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Definitions

• the present invention relates to an ethylene/ ⁇ -olefin random copolymer useful as an additive having high viscosity index and hardly suffering viscosity decrease attributable to permanent or temporary shear, and to a lubricating oil composition containing the copolymer.
• An ethylene/propylene copolymer is well known as a lubricating oil additive comprising an ethylene random copolymer. Since this ethylene/propylene copolymer has no unsaturated double bond and few tertiary carbon atoms, it exhibits excellent shear stability and oxidation stability. Therefore, when this copolymer is added to a lubricating oil, such as gear oil, engine oil or grease, the life of the oil is prolonged, and hence the copolymer is widely employed.
• a lubricating oil such as gear oil, engine oil or grease
• the lubricating oil containing a mineral oil or a hydrocarbon synthetic oil as a base oil and an ethylene/propylene copolymer as a thickening agent has a viscosity index lower than that of a lubricating oil containing PMA (polymethyl methacrylate).
• PMA polymethyl methacrylate
• the viscosity index improvability of an ethylene random copolymer generally depends upon the molecular weight, and if the molecular weight is increased, the viscosity index improvability is also increased but the shear stability is decreased. If the ethylene content is increased, the viscosity index improvability and the shear stability are both enhanced, but the high-ethylene content portion is crystallized to make the compounded oil turbid, and hence the compounded oil cannot be used as a lubricating oil.
• PMA has high viscosity index but has low shear stability.
• an ethylene/ ⁇ -olefin random copolymer which has specific ranges of an ⁇ -olefin content, a kinematic viscosity at 100°C, an intrinsic viscosity [ ⁇ ], and a molecular weight distribution and a number-average molecular weight as measured by gel permeation chromatography, has both of high viscosity index improvability and excellent shear stability and is favorable as an additive to a lubricating oil. That is to say, the present inventors have found that an ethylene/ ⁇ -olefin copolymer having many branched chains of 6 or more carbon atoms has both of high viscosity index improvability and excellent shear stability.
• a viscosity modifier for lubricating oil which is a copolymer of ethylene, an ⁇ -olefin of 3 or more carbon atoms and a higher ⁇ -olefin of 4 to 20 carbon atoms whose number of carbon atoms is larger by 1 or more than that of the ⁇ -olefin of 3 or more carbon atoms, contains 40 to 80% by weight of ethylene, 15 to 59% by weight of the ⁇ -olefin of 3 or more carbon atoms and 0.1 to 25% by weight of the higher ⁇ -olefin of 4 to 20 carbon atoms (total: 100% by weight), and has a weight-average molecular weight of 80,000 to 400,000.
• This copolymer however, has an ⁇ -olefin content lower than that of the ethylene/ ⁇ -olefin copolymer of the present invention.
• the following lubricating oil thickening agent and lubricating oil composition capable of attaining the above object can be provided.
• the lubricating oil additive according to the invention comprises a liquid ethylene/ ⁇ -olefin random copolymer.
• the ethylene/ ⁇ -olefin random copolymer is a copolymer of ethylene and at least one ⁇ -olefin selected from ⁇ -olefins of 3 to 20 carbon atoms and contains at least constituent units derived from ethylene and constituent units derived from at least one ⁇ -olefin selected from ⁇ -olefins of 8 to 20 carbon atoms.
• the ethylene/ ⁇ -olefin random copolymer that is a lubricating oil thickening agent of the invention satisfies the following requirements (i) to (v).
• the ethylene/ ⁇ -olefin random copolymer contains constituent units derived from ethylene in amounts of 10 to 75% by mol and constituent units derived from at least one ⁇ -olefin selected from ⁇ -olefins of 8 to 20 carbon atoms in amounts of 20 to 80% by mol.
• the ethylene/ ⁇ -olefin random copolymer contains constituent units derived from ethylene in amounts of 30 to 75% by mol, preferably 35 to 70% by mol, more preferably 50 to 70% by mol, and constituent units derived from an ⁇ -olefin of 8 to 20 carbon atoms in amounts of 25 to 70% by mol, preferably 30 to 65% by mol, more preferably 30 to 50% by mol (copolymer (i-a)).
• the ethylene/ ⁇ -olefin random copolymer contains constituent units derived from ethylene in amounts of 10 to 75% by mol, preferably 10 to 70% by mol, constituent units derived from at least one lower ⁇ -olefin selected from ⁇ -olefins of 3 to 6 carbon atoms in amounts of 10 to 50% by mol, preferably 10 to 40% by mol, and constituent units derived from at least one higher ⁇ -olefin selected from ⁇ -olefins of 8 to 20 carbon atoms in amounts of 20 to 85% by mol, preferably 20 to 80% by mol (copolymer (i-b)).
• ⁇ -olefins of 3 to 6 carbon atoms examples include straight-chain ⁇ -olefins, such as propylene, 1-butene, 1-pentene and 1-hexene, and branched ⁇ -olefins, such as isobutylene, 3-methyl-1-butene and 4-methyl-1-pentene.
