Compositions are provided which are aliphatic sulfurized esters of olefinic mono- or dicarboxylic acids which do not contain any allylic hydrogen atoms. Synergistic mixtures of esters sulfurized with sulfur and with sulfur monochloride and sulfur dichloride are provided. Also provided are lubricating oil compositions comprising (A) a major amount of an oil of lubricating viscosity, and (B) an amount effective to impart extreme-pressure and/or antiwear lubricating properties to said oil of these sulfurized esters.
Sulfur-containing compounds of the formula ##STR1## wherein R is a hydrocarbyl radical; each of R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 is independently hydrogen or a hydrocarbyl radical; m' is from one to about five; and each A is an alkyl radical containing at least one carboxyl group or functional derivative thereof, are useful as additives in lubricants and fuels.
Sulfur-containing compounds of the formula ##STR1## WHEREIN R is a hydrocarbyl radical; each of R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 is independently hydrogen or a hydrocarbyl radical; m' is from one to about five; and each A is an alkyl radical containing at least one carboxyl group or functional derivative thereof, are useful as additives in lubricants and fuels.