. (I) comprises a mixture of diester and triester species. Preferred Components: The diester species a structure of formula (R3-C(=O)-O-C(R1)-C(R2)-O-C(=O)-R4) (A). The triester species has a structure of formula (R4a-C(=O)-O-C(R1a)-C(-O-C(=O)-R3a)-(CH2)n-C(=O)-O-R2a) (B). The diester species is derived from a process comprising: (a) epoxidizing a 8-16C olefin to form an epoxide comprising an epoxide ring; (b) opening the epoxide ring and forming a diol; and (c) esterifying the diol with an esterifying species to form the diester species, where the esterifying species is carboxylic acids, acyl halides, and/or acyl anhydrides, where the esterifying species has a carbon number of 2-18. The esterifying species is a carboxylic acid. The carboxylic acid is derived from a bio-derived fatty acid. The carboxylic acid is derived from alcohols generated by a Fischer-Tropsch process. The diester species is derived from a process comprising: (aa) epoxidizing an 8-16C olefin to form an epoxide comprising an epoxide ring; and (bb) reacting the epoxidized olefin with the esterifying species to form the diester species. The triester species is derived from a process comprising: (a1) esterifying a mono-unsaturated 10-22C fatty acid with an alcohol to form an unsaturated ester; (b1) epoxidizing the unsaturated ester to form an epoxy-ester species comprising an epoxide ring; (c1) opening the ring of the epoxy-ester species to form a dihydroxy ester; and (d1) esterifying the dihydroxy ester with an esterifying species to form a triester species, where the esterifying species is carboxylic acids, acyl halides and/or acyl anhydrides having a carbon number of 2-19. The triester species is derived from a process comprising reducing a monosaturated fatty acid to the corresponding unsaturated alcohol; epoxidizing the unsaturated alcohol to an epoxy fatty alcohol; opening the ring of the epoxy fatty alcohol to make the corresponding triol; and esterifying the triol with the esterifying species to form a triester species. The triester species is derived from a process comprising: reducing a monosaturated fatty acid to the corresponding unsaturated alcohol; epoxidizing the unsaturated alcohol to an epoxy fatty alcohol; and esterifying the fatty alcohol epoxide with the esterifying species to form a triester species.R1-R4 = 2-17C hydrocarbyl;R1a-R4a = 2-20C hydrocarbyl, where R1a is -(CH2)7CH3; andn = 2-20, preferably 8. EXAMPLE - 7,8-Tetradecene (100 g) in 200 ml of chloroform was added dropwise to a stirred solution of 143 g of 77% meta-chloroperoxybenzoic acid in 500 ml of chloroform over 45 minutes. The resulting reaction mixture was stirred overnight. The resulting milky solution was subsequently filtered to remove meta-chlorobenzoic acid that formed in it. The filtrate was then washed with a 10% aqueous solution of sodium bicarbonate. The organic layer was dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate and concentrated on a rotary evaporator. The reaction afforded the desired epoxide (isomers of n-tetradecene epoxides). The isomers of n-tetradecene epoxides (10.6 g) were mixed with lauric acid (30 g) and 85% phosphoric acid (0.1 g). The mixture was stirred and bubbled/purged with nitrogen at 150 degrees C for 20 hours. Excess lauric acid was removed from the product first by recrystallization in hexane with subsequent filtration at 15 degrees C, and then by adding 1N sodium hydroxide solution and filtering out the sodium laurate salt. The diester product collected (21.8 g, 73% yield) was a light yellow, transparent oil comprising a mixture of diester species.