• Examples of the ⁇ -olefins of 8 to 20 carbon atoms include straight-chain ⁇ -olefins, such as 1-octene, 1-decene, 1-undecene, 1-dodecene, 1-tridecene, 1-tetradecene, 1-pentadecene, 1-hexadecene, 1-heptadecene, 1-octadecene, 1-nonadecene and 1-eicosene, and branched ⁇ -olefins, such as 8-methyl-1-nonene, 7-methyl-1-decene, 6-methyl-1-undecene and 6,8-dimethyl-1-decene.
• straight-chain ⁇ -olefins such as 1-octene, 1-decene, 1-undecene, 1-dodecene, 1-tridecene, 1-tetradecene, 1-pentadecene, 1-
• the ⁇ -olefin of 8 to 20 carbon atoms is preferably an ⁇ -olefin of 8 to 16 carbon atoms, more preferably an ⁇ -olefin of 10 to 16 carbon atoms, still more preferably an ⁇ -olefin of 10 to 12 carbon atoms, particularly preferably 1-decene.
• copolymer (i-a) two or more kinds of ⁇ -olefins of 8 to 20 carbon atoms are employable, and for example, a combination of 1-decene and 1-dodecene and a combination of 1-decene and 1-tetradecene are preferable.
• an ⁇ -olefin of 3 to 7 carbon atoms may be copolymerized in a small amount (e.g., not more than 3% by mol).
• the lower ⁇ -olefin is preferably an ⁇ -olefin of 3 or 4 carbon atoms, particularly preferably propylene.
• the higher ⁇ -olefin is preferably an ⁇ -olefin of 8 to 16 carbon atoms, more preferably an ⁇ -olefin of 10 to 14 carbon atoms, still more preferably an ⁇ -olefin of 10 to 12 carbon atoms, particularly preferably 1-decene.
• copolymer (i-b) two or more kinds of lower ⁇ -olefins are employable, and two or more kinds of higher ⁇ -olefins are employable.
• the copolymer When the ethylene content in the ethylene/ ⁇ -olefin random copolymer is in the above range, the copolymer has excellent shear stability and high viscosity index improvability. Moreover, the copolymer does not become turbid, and the pour point thereof can be maintained low.
• the kinematic viscosity at 100°C (JIS K 2283) is in the range of 500 to 1,000,000 mm 2 /s, preferably 500 to 500,000 mm 2 /s, more preferably 1,000 to 100,000 mm 2 /s.
• the copolymer exhibits an excellent balance between the shear stability and the viscosity index, so that it is practically desirable.
• the intrinsic viscosity [ ⁇ ], as measured in decalin at 135°C, is in the range of 0.15 to 1.0 dl/g, preferably 0.15 to 0.8 dl/g.
• the copolymer When the intrinsic viscosity [ ⁇ ] of the ethylene/ ⁇ -olefin random copolymer is in the above range, the copolymer exhibits an excellent balance between the shear stability and the viscosity index, so that it is practically desirable.
• the number-average molecular weight (Mn), as measured by GPC (molecular weight standard substance: polystyrene), is in the range of 5,000 to 30,000, preferably 5,000 to 27,000, more preferably 8,000 to 27,000, still more preferably 10,000 to 25,000.
• the copolymer When the number-average molecular weight of the ethylene/ ⁇ -olefin random copolymer is in the above range, the copolymer exhibits an excellent balance between the shear stability and the viscosity index, so that it is practically desirable.
• the molecular weight distribution (Mw/Mn, Mw: weight-average molecular weight, Mn: number-average molecular weight), as measured by GPC, is not more than 4, preferably not more than 3.5
• the copolymer has excellent shear stability.
• this copolymer can become a thickening agent having high viscosity index improvability and shear stability.
• a thickening agent having high viscosity index improvability and shear stability.
• this copolymer can become a thickening agent having high viscosity index improvability and shear stability.
• a thickening agent having high viscosity index improvability and shear stability.
• the ethylene/ ⁇ -olefin random copolymer of the invention that is a lubricating oil thickening agent of the invention preferably satisfies the above requirement (i) and the following requirement (vi), or preferably satisfies the above requirement (i) and the following requirements (vi) and (vii), or preferably satisfies the above requirements (i) to (v) and the following requirements (vi) and (vii).
• Such an ethylene/ ⁇ -olefin random copolymer is preferably the copolymer (i-a).
• the shear stability (A (%)) and the viscosity index (B) satisfy the following formula: B ⁇ 0.4 ⁇ A+155, and A is a number satisfying the condition of A ⁇ 30; preferably, they satisfy the following formula: B ⁇ 0.4 ⁇ A+158, and A is a number satisfying the condition of A ⁇ 25; more preferably, they satisfy the following formula: 0.4 ⁇ A+180 ⁇ B ⁇ 0.4 ⁇ A+158, and A is a number satisfying the condition of A ⁇ 22.
• the shear stability (A (%)) and the low-temperature viscosity (C (mPa ⁇ s)) as measured at -26°C satisfy the following formula: C ⁇ -50 ⁇ A+15,000, and A is a number satisfying the condition of A ⁇ 30; preferably, they satisfy the following formula: C ⁇ -50 ⁇ A+14,000, and A is a number satisfying the condition of A ⁇ 25; more preferably, they satisfy the following formula: -50 ⁇ A+8,000 ⁇ C ⁇ -50 ⁇ A+14,000, and A is a number satisfying the condition of A ⁇ 20.
