# US 2013/0157913 A1 · Preparation of a post-treated molybdenum amide additive composition and lubricating oil compositions containing same > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2013/0157913 A1 - Document ID: US20130157913A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 13/328,959 - Filed: 2011-12-16 - Published: 2013-06-20 - Earliest claimed: 2011-12-16 - Assignees: Chevron Oronite Company LLC - Inventors: Gaurav Bhalla; Man Hon Tsang - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20130157913A1 ## CPC - C10M 159/12: Reaction products - C10M 135/12: Thio-acids; Thiocyanates; Derivatives thereof - C10M 159/18: Complexes with metals - C10M 2203/1025: used as base material - C10M 2215/28: Amides; Imides - C10M 2219/02: Sulfur-containing compounds obtained by sulfurisation with sulfur or sulfur-containing compounds - C10M 2219/046: Overbased sulfonic acid salts - C10M 2219/068: Thiocarbamate metal salts - C10M 2223/045: Metal containing thio derivatives - C10M 2227/066: derived from Mo or W - C10M 2227/09: Complexes with metals - C10N 2010/04: Groups 2 or 12 - C10N 2010/12: Groups 6 or 16 - C10N 2020/02: Viscosity; Viscosity index - C10N 2030/06: Oiliness; Film-strength; Anti-wear; Resistance to extreme pressure - C10N 2030/54: {Fuel economy} - C10N 2040/25: Internal-combustion engines - C10N 2060/00: Chemical after-treatment of the constituents of the lubricating composition - C10N 2060/06: by epoxydes {or oxyalkylation reactions} - C10M: LUBRICATING COMPOSITIONS (well drilling compositions C09K8/02); USE OF CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES EITHER ALONE OR AS LUBRICATING INGREDIENTS IN A LUBRICATING COMPOSITION (mould release, i.e. separating, agents for metals B22C3/00, for plastics or substances in a plastic state, in general B29C33/56, for glass C03B40/02; textile lubricating compositions D06M11/00, D06M13/00, D06M15/00; immersion oils for microscopy G02B21/33) - C10N: INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASS C10M RELATING TO LUBRICATING COMPOSITIONS ## Abstract The invention is directed to oil soluble additive compositions, lubricating oil compositions, and additive concentrates comprising the salt of (1) a molybdenum oxide, sulfide, or oxysulfide; (2) an amide reaction product of a carboxylic acid component and a polyamine component wherein the charge mole ratio (CMR) of the carboxylic acid component to the polyamine component is about 2:1 to 1:1; and (3) a post-treating agent. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An oil soluble additive composition prepared by a process comprising: (1) reacting a molybdenum component; (2) an amide wherein said amide comprises the reaction product of a carboxylic acid component and a polyamine component, wherein the charge mole ratio of the carboxylic acid component to the polyamine component is about 2:1 to 1:1; (3) a sulfur source wherein the ratio of sulfur to molybdenum is about 2:1; and (4) a post-treating agent. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The oil soluble additive composition of claim 1, wherein the molybdenum component is a molybdenum oxide. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The oil soluble additive composition of claim 1, wherein the molybdenum component is a molybdenum oxysulfide. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The oil soluble additive composition of claim 1, wherein the molybdenum component is a molybdenum sulfide. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The oil soluble additive composition of claim 1, wherein the amide contains at least one basic nitrogen. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The oil soluble additive composition of claim 1, wherein the carboxylic acid component is a carboxylic acid, carboxylic acid salt, carboxylic acid anhydride, carboxylic acid ester, or mixtures thereof ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The oil soluble additive composition of claim 1, wherein the carboxylic acid component is a fatty acid. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The oil soluble additive composition of claim 1, wherein the carboxylic acid component is isostearic acid, stearic acid, or mixtures thereof. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The oil soluble additive composition of claim 1, wherein the charge mole ratio of the carboxylic acid component to the polyamine component is about 1.7:1 to 1:1. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The oil soluble additive composition of claim 1, wherein the polyamine is a polyalkylenepolyamine of the general formula H2N(—R—NH)n—H and wherein R is an alkylene group of 2-3 carbon atoms and n is an integer of from 1 to 11. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The oil soluble composition of claim 1, wherein the polyamine is tetraethylenepentamine (TEPA), diethylenetriamine (DETA), ethylenediamine (EDA), or mixtures thereof. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The oil soluble additive composition of claim 1, wherein the mole ratio of molybdenum to sulfur is about 1:0 to 1:8. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The oil soluble additive composition of claim 1, wherein the molybdenum component is a molybdenum sulfide or oxysulfide and the mole ratio of molybdenum to sulfur is about 1:1 to 1:4. