Claims
- 1. A product comprising a saturated polymer monosubstituted with carboxylic amide wherein no more than about 40 mole % of the substituent amide groups in the polymer are neo amide groups, the product obtained by a process which comprises reacting a monounsaturated hydrocarbon polymer with carbon monoxide and a polyamine containing at least two amino groups at least one of which is a reactive amino group, in the presence of a catalyst comprising at least one member selected from the group consisting of the transition metals of Group 8 to 10 and the metal compounds thereof.
- 2. The product according to claim 1, wherein the polyamine comprises a member selected from the group consisting of an ethylene polyamine containing from about 3 to 12 nitrogen atoms per molecule and a mixture of ethylene polyamines containing an average of from about 3 to 10 nitrogen atoms per molecule.
- 3. The product according to claim 1, wherein the hydrocarbon polymer comprises at least one member selected from the group consisting of polyisobutylene and polybutene.
- 4. The product according to claim 1, wherein the hydrocarbon polymer comprises a member selected from the group consisting of an .alpha.-olefin homopolymer, an .alpha.-olefin copolymer, an ethylene .alpha.-olefin copolymer, and mixtures thereof.
- 5. The product according to claim 1, wherein the hydrocarbon polymer has an average of from about 8 to 33 branches per 100 total carbon atoms.
- 6. The product according to claim 1, wherein the hydrocarbon polymer has a number average molecular weight of at least about 700.
- 7. The product according to claim 1, wherein the catalyst is selected from the group consisting of cobalt, palladium, rhodium, iridium, and compounds thereof.
- 8. A lubricating oil composition containing the product of claim 1.
- 9. A lubricating oil composition prepared by blending a base oil and the product of claim 1.
- 10. A product comprising a carboxylic amide-containing polymer in which no more than about 40 mole % of the substituent amide groups are neo amide groups, the product obtained by a process which comprises reacting (A) a polyamine containing at least two amino groups at least one of which is a reactive amino group and (B) a monofunctionalized, saturated hydrocarbon polymer containing a carboxylic acid or carboxylic ester functional group, wherein the monofunctionalized hydrocarbon polymer is obtained by reacting a starting monounsaturated hydrocarbon polymer with carbon monoxide and water or an alcohol in the presence of a catalyst comprising at least one member selected from the group consisting of the transition metals of Group 8 to 10 and the metal compounds thereof.
- 11. The product according to claim 10, wherein the polyamine comprises a member selected from the group consisting of an ethylene polyamine containing from about 3 to 12 nitrogen atoms per molecule and a mixture of ethylene polyamines containing an average of from about 3 to 10 nitrogen atoms per molecule.
- 12. The product according to claim 10, wherein the hydrocarbon polymer comprises at least one member selected from the group consisting of polyisobutylene and polybutene.
- 13. The product according to claim 10, wherein the starting hydrocarbon polymer comprises a member selected from the group consisting of an .alpha.-olefin homopolymer, an .alpha.-olefin copolymer, an ethylene .alpha.-olefin copolymer, and mixtures thereof.
- 14. The product according to claim 10, wherein the starting hydrocarbon polymer has an average of from about 8 to 33 branches per 100 total carbon atoms.
- 15. The product according to claim 10, wherein the starting hydrocarbon polymer has a number average molecular weight of at least about 700.
- 16. The product according to claim 10, wherein the monofunctionalized hydrocarbon polymer comprises carboxylic aryl ester monofunctionalized hydrocarbon polymer.
- 17. The product according to claim 10, wherein the catalyst is selected from the group consisting of cobalt, palladium, rhodium, iridium, and compounds thereof.
- 18. A lubricating oil composition containing the product of claim 10.
- 19. A lubricating oil composition prepared by blending a base oil and the product of claim 10.
- 20. A process for producing a carboxylic acid or ester functionalized hydrocarbon polymer in which no more than about 40 mole % of the functional groups are neo functional groups, which comprises reacting a monounsaturated hydrocarbon polymer in which at least about 75% of the polymer chains possess terminal unsaturation with carbon monoxide and water or an alcohol in the presence of a catalyst system comprising a compound of a transition metal of Group 8 to 10 and a promoter.
- 21. The product according to claim 10, wherein the carbon monoxide contains up to about 10 mole % hydrogen.
Parent Case Info
This is a divisional of application Ser. No. 08/663,465 filed Jun. 17, 1996, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,773,567.
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