• the ethylene/ ⁇ -olefin random copolymer satisfying the requirement (vi) and the ethylene/ ⁇ -olefin random copolymer satisfying the requirements (vi) and (vii) can each become a thickening agent excellent in shear stability and low-temperature viscosity properties.
• the ethylene/ ⁇ -olefin random copolymer that is a lubricating oil additive of the invention is desired to have a structure wherein the ⁇ -olefin units are incorporated into the polymer chain as uniformly as possible. Therefore, it is preferable to prepare the copolymer by the use of a single site catalyst system, and for example, it is preferable to prepare the copolymer by the use of a metallocene catalyst consisting of a metallocene compound and an organoaluminum oxy-compound and/or an ionizing ionic compound. Examples of the metallocene catalysts employable for the preparation of the ethylene/ ⁇ -olefin random copolymer are given below. As a matter of course, catalysts other than the following ones are employable without any problem as long as they can copolymerize ⁇ -olefins of 10 to 20 carbon atoms with high randomness.
• the metallocene compound for constituting the metallocene catalyst is a metallocene compound of a transition metal selected from Group 4 of the periodic table and is, for example, a compound represented by the following formula (1): ML x wherein M is a transition metal selected from the Group 4 of the periodic table, x is a valence of the transition metal M, and L is a ligand.
• transition metals indicated by M include zirconium, titanium and hafnium.
• L is a ligand coordinated to the transition metal. At least one ligand L is a ligand having cyclopentadienyl skeleton, and the ligand having cyclopentadienyl skeleton may have a substituent.
• Examples of the ligands L having cyclopentadienyl skeleton include cyclopentadenyl group; alkyl- or cycloalkyl-substituted cyclopentadienyl groups, such as methylcyclopentadienyl, ethylcyclopentadienyl, n- or i-propylcyclopentadienyl, n-, i-, sec- or t-butylcyclopentadienyl, dimethylcyclopentadienyl, methylpropylcyclopentadienyl, methylbutylcyclopentadienyl and methylbenzylcyclopentadienyl; indenyl group; 4,5,6,7-tetrahydroindenyl group; and fluorenyl group.
• the hydrogen in the group having cyclopentadienyl skeleton may be replaced with a halogen atom or a trialkyls
• two of the groups having cyclopentadienyl skeleton may be bonded to each other through, for example, an alkylene group, such as ethylene or propylene, a substituted alkylene group, such as isopropylidene or diphenylmethylene, a silylene group, or a substituted silylene group, such as methylsilylene, diphenylsilylene or methylphenylsilylene.
• Examples of the ligands L (ligands L having no cyclopentadienyl skeleton) other than the ligands having cyclopentadienyl skeleton include a hydrocarbon group of 1 to 12 carbon atoms, an alkoxy group, an aryloxy group, a sulfonic acid-containing group (-SO 3 R 1 ) (R 1 is an alkyl group, an alkyl group substituted with a halogen atom, an aryl group, or an aryl group substituted with a halogen atom or an alkyl group), a halogen atom and a hydrogen atom.
• Examples of the metallocene compounds having zirconium as M and containing at least two ligands having cyclopentadienyl skeleton include bis(cyclopentadienyl)zirconium monochloride monohydride, bis(cyclopentadienyl)zirconium dichloride, bis(1-methyl-3-butylcyclopentadienyl)zirconium-bis(trifluoromethanesulfonato), bis(1,3-dimethylcyclopentadienyl)zirconium dichloride and bis(n-butylcyclopentadienyl)zirconium dichloride.
• R 4 and R 5 are each independently identical with the aforesaid ligand L other than the ligand having cyclopentadienyl skeleton.
• bridge type metallocene compounds examples include ethylenebis(indenyl)dimethylzirconium, ethylenebis(indenyl)zirconium dichloride, isopropylidene(cyclopentadienyl-fluoroenyl)zirconium dichloride, diphenylsilylenebis(indenyl)zirconium dichloride and methylphenylsilylenebis(indenyl)zirconium dichloride.
• metallocene compound is a metallocene compound represented by the following formula (3), which is described in Japanese Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 268307/1992.
• M is a transition metal of Group 4 of the periodic table, such as titanium, zirconium or hafnium.
• R 11 and R 12 may be the same or different and are each a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group of 1 to 10 carbon atoms, an alkoxy group of 1 to 10 carbon atoms, an aryl group of 6 to 10 carbon atoms, an aryloxy group of 6 to 10 carbon atoms, an alkenyl group of 2 to 10 carbon atoms, an arylalkyl group of 7 to 40 carbon atoms, an alkylaryl group of 7 to 40 carbon atoms, an arylalkenyl group of 8 to 40 carbon atoms, or a halogen atom, preferably a chlorine atom.
• R 13 and R 14 may be the same or different and are each a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an alkyl group of 1 to 10 carbon atoms which may be halogenated, an aryl group of 6 to 10 carbon atoms, -N(R 20 ) 2 group, -SR 20 group, -OSi(R 20 ) 3 group, -Si(R 20 ) 3 group or -P(R 20 ) 2 group.
