Ester compounds, lubricating oil compositions containing same and processes for making same
AssigneeExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc.
InventorsAbhimanyu O. Patil, Kyle G. Lewis, Satish Bodige, Stephen Zushma
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Abstract
This disclosure relates to ester compounds formed from gamma-branched aliphatic alcohols, lubricating oil base stocks comprising such ester compounds, lubricating oil compositions comprising such ester compounds, and method of making such base stocks. The lubricating oil base stocks comprising the ester compounds exhibit desirable lubricating properties such as polarity.
Claims26
A compound having the following formula (F-I):
- wherein R1 and R2 are independently each a C2 to C30 linear or branched alkyl group and wherein R1 and R2, taken together, comprise from 8 to 48 carbon atoms;
- and
- R3 is a hydrocarbyl group.
A compound having the following formula (F-I):
- wherein R1 and R2 are independently each a C2 to C30 linear or branched alkyl group;
- and R3 is a hydrocarbyl group, and wherein the compound is selected from the group consisting of:
- 3-ethylheptyl acetate;
- 3-ethylheptyl propanoate;
- 3-ethylheptyl butanoate;
- 3-ethylheptyl pentanoate;
- 3-ethylheptyl hexanoate;
- 3-ethylheptyl octanoate;
- 3-ethylheptyl decanoate;
- 3-ethylheptyl dodecanoate;
- 3-ethylheptyl tetradecanoate;
- 3-ethylheptyl hexadecanoate;
- 3-ethylheptyl octadecanoate;
- 3-ethylheptyl icosanoate;
- 3-ethylheptyl 3-phenylpropanoate;
- 3-ethylheptyl 2-phenylacetate;
- 3-ethylheptyl benzoate;
- 3-propyloctyl acetate;
- 3-propyloctyl propanoate;
- 3-propyloctyl butanoate;
- 3-propyloctyl pentanoate;
- 3-propyloctyl hexanoate;
- 3-propyloctyl octanoate;
- 3-propyloctyl decanoate;
- 3-propyloctyl dodecanoate;
- 3-propyloctyl tetradecanoate;
- 3-propyloctyl hexadecanoate;
- 3-propyloctyl octadecanoate;
- 3-propyloctyl icosanoate;
- 3-propyloctyl 3-phenylpropanoate;
- 3-propyloctyl 2-phenylacetate;
- 3-propyloctyl benzoate;
- 3-butylnonyl acetate;
- 3-butylnonyl propanoate;
- 3-butylnonyl butanoate;
- 3-butylnonyl pentanoate;
- 3-butylnonyl hexanoate;
- 3-butylnonyl octanoate;
- 3-butylnonyl decanoate;
- 3-butylnonyl dodecanoate;
- 3-butylnonyl tetradecanoate;
- 3-butylnonyl hexadecanoate;
- 3-butylnonyl octadecanoate;
- 3-butylnonyl icosanoate;
- 3-butylnonyl 3-phenylpropanoate;
- 3-butylnonyl 2-phenylacetate;
- 3-butylnonyl benzoate;
- 3-hexylundecyl acetate;
- 3-hexylundecyl propanoate;
- 3-hexylundecyl butanoate;
- 3-hexylundecyl pentanoate;
- 3-hexylundecyl hexanoate;
- 3-hexylundecyl octanoate;
- 3-hexylundecyl decanoate;
- 3-hexylundecyl dodecanoate;
- 3-hexylundecyl tetradecanoate;
- 3-hexylundecyl hexadecanoate;
- 3-hexylundecyl octadecanoate;
- 3-hexylundecyl icosanoate;
- 3-hexylundecyl 3-phenylpropanoate;
- 3-hexylundecyl 2-phenylacetate;
- 3-hexylundecyl benzoate;
- 3-octyltridecyl acetate;
- 3-octyltridecyl propanoate;
- 3-octyltridecyl butanoate;
- 3-octyltridecyl pentanoate;
- 3-octyltridecyl hexanoate;
- 3-octyltridecyl octanoate;
- 3-octyltridecyl decanoate;
- 3-octyltridecyl dodecanoate;
- 3-octyltridecyl tetradecanoate;
- 3-octyltridecyl hexadecanoate;
- 3-octyltridecyl octadecanoate;
- 3-octyltridecyl icosanoate;
- 3-octyltridecyl 3-phenylpropanoate;
- 3-octyltridecyl 2-phenylacetate;
- 3-octyltridecyl benzoate;
- 3-decylpentadecyl acetate;
- 3-decylpentadecyl propanoate;
- 3-decylpentadecyl butanoate;
- 3-decylpentadecyl pentanoate;
- 3-decylpentadecyl hexanoate;
- 3-decylpentadecyl octanoate;
- 3-decylpentadecyl decanoate;
- 3-decylpentadecyl dodecanoate;
- 3-decylpentadecyl tetradecanoate;
- 3-decylpentadecyl hexadecanoate;
- 3-decylpentadecyl octadecanoate;
- 3-decylpentadecyl icosanoate;
- 3-decylpentadecyl 3-phenylpropanoate;
- 3-decylpentadecyl 2-phenylacetate;
- 3-decylpentadecyl benzoate;
- 3-dodecylheptadecyl acetate;
- 3-dodecylheptadecyl propanoate;
- 3-dodecylheptadecyl butanoate;
- 3-dodecylheptadecyl pentanoate;
- 3-dodecylheptadecyl hexanoate;
- 3-dodecylheptadecyl octanoate;
- 3-dodecylheptadecyl decanoate;
- 3-dodecylheptadecyl dodecanoate;
- 3-dodecylheptadecyl tetradecanoate;
- 3-dodecylheptadecyl hexadecanoate;
- 3-dodecylheptadecyl octadecanoate;
- 3-dodecylheptadecyl icosanoate;
- 3-dodecylheptadecyl 3-phenylpropanoate;
- 3-dodecylheptadecyl 2-phenylacetate;
- and
- 3-dodecylheptadecyl benzoate.
A process for making a compound having the following formula (F-I) or a lubricating oil base stock comprising a compound having formula (F-I):
- wherein R1 and R2 are independently each a C2 to C30 linear or branched alkyl group
- wherein R1 and R2, taken together, comprise from 8 to 48 carbon atoms;
- and
- R3 is a hydrocarbyl group;
- the method comprising:
- reacting an acid having a formula (F-II) or an anhydride thereof having a formula (F-III) below with an alcohol having a formula (F-IV) below in the presence of an acid catalyst to obtain a reaction mixture:
- and
- obtaining the compound or the lubricating oil base stock from the reaction mixture.
A compound having the following formula (F-I):
- wherein R1 and R2 are independently each a C2 to C30 linear or branched alkyl group;
- and R3 is an aryl group or alkylaryl group selected from phenyl, 1-naphthyl, 2-naphthyl, 3-naphthyl, phenanthryls, and alkylated derivatives thereof comprising one or more linear or branched alkyl substituents.
A process for making a compound having the following formula (F-I) or a lubricating oil base stock comprising a compound having formula (F-I):
- wherein R1 and R2 are independently each a C2 to C30 linear or branched alkyl group;
- R3 is an aryl group or alkylaryl group selected from phenyl, 1-naphthyl, 2-naphthyl, 3-naphthyl, phenanthryls, and alkylated derivatives thereof comprising one or more linear or branched alkyl substituents;
- the method comprising:
- reacting an acid having a formula (F-II) or an anhydride thereof having a formula (F-III) below with an alcohol having a formula (F-IV) below in the presence of an acid catalyst to obtain a reaction mixture:
- and
- obtaining the compound or the lubricating oil base stock from the reaction mixture.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.