Lubricating composition containing an aromatic compound

A lubricating composition comprising an oil of lubricating viscosity and an aromatic compound of formula (1):

• wherein
• R1 is —CH═CHC(O)—XR3;
• each Y1, Y2 and Y3 is independently —H or —OR2 with the proviso that at least two of Y1, Y2 and Y3 are —OR2 and where at least two —OR2 groups are adjacent to one another;
• R2 is independently hydrogen or a linear or branched hydrocarbyl group containing 1 to 10 carbon atoms;
• R3 is a linear or branched hydrocarbyl group;
• X is —O—, —S—, or >NR4;
• and
• R4 is hydrogen or a linear or branched hydrocarbyl group containing 1 to 5 carbon atoms.