• R 20 is a halogen atom, preferably a chorine atom, an alkyl group of 1 to 10 carbon atom, preferably 1 to 3 carbon atoms, or an aryl group of 6 to 10 carbon atoms, preferably 6 to 8 carbon atoms.
• R 13 and R 14 are each particularly preferably a hydrogen atom.
• R 15 and R 16 are identical with R 13 and R 14 except that a hydrogen atom is not included, and they may be the same as or different from each other, preferably the same as each other.
• R 15 and R 16 are each preferably an alkyl group of 1 to 4 carbon atoms which may be halogenated, specifically methyl, ethyl, propyl, isopropyl, butyl, isobutyl, trifluoromethyl or the like, particularly preferably methyl.
• M 1 is silicon, germanium or tin, preferably silicon or germanium.
• R 21 , R 22 and R 23 may be the same or different and are each a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an alkyl group of 1 to 10 carbon atoms, a fluoroalkyl group of 1 to 10 carbon atoms, an aryl group of 6 to 10 carbon atoms, a fluoroaryl group of 6 to 10 carbon atoms, an alkoxy group of 1 to 10 carbon atoms, an alkenyl group of 2 to 10 carbon atoms, an arylalkyl group of 7 to 40 carbon atoms, an arylalkenyl group of 8 to 40 carbon atoms, or an alkylaryl group of 7 to 40 carbon atoms.
• "R 21 and R 22 " or "R 21 and R 23 " may form a ring together with atoms to which they are bonded.
• R 18 and R 19 may be the same or different and are each the same group as indicated by R 21 .
• n and n may be the same or different and are each 0, 1 or 2, preferably 0 or 1.
• m+n is 0, 1 or 2, preferably 0 or 1.
• metallocene compounds represented by the formula (3) include rac-ethylene(2-methyl-1-indenyl) 2 -zirconium-dichloride, rac-dimethylsilylene(2-methyl-1-indenyl) 2 -zirconium-dichloride. These metallocene compounds can be prepared by, for example, the process described in Japanese Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 268307/1992.
• metallocene compound As the metallocene compound, further, a metallocene compound represented by the following formula (4) is also employable.
• M is a transition metal atom of Group 4 of the periodic table, specifically titanium, zirconium or hafnium.
• R 24 and R 25 may be the same or different and are each a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a hydrocarbon group of 1 to 20 carbon atoms, a halogenated hydrocarbon group of 1 to 20 carbon atoms, a silicon-containing'group, an oxygen-containing group, a sulfur-containing group, a nitrogen-containing group or a phosphorus-containing group.
• R 24 is preferably a hydrocarbon group, particularly preferably an alkyl group of 1 to 3 carbon atoms, such as methyl, ethyl or propyl.
• R 25 is preferably a hydrogen atom or a hydrocarbon group, particularly preferably a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group of 1 to 3 carbon atoms, such as methyl, ethyl or propyl.
• R 26 , R 27 , R 28 and R 29 may be the same or different and are each a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a hydrocarbon group of 1 to 20 carbon atoms or a halogenated hydrocarbon group of 1 to 20 carbon atoms. Of these, hydrogen, a hydrocarbon group or a halogenated hydrocarbon group is preferable. At least one combination of “R 26 and R 27 “, “R 27 and R 28 “ and “R 28 and R 29 " may form a monocyclic aromatic ring together with carbon atoms to which they are bonded. When two or more kinds of hydrocarbon groups or halogenated hydrocarbon groups are present in the groups other than the groups for forming the aromatic ring, they may be bonded to each other to form a ring. When R 29 is a substituent other than the aromatic group, it is preferably a hydrogen atom.
• X 1 and X 2 may the same or different and are each a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a hydrocarbon group of 1 to 20 carbon atoms, a halogenated hydrocarbon group of 1 to 20 carbon atoms, an oxygen-containing group or a sulfur-containing group.
• Y is a divalent hydrocarbon group of 1 to 20 carbon atoms, a divalent halogenated hydrocarbon group of 1 to 20 carbon atoms, a divalent silicon-containing group, a divalent germanium-containing group, a divalent tin-containing group, -O-, -CO-, -S-, -SO-, -SO 2 -, -NR 30 -, -P(R 30 )-, -P(O) (R 30 )-, -BR 30 - or -AlR 30 - (R 30 is a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a hydrocarbon group of 1 to 20 carbon atoms or a halogenated hydrocarbon group of 1 to 20 carbon atoms).
• Examples of the ligands which contain a monocyclic aromatic ring formed by bonding of at least one combination of "R 26 and R 27 ", “R 27 and R 28 “ and “R 28 and R 29 “ and are coordinated to M in the above formula, include ligands represented by the following formulas: wherein Y is the same as that in the above formula.
• metallocene compound As the metallocene compound, further, a metallocene compound represented by the following formula (5) is also employable.
• M, R 24 , R 25 , R 26 , R 27 , R 28 and R 29 are the same as those in the formula (4).
• R 26 , R 27 , R 28 and R 29 two groups including R 26 are preferably alkyl groups, and R 26 and R 28 , or R 28 and R 29 are preferably alkyl groups. These alkyl groups are each preferably a secondary or tertiary alkyl group. These alkyl groups may be substituted with a halogen atom or a silicon-containing group, and examples of the halogen atoms and the silicon-containing groups include substituents exemplified for R 24 and R 25 .
