Process of preparing molybdenum complexes, the complexes so-produced and lubricants containing same

• US 4,265,773 A
• Filed: 06/28/1979
• Issued: 05/05/1981
• Est. Priority Date: 06/28/1979
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Chevron Research Company (Chevron Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Chevron Research Company (Chevron Corp.)
• Inventors: King, John M., deVries, Louis
• Primary Examiner(s): Metz, Andrew
• Application Number:
  US06/053,013
• Time in Patent Office: 677 Days
• Field of Search: 252/34.7, 252/46.4, 252/49.7, 252/51, 252/25, 252/400 R, 252/400 A, 260/125, 260/128, 260/137
• US Class Current: 508/230
• CPC Class Codes: C07F 11/005 compounds without a metal-carbon linkage
• CPC Class Codes: C10M 159/18 Complexes with metals
• CPC Class Codes: C10M 2215/086 Imides
• CPC Class Codes: C10M 2215/28 Amides; Imides
• CPC Class Codes: C10M 2219/02 Sulfur-containing compounds obtained by sulfurisation with sulfur or sulfur-containing compounds
• CPC Class Codes: C10M 2219/046 Overbasedsulfonic acid salts
• CPC Class Codes: C10M 2227/06 Organic compounds derived from inorganic acids or metal salts
• CPC Class Codes: C10N 2010/12 Groups 6 or 16
• CPC Class Codes: C10N 2070/02 Concentrating of additives

Abstract

Antioxidant additives for lubricating oil are prepared by combining an acidic molybdenum compound, an oil-soluble basic nitrogen compound and carbon disulfide to form a sulfur-and molybdenum-containing composition.

Claims

1. A process for preparing a sulfurized molybdenum-containing composition which comprises (1) reacting an acidic molybdenum compound, and an oil-soluble basic nitrogen compound selected from the group consisting of a succinimide, carboxylic acid amide, Mannich base, phosphonamide, thiophosphonamide, phosphoramide, dispersant viscosity index improver or mixtures thereof to form a molybdenum complex wherein from 0.01 to 2.00 atoms of molybdenum are present per basic nitrogen atom;

and (2) reacting said complex with carbon disulfide in an amount to provide 0.1 to 4.0 atoms of sulfur per atom of molybdenum, to form a sulfur- and molybdenum-containing composition.

2. The process of claim 1 wherein the acidic molybdenum compound is molybdic acid, ammonium molybdate, or an alkali metal molybdate.

3. The process of claim 2 wherein said acidic molybdenum compound is molybdic acid or ammonium molybdate, and said oil-soluble basic nitrogen compound is a succinimide, carboxylic acid amide, or a Mannich base prepared from a C_9-200 alkylphenol, formaldehyde, and an amine.

4. The process of claim 3 wherein said oil-soluble basic nitrogen compound is a polyisobutenyl succinimide prepared from polyisobutenyl succinic anhydride and tetraethylene pentaamine triethylenetetraamine or mixtures thereof.

5. The process of claim 3 wherein said oil-soluble basic nitrogen compound is a carboxylic acid amide prepared from one or more carboxylic acids of the formula R² -COOH, wherein R² is C_12-350 alkyl or C_12-350 alkenyl and a hydrocarbyl polyamine.

6. The process of claim 5 wherein R² is C_12-20 alkyl or C_12-20 alkenyl and the hydrocarbyl polyamine is tetraethylene pentaamine triethylene tetraamine.

7. The process of claim 3, wherein said basic nitrogen compound is the Mannich base prepared from dodecyl phenol, formaldehyde, and methylamine.

8. The process of claim 3 wherein said Mannich base is prepared from a C_80-100 alkylphenol, formaldehyde, and triethylene tetraamine, tetraethylene pentaamine, or mixtures thereof.

9. The product prepared by the process of claim 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 or 8.

10. A lubricating oil composition comprising an oil of lubricating viscosity and from 0.05 to 15% by weight of the product of claim 9.

11. A lubricating oil concentrate composition comprising an oil of lubricating viscosity and from 15 to 90% by weight of the product of claim 10.