Claims
- 1. A lubricant or liquid fuel composition comprising a major proportion of a lubricant or liquid fuel and an antifriction or fuel consumption reducing amount of a trihydrocarbyl boron ester of the formula
- B(OR).sub.3
- wherein R is oleyl.
- 2. The composition of claim 1 wherein the lubricant is (1) a mineral oil, (2) a synthetic oil or a mixture of synthetic oils, (3) a mixture of (1) and (2) or a grease from (1), (2) or (3).
- 3. The composition of claim 2 wherein the lubricant is a synthetic oil.
- 4. The composition of claim 2 wherein the lubricant is a mineral oil.
- 5. The composition of claim 2 wherein the lubricant is a grease.
- 6. A trihydrocarbyl boron ester of the formula
- B(OR).sub.3
- wherein R is oleyl.
- 7. A method of reducing fuel consumption in an internal combustion engine which comprises (1) lubricating said engine with a composition comprising a major proportion of a lubricating oil and a fuel reducing amount of a trihydrocarbyl boron ester of the formula
- B(OR).sub.3
- wherein R is oleyl, (2) fueling said engine with a fuel composition comprising a major proportion of a liquid fuel reducing amount of said ester or (3) lubricating and fueling said engine with said lubricant and fuel compositions.
Parent Case Info
This is a continuation of copending application Ser. No. 061,595, filed on Jun. 22, 1987, now abandoned, which is a continuation of application Ser. No. 823,963, filed on Jan. 29, 1986, now abandoned, which is a continuation of application Ser. No. 536,470, filed on Sept. 28, 1983, now abandoned, which is a continuation in part of application Ser. No. 452,855, filed on Dec. 23, 1982, now abandoned, which is a continuation in part of Ser. No. 151,037 filed Jun. 13, 1980, now abandoned.
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