• groups other than the alkyl group are each preferably a hydrogen atom.
• R 26 , R 27 , R 28 and R 29 may be bonded to each other to form a monocyclic or polycyclic ring other than an aromatic ring.
• halogen atoms include the same atoms as described with respect to R 24 and R 25 .
• X 1 , X 2 and Y are the same as those previously described.
• Examples of the metallocene compounds represented by the formula (5) include rac-dimethylsilylene-bis(4,7-dimethyl-1-indenyl)zirconium dichloride, rac-dimethylsilylene-bis(2,4,7-trimethyl-1-indenyl)zirconium dichloride and rac-dimethylsilylene-bis(2,4,6-trimethyl-1-indenyl)zirconium dichloride.
• Transition metal compounds wherein the zirconium metal in the above compounds is replaced with a titanium metal or a hafnium metal are also employable. Although the transition metal compound is usually used as racemic modification, it may be used as R form or S form.
• metallocene compound a metallocene compound represented by the following formula (6) is also employable.
• M, R 24 , X 1 , X 2 and Y are each the same atom or group as described in the formula (4).
• R 24 is preferably a hydrocarbon group, particularly preferably an alkyl group of 1 to 4 carbon atoms, such as methyl, ethyl, propyl or butyl.
• R 25 is an aryl group of 6 to 16 carbon atoms.
• R 25 is preferably phenyl or naphthyl.
• the aryl group may be substituted with a halogen atom, a hydrocarbon group of 1 to 20 carbon atoms or a halogenated hydrocarbon group of 1 to 20 carbon atoms.
• X 1 and X 2 are each preferably a halogen atom or a hydrocarbon group of 1 to 20 carbon atoms.
• Examples of the metallocene compounds represented by the formula (6) include rac-dimethylsilylene-bis(4-phenyl-1-indenyl)zirconium dichloride, rac-dimethylsilylene-bis(2-methyl-4-phenyl-1-indenyl)zirconium dichloride, rac-dimethylsilylene-bis(2-methyl-4-( ⁇ -naphthyl)-1-indenyl)zirconium dichloride, rac-dimethylsilylene-bis(2-methyl-4-( ⁇ -naphthyl)-1-indenyl)zirconium dichloride and rac-dimethylsilylene-bis(2-methyl-4-(1-anthryl)-1-indenyl)zirconium dichloride. Transition metal compounds wherein the zirconium metal in these compounds is replaced with a titanium metal or a hafnium metal are also employable.
• metallocene compound As the metallocene compound, further, a metallocene compound represented by the following formula (7) is also employable.
• a metallocene compound represented by the following formula (7) is also employable.
• M 2 is a metal of Group 4 or lanthanide series of the periodic table.
• La is a derivative of a delocalized ⁇ bond group and is a group imparting a constrained geometric shape to the metal M 2 active site.
• Each X 3 may be the same or different and is a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a hydrocarbon group containing 20 or less carbon atoms, a silyl group containing 20 or less silicon atoms, or a germyl group containing 20 or less germanium atoms.
• M 2 is titanium, zirconium or hafnium.
• X 3 is the same as that described in the formula (7).
• Cp is ⁇ bonded to M 2 and is a substituted cyclopentadienyl group having a substituent Z.
• Z is oxygen, sulfur, boron or an element of Group 4 of the periodic table, such as silicon, germanium or tin.
• Y is a ligand containing phosphorus, oxygen or sulfur, and Z and Y may together form a condensed ring.
• metallocene compounds represented by the above formula include (dimethyl(t-butylamido)(tetramethyl- ⁇ 5 -cyclopentadienyl)silane)titanium dichloride and ((t-butylamido)(tetramethyl- ⁇ 5 -cyclopentadienyl)-1,2-ethanediyl)titanium dichloride.
• Compounds wherein titanium is replaced with zirconium or hafnium in these metallocene compounds are also employable.
• metallocene compound As the metallocene compound, further, a metallocene compound represented by the following formula (9) is also employable.
• M is a transition metal atom of Group 4 of the periodic table, specifically titanium, zirconium or hafnium, preferably zirconium.
• Each R 31 may be the same or different. At least one of R 31 is an aryl group of 11 to 20 carbon atoms, an arylalkyl group of 12 to 40 carbon atoms, an arylalkenyl group of 13 to 40 carbon atoms, an alkylaryl group of 12 to 40 carbon atoms or a silicon-containing group, or at least two neighboring groups of the groups indicated by R 31 form one or plural aromatic rings or aliphatic rings together with carbon atoms to which they are bonded. In this case, the ring formed by R 31 has, in total, 4 to 20 carbon atoms including carbon atoms to which R 31 is bonded.
• R 31 other than R 31 that forms an aryl group, an arylalkyl group, an arylalkenyl group, an alkylaryl group and an aromatic ring (or aliphatic ring) is a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an alkyl group of 1 to 10 carbon atoms or a silicon-containing group.
