Claims
- 1. A compound of the formula: ##STR4## in which R is a hydrocarbyl radical having from 8 to 400 carbon atoms, "X is a number ranging from 1 to 6, Y is a number ranging from 0 to 6," whose additive total is from 1 to 6, R' is hydrogen or a mono-, or bi-acyl radical of oxalic acid, and R" is a hydrogen or hydrocarbyl substituted succinic-N-ethylene radical of the formula ##STR5##
- 2. The compound of claim 1 wherein R is an alkenyl group having from about 50 to about 200 carbon atoms.
- 3. The compound of claim 2, wherein R is polyisobutenyl and has a molecular weight of about 1300.
- 4. The compound of claim 1, wherein R is an alkyl radical having about 50 to about 200 carbon atoms.
- 5. A lubricant composition comprising a major proportion of an oil of lubricating viscosity and a minor effective dispersant amount of the compound of claim 1, or of a mixture thereof.
- 6. A lubricant composition according to claim 5 containing from about 0.01 10 weight percent of said compound.
- 7. A lubricant composition according to claim 5, containing from about 0.5 to 5 weight percent of said compound.
- 8. A lubricating oil composition comprising an oil of lubricating viscosity, and an effective dispersant amount of a compound obtained by (1) reacting under imidizing conditions:
- at least one alkenyl succinic anhydride having from 8 to 40 carbon atoms in the alkenyl radical, with
- at least one alkylene polyamine having 2 primary amino groups, from 1 to 10 carbon atoms and from 2 to 10 nitrogen atoms;
- wherein the mole ratio of the polyamine to the anhydride is from about 0.3:1 to about 1.3:1; followed by (2) reacting at a temperature above 50.degree. C
- said succinimide with a mole ratio of oxalic acid sufficient to react with at least 30 percent of the reactive nitrogen moieties in said succinimide.
- 9. The oil of claim 8 wherein said mole ratio of said polyamine to said anhydride is from 1.2 to 0.75, whereby monosuccinimides are formed.
- 10. The oil of claim 8, wherein said mole ratio of said polyamine to said anhydride ranges from 0.3 to 0.75 whereby bis-succinimides are formed.
- 11. The oil of claim 8, wherein the mole ratio of said oxalic acid ranges from 50 to 100 percent of said reactive nitrogen moieties of said succinimide.
- 12. The oil of claim 8, wherein said alkylene polyamine comprises diethylenetriamine, triethylenetetramine, dipropylenetramine, tetraethylenepentaamine, pentaethylenehexamine, nonaethylenedecamine and mixtures thereof.
- 13. The oil of claim 8, wherein said reaction (2) is carried out at a temperature in the range of about 150.degree. C. to about 170.degree. C.
- 14. The oil of claim 8, containing a mixture of said oxamides.
Parent Case Info
This is a continuation of application Ser. No. 495,295, filed May 16, 1983, now abandoned.
US Referenced Citations (4)
Foreign Referenced Citations (1)
Number |
Date |
Country |
1162436 |
Aug 1969 |
GBX |
Continuations (1)
|
Number |
Date |
Country |
Parent |
495295 |
May 1983 |
|