The thermal stability of poly alpha-olefin (PAO) lubricant basestocks are improved by reacting an aromatic compound with the alpha-olefin oligomer. The PAO materials are prepared by oligomerization of olefins such as 1-decene in the presence of a Lewis acid oligomerization catalyst. The resulting lubricant basestock product exhibits high viscosity, viscosity index and low pour point in addition to the unique enhancement in thermal stability. The reaction between the PAO and the aromatic is carried out in the presence of a solid, cyrstalline alkylation catalyst identified by a specific X-ray diffraction pattern. The preferred catalyst for this purpose is the material known as MCM-22.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a continuation-in-part of prior application Ser. No. 07/515,030, filed 26 Apr. 1990, of Q. N. Le et al. now U.S. Pat. No. 5,019,670.
Ser. No. 07/515,030, in turn, is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 07/469,999, filed 25 Jan. 1990, of Q. N. Le et al., which was a continuation-in-part of Ser. No. 07/254,524, filed 6 Oct. 1988, now U.S. Pat. No. 4,954,325. Ser. No. 07/254,524 was a continuation-in-part of Ser. No. 06/98,176, filed 18 Sep. 1987, now abandoned, which, in turn, was a continuation-in-part of Ser. No. 06/890,268, filed 29 Jul. 1986, now abandoned.
The present invention relates to methods for production of arylsulfides wherein an aromatic compound is reacted with elemental sulfur in the presence of solid acid catalyst. The solid acid catalyst can be a zeolite. The methods are useful for producing alkylated diphenylsulfides from aromatic compounds and elemental sulfur.
Novel methods for the preparation of modified poly .alpha.-olefins, and compositions prepared by the novel methods are disclosed. The modified poly alpha-olefins of the present invention are useful as base fluids or additives in synthetic lubricants.
Aromatic compounds are alkylated with C.sub.20 -C.sub.1300 olefinic oligomers using an acidic alkylation catalyst to produce alkylated aromatic products, usually alkylaromatic hydrocarbons. The olefinic oligomers used as alkylating agents are prepared from 1-alkene oligomerization in contact with reduced metal oxide catalyst, preferably reduced chromium oxide on a silica support. The alkylated aromatic hydrocarbons retain the unique features of the alkylating olefinic oligomer and exhibit high viscosity index and low pour point. If the alkylation is carried out under certain combinations of conditions, especially using a Lewis acid catalysts such as aluminum trichloride and at higher temperatures, the alkyl portion of the product will undergo isomerization. The alkylaromatic compositions show improved thermal stability and are useful as lubricant basestocks and additives for improved antiwear properties, antioxidant and other properties.
A functional fluid composition comprising a mixture of: (a) at least one functional fluid base stock; and (b) an additive package comprising at least one derivative of a mono-, di-, or poly-alkylated naphthalenesulfonic acid selected from the group consisting of: (i) neutral metal salts of said mono-, di-, and poly-alkylated naphthalenesulfonic acids; (ii) basic metal salts of said mono-, di-, and poly-alkylated naphthalenesulfonic acids; (iii) amine salts of said mono-, di-, and poly-alkylated naphthalenesulfonic acids; and (iv) esters of said mono-, di-, and poly-alkylated naphthalenesulfonic acids; wherein the mono-, di-, and poly-alkylated naphthalenesulfonic acids are represented by formula (I): ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 are individually selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and essentially linear hydrocarbyl groups having about 10 to about 14 carbon atoms; and wherein l, m, n and p are integers from 0 to 4 and the sum of l+m+n+p is at least 1; and wherein R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3, or R.sub.4 is a hydrogen where either l, m, n, or p is 0.