• Each R 32 may be the same or different and is a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an alkyl group of 1 to 10 carbon atoms, an aryl group of 6 to 20 carbon atoms, an alkenyl group of 2 to 10 carbon atoms, an arylalkyl group of 7 to 40 carbon atoms, an arylalkenyl group of 8 to 40 carbon atoms, an alkylaryl group of 7 to 40 carbon atoms, a silicon-containing group, an oxygen-containing group, a sulfur-containing group, a nitrogen-containing group or a phosphorus-containing group.
• R 32 Of the groups indicated by R 32 , at least two neighboring groups may form one or plural aromatic rings or aliphatic rings together with carbon atoms to which they are bonded.
• the ring formed by R 32 has, in total, 4 to 20 carbon atoms including carbon atoms to which R 32 is bonded.
• R 32 other than R 32 that forms an aromatic ring or an aliphatic ring is a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an alkyl group of 1 to 10 carbon atoms or a silicon-containing group.
• the group which is constituted by formation of one or plural aromatic rings or aliphatic rings from two groups indicated by R 32 , includes an embodiment wherein the fluorenyl group has the following structure.
• R 32 is preferably a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group, particularly preferably a hydrogen atom or a hydrocarbon group of 1 to 3 carbon atoms, such as methyl, ethyl or propyl.
• a preferred example of the fluorenyl group having such a substituent R 32 is a 2,7-dialkyl-fluroenyl group.
• the alkyl group of the 2,7-dialkyl is, for example, an alkyl group of 1 to 5 carbon atoms.
• R 31 and R 32 may be the same or different.
• R 33 and R 34 may be the same or different and are each the same hydrogen atom, halogen atom, alkyl group of 1 to 10 carbon atoms, aryl group of 6 to 20 carbon atoms, alkenyl group of 2 to 10 carbon atoms, arylalkyl group of 7 to 40 carbon atoms, arylalkenyl group of 8 to 40 carbon atoms, alkylaryl group of 7 to 40 carbon atoms, silicon-containing group, oxygen-containing group, sulfur-containing group, nitrogen-containing group or phosphorus-containing group as previously described. At least one of R 33 and R 34 is preferably an alkyl group of 1 to 3 carbon atoms.
• X 4 and X 5 are the same or different and are each a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a hydrocarbon group of 1 to 20 carbon atoms, a halogenated hydrocarbon group of 1 to 20 carbon atoms, an oxygen-containing group, a sulfur-containing group, a nitrogen-containing group, or a conjugated diene residue formed from X 4 and X 5 .
• Preferred examples of the conjugated diene residues formed from X 4 and X 5 include residues of 1,3-butadiene, 2,4-hexadiene, 1-phenyl-1,3-pentadiene and 1,4-diphenylbutadiene. These residues may be substituted with a hydrocarbon group of 1 to 10 carbon atoms.
• X 4 and X 5 are each preferably a halogen atom, a hydrocarbon group of 1 to 20 carbon atoms or a sulfur-containing group.
• Y is a divalent hydrocarbon group of 1 to 20 carbon atoms, a divalent halogenated hydrocarbon group of 1 to 20 carbon atoms, a divalent silicon-containing group, a divalent germanium-containing group, a divalent tin-containing group, -O-, -CO-, -S-, -SO-, SO 2 -, -NR 35 -, -P(R 35 )-, -P(O)(R 35 )-, -BR 35 - or -AlR 35 - (R 35 is a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a hydrocarbon group of 1 to 20 carbon atoms or a halogenated hydrocarbon group of 1 to 20 carbon atoms).
• R 35 is a halogen atom, a hydrocarbon group of 1 to 20 carbon atoms or a halogenated hydrocarbon group of 1 to 20 carbon atoms.
• Y is preferably a divalent hydrocarbon group of 1 to 5 carbon atoms, a divalent silicon-containing group or a divalent germanium-containing group, more preferably a divalent silicon-containing group, particularly preferably alkylsilylene, alkylarylsilylene or arylsilylene.
• metallocene compound As the metallocene compound, further, a metallocene compound represented by the following formula (10) is also employable.
• M is a transition metal atom of Group 4 of the periodic table, specifically titanium, zirconium or hafnium, preferably zirconium.
• Each R 36 may be the same or different and is a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an alkyl group of 1 to 10 carbon atoms, an aryl group of 6 to 10 carbon atoms, an alkenyl group of 2 to 10 carbon atoms, a silicon-containing group, an oxygen-containing group, a sulfur-containing group, a nitrogen-containing group or a phosphorus-containing group.
• the alkyl group and the alkenyl group may be substituted with a halogen atom.
• R 36 is preferably an alkyl group, an aryl group or a hydrogen atom, particularly preferably a hydrocarbon group of 1 to 3 carbon atoms, such as methyl, ethyl, n-propyl or i-propyl, an aryl group, such as phenyl, ⁇ -naphthyl or ⁇ -naphthyl, or a hydrogen atom.
• Each R 37 may be the same or different and is a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an alkyl group of 1 to 10 carbon atoms, an aryl group of 6 to 20 carbon atoms, an alkenyl group of 2 to 10 carbon atoms, an arylalkyl group of 7 to 40 carbon atoms, an arylalkenyl group of 8 to 40 carbon atoms, an alkylaryl group of 7 to 40 carbon atoms, a silicon-containing group, an oxygen-containing group, a sulfur-containing group, a nitrogen-containing group or a phosphorus-containing group.