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The oil soluble additive composition of claim 1, wherein the molybdenum component is sulfurized. ### Claim 15 (depends on 1) The oil soluble additive composition of claim 1 wherein the post-treating agent is a cyclic carbonate. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The oil soluble additive composition of claim 15 wherein the cyclic carbonate is ethylene carbonate or glycerine carbonate. ### Claim 17 A lubricating oil composition comprising: c. an oil of lubricating viscosity and d. the reaction product of i. a molybdenum component; ii. an amide wherein said amide comprises the reaction product of a carboxylic acid component and a polyamine component, wherein the charge mole ratio of the carboxylic acid component to the polyamine component is about 2:1 to 1:1; iii. a sulfur source wherein the ratio of sulfur to molybdenum is about 2:1; and iv. a post-treating agent. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The lubricating oil composition of claim 17, wherein the molybdenum content of the lubricating oil composition is between about 50 ppm and 5000 ppm. ### Claim 19 (depends on 17) The lubricating oil composition of claim 17, wherein the oil soluble additive composition content is between 0.05 to 15% by weight. ### Claim 20 (depends on 17) The lubricating oil composition of claim 17, wherein the charge mole ratio of the carboxylic acid component to the polyamine component is about 1.7:1 to 1:1. ### Claim 21 (depends on 17) The oil soluble additive composition of claim 17 wherein the post-treating agent is a cyclic carbonate. ### Claim 22 (depends on 21) The lubricating oil composition of claim 21 wherein the cyclic carbonate is ethylene carbonate or glycerine carbonate. ### Claim 23 A process for preparing an oil soluble additive composition which comprises reacting: a. a molybdenum component; b. an amide wherein said amide comprises the reaction product of a carboxylic acid component and a polyamine component, wherein the charge mole ratio of the carboxylic acid component to the polyamine component is about 2:1 to 1:1; c. a sulfur source wherein the ratio of sulfur to molybdenum is about 2:1; and d. a post-treating agent. ### Claim 24 (depends on 23) The process of claim 23, wherein the molybdenum-containing reaction product is sulfurized in an amount sufficient to provide 0.01 to 12 atoms of sulfur per atom of molybdenum. ### Claim 25 (depends on 23) The process of claim 23, wherein said reaction of said molybdenum component and said amide is in the presence of a polar promoter. ### Claim 26 (depends on 25) The process of claim 25, wherein the polar promoter is selected from the group consisting of 1,3-propanediol, 1,4-butanediol, diethylene glycol, butyl cellosolve, propylene glycol, 1,4-butyleneglycol, methyl carbitol, ethanolamine, ammonium hydroxide, alkyl ammonium hydroxide, metal hydroxide, N-methyl-diethanol-amine, dimethyl formamide, N-methyl acetamide, dimethyl acetamide, methanol, ethylene glycol, dimethyl sulfoxide, hexamethyl phosphoramide, tetrahydrofuran, water, inorganic acid, and mixtures thereof. ### Claim 27 (depends on 26) The process of claim 26, wherein the polar promoter is water. ### Claim 28 (depends on 24) The process of claim 24, wherein the sulfurization is carried out with a sulfur source selected from sulfur, hydrogen sulfide, phosphorus pentasulfide, R2Sx where R is hydrocarbyl, and x is at least 2, inorganic sulfides or inorganic polysulfides, thioacetamide, thiourea, mercaptans of the formula RSH where R is hydrocarbyl, or a sulfur-containing antioxidant. ### Claim 29 (depends on 23) The process of claim 23, wherein the molybdenum component is selected from the group consisting of molybdic acid, ammonium molybdate, sodium molybdate, potassium molybdate, metal molybdates, MoOC14, MoO2Br2, Mo2O3C16, molybdenum trioxide, and mixtures thereof ### Claim 30 (depends on 29) The process of claim 29, wherein the molybdenum component is molybdenum trioxide. ### Claim 31 (depends on 23) The process of claim 23, wherein the carboxylic acid component comprises a fatty acid. ### Claim 32 (depends on 23) The process of claim 23, wherein the carboxylic acid component comprises isostearic acid, stearic acid, or mixtures thereof. ### Claim 33 (depends on 23) The process of claim 23, wherein the polyamine component comprises a polyalkylenepolyamine represented by the general formula H2N(—R—NH)n—H and wherein R is an alkylene group of 2-3 carbon atoms and n is an integer of from 1 to 11. ### Claim 34 (depends on 23) The process of claim 23, wherein the polyamine component is tetraethylenepentamine (TEPA), diethylenetriamine (DETA), ethylenediamine (EDA), or mixtures thereof. ### Claim 35 (depends on 23) The oil soluble additive composition of claim 23, wherein the post-treating agent is a cyclic carbonate. ### Claim 36 (depends on 23) The process of claim 23, wherein the cyclic carbonate is ethylene carbonate or glycerine carbonate. ### Claim 37 An oil soluble additive composition comprising the reaction product of: a. a molybdenum component; b. an amide wherein said amide comprises the reaction product of a carboxylic acid component and a polyamine component, wherein the charge mole ratio of the carboxylic acid component to the polyamine component is about 2:1 to 1:1; c. a sulfur source wherein the ratio of sulfur to molybdenum is about 2:1; and d. a post-treating agent.