Multi-function additive for lubricating oils
US4978464A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 7, 1989 |
| Grant date | Dec 18, 1990 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 7, 2009 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC10N2070/02
- WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A lubricating oil composition is provided which comprises a major amount of an oil of lubricating viscosity and a minor amount of an additive having the formula Mo.sub.4 S.sub.4 L.sub.6 in which L is a ligand selected from dithiocarbamates, dithiophosphates, dithiophosphinates, thioxanthates, and mixtures thereof and in which the ligands, L, have organo groups having a sufficient number of carbon atoms to render the additive soluble in the oil. In general, the organo groups of the ligands, L, will be the same, although they may be different and they preferably are selected from alkyl, aryl, substituted aryl and ether groups. For example, when L is a dialkyldithiocarbamate or a dialkyldithiophosphate, the alkyl groups will have from about 1 to 30 carbon atoms.
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