• the alkyl group, the aryl group, the alkenyl group, the arylalkyl group, the arylalkenyl group and the alkylaryl group may be substituted with halogen.
• R 37 is preferably a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group, particularly preferably a hydrogen atom or a hydrocarbon group of 1 to 4 carbon atoms, such as methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, i-propyl, n-butyl or tert-butyl.
• R 36 and R 37 may be the same or different.
• At least one of R 38 and R 39 is an alkyl group of 1 to 5 carbon atoms, and the other is a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an alkyl group of 1 to 10 carbon atoms, an alkenyl group or 2 to 10 carbon atoms, a silicon-containing group, an oxygen-containing group, a sulfur-containing group, a nitrogen-containing group or a phosphorus-containing group.
• R 38 and R 39 is an alkyl group of 1 to 3 carbon atoms, such as methyl, ethyl or propyl and the other is a hydrogen atom.
• X 4 and X 5 may be the same or different and are each a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a hydrocarbon group of 1 to 20 carbon atoms, a halogenated hydrocarbon group of 1 to 20 carbon atoms, an oxygen-containing group, a sulfur-containing group, a nitrogen-containing group, or a conjugated diene residue formed from X 4 and X 5 .
• a halogen atom or a hydrocarbon group of 1 to 20 carbon atoms is preferable.
• Y is a divalent hydrocarbon group of 1 to 20 carbon atoms, a divalent halogenated hydrocarbon group of 1 to 20 carbon atoms, a divalent silicon-containing group, a divalent germanium-containing group, a divalent tin-containing group, -O-, -CO-, -S-, -SO-, SO 2 -, -NR 40 -, -P(R 40 )-, -P(O)(R 40 )-, -BR 40 - or -AlR 40 - (R 40 is a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a hydrocarbon group of 1 to 20 carbon atoms or a halogenated hydrocarbon group of 1 to 20 carbon atoms).
• Y is preferably a divalent hydrocarbon group of 1 to 5 carbon atoms, a divalent silicon-containing group or a divalent germanium-containing group, more preferably a divalent silicon-containing group, particularly preferably alkylsilylene, alkylarylsilylene or arylsilylene.
• the metallocene compounds mentioned above are used singly or in combination of two or more kinds.
• the metallocene compounds may be diluted with hydrocarbon, halogenated hydrocarbon or the like, prior to use.
• the organoaluminum oxy-compound may be aluminoxane publicly known or may be a benzene-insoluble organoaluminum oxy-compound.
• Such publicly known aluminoxane is represented by any one of the following formulas.
• R is a hydrocarbon group, such as methyl, ethyl, propyl or butyl, preferably methyl or ethyl, particularly preferably methyl, and m is an integer of 2 or more, preferably an integer of 5 to 40.
• the aluminoxane may be formed from mixed alkyloxyaluminum units consisting of alkyloxyaluminum units represented by the formula (OAl(R')) and alkyloxyaluminum units represented by the formula (OAl(R")) (R' and R" are each the same hydrocarbon group as exemplified for R, and R' and R" are groups different from each other).
• the organoaluminum oxy-compound may contain a small amount of an organic compound of a metal other than aluminum.
• the ionizing ionic compound (sometimes referred to as "ionic ionizing compound” or “ionic compound”) is, for example, Lewis acid, an ionic compound, a borane compound or a carborane compound.
• the Lewis acid is, for example, a compound represented by the formula BR 3 (R is a phenyl group, which may have a substituent such as fluorine, methyl or trifluoromethyl, or fluorine).
• the Lewis acids include trifluoroboron, triphenylboron, tris(4-fluorophenyl)boron, tris(3,5-difluorophenyl)boron, tris(4-fluoromethylphenyl)boron, tris(pentafluorophenyl)boron, tris(p-tolyl)boron, tris(o-tolyl)boron and tris(3,5-dimethylphenyl)boron.
• the ionic compound is, for example, a trialkyl-substituted ammonium salt, a N,N-dialkylanilinium salt, a dialkylammonium salt or a triarylphosphonium salt.
• examples of the trialkyl-substituted ammonium salts as the ionic compounds include triethylammoniumtetra(phenyl)boron, tripropylammoniumtetra(phenyl)boron, tri(n-butyl)ammoniumtetra(phenyl)boron.
• dialkylammonium salts as the ionic compounds examples include di(1-propyl)ammoniumtetra(pentafluorophenyl)boron and dicyclohexylammoniumtetra(phenyl)boron.
• ionic compounds are triphenylcarbeniumtetrakis(pentafluorophenyl)borate, N,N-dimethylaniliniumtetrakis(pentafluorophenyl)borate and ferroceniumtetra(pentafluorophenyl)borate.
• borane compounds include decaborane (9), and salts of metallic borane anions, such as bis[tri(n-butyl)ammonium]nonaborate, bis[tri(n-butyl)ammonium]decaborate and bis[tri(n-butyl)ammonium]bis(dodecahydridododecaborate)niccolate(II I).
• carborane compounds examples include 4-carbanonaborane(9), 1,3-dicarbanonaborane(8), and salts of metallic carborane anions, such as bis[tri(n-butyl)ammonium]bis(undecahydrido-7-carbaundecaborate)niccolate(IV).
• the ionizing ionic compounds mentioned above are used singly or in combination of two or more kinds.
• the organoaluminum oxy-compound and the ionizing ionic compound may be used in the supported form on the aforesaid carrier compounds.
• the following organoaluminum compound may be used together with the organoaluminum oxy-compound and/or the ionizing ionic compound.
• organoaluminum compound that is used when needed, a compound having at least one Al-carbon bond in the molecule is employable.
• examples of such compounds include:
• the ethylene/ ⁇ -olefin random copolymer for use in the invention can be prepared by, for example, copolymerizing ethylene and an ⁇ -olefin of 3 to 20 carbon atoms in the presence of the above-mentioned metallocene catalyst usually in a liquid phase.
• a hydrocarbon solvent is generally used as a polymerization solvent
• an ⁇ -olefin may be used as the solvent.
• the monomers used herein are those previously described.
• the copolymerization reaction may be carried out batchwise or continuously.
• the aforesaid catalyst components are used in the following concentrations.
• the concentration of the metallocene compound in the polymerization system is in the range of usually 0.00005 to 0.1 mmol/l (polymerization volume), preferably 0.0001 to 0.05 mmol/l.
• the organoaluminum oxy-compound is fed in such an amount that the molar ratio (Al/transition metal) of the aluminum atom to the transition metal in the metallocene compound in the polymerization system becomes 1 to 10000, preferably 10 to 5000.
• the ionizing ionic compound is fed in such an amount that the molar ratio (ionizing ionic compound/metallocene compound) of the ionizing ionic'compound to the metallocene compound in the polymerization system becomes 0.5 to 20, preferably 1 to 10.
• the organoaluminum compound is used in an amount of usually about 0 to 5 mmol/l (polymerization volume), preferably about 0 to 2 mmol/l.
• the copolymerization reaction is carried out under the conditions of a temperature of usually -20 to +150°C, preferably 0 to 120°C, more preferably 0 to 100°C, and a pressure of more than 0 MPa and not more than 7.8 MPa (80 kgf/cm 2 , gauge pressure), preferably more than 0 MPa and not more than 4.9 MPa (50 kgf/cm 2 , gauge pressure).
• ethylene and the ⁇ -olefin of 10 to 20 carbon atoms are fed in such amounts that an ethylene/ ⁇ -olefin random copolymer of the aforesaid specific composition is obtained.
• a molecular weight modifier such as hydrogen may be added.
• the lubricating oil composition of the invention comprises:
• the base oil used in the lubricating oil composition of the invention has a kinematic viscosity at 100°C of 1 to 20 mm 2 /s and is selected from a synthetic hydrocarbon, a mineral oil and an ester.
• a synthetic hydrocarbon the mineral oil and the ester, those conventionally known are employed.
• Examples of the synthetic hydrocarbons having a kinematic viscosity at 100°C of 1 to 20 mm 2 /s include ⁇ -olefin oligomers, alkylbenzenes and alkylnaphthalenes. These can be used singly or in combination of two or more kinds.
• ⁇ -olefin oligomer a low-molecular weight oligomer of at least one olefin selected from olefins of 8 to 12 carbon atoms is employable.
• the ⁇ -olefin oligomer can be prepared by polymerization using a Ziegler catalyst, thermal polymerization, polymerization using free radical as a catalyst, or polymerization using BF 3 as a catalyst. Such polymerization processes are described in, for example, U.S. Patent No. 4,045,508.
• dialkylbenzenes or dialkylnaphtnalenes employable as the base oil are usually dialkylbenzenes or dialkylnaphthalenes wherein the alkyl chains have 6 to 14 carbon atoms, and such dialkylbenzenes or alkylnaphthalenes are prepared by Friedel-Crafts alkylation of benzene or naphthalene and olefin.
• the alkylation olefin used in the preparation of the alkylbenzenes or the alkylnaphthalenes may be a linear olefin, a branched olefin or a combination thereof. The process for preparing them is described in, for example, U.S. Patent No. 3,909,432.
• esters having a kinematic viscosity at 100°C of 1 to 20 mm 2 /s include monoesters prepared from monobasic acids such as pelargonic acid and alcohols; diesters prepared from dibasic acids and alcohols or prepared from diols and monobasic acids or acid mixtures; and polyol esters prepared by the reaction of diols, triols (e.g., trimethylolpropane), tetraols (e.g., pentaerythritol) or hexaols (e.g., dipentaerythritol) with monobasic acids or acid mixtures.
• monobasic acids such as pelargonic acid and alcohols
• diesters prepared from dibasic acids and alcohols or prepared from diols and monobasic acids or acid mixtures
• esters include tridecyl pelargonate, di-2-ethylhexyl adipate, di-2-ethylhexyl azelate, trimethylolpropane triheptanoate and pentaerythritol tetraheptanoate.
• additives which can be added to the lubricating oil composition of the invention when needed, include:
• the content of the component (A) is in the range of 50 to 99.8 parts by weight, preferably 60 to 95 parts by weight, and the content of the component (B) is in the range of 0.2 to 50 parts by weight, preferably 5 to 40 parts by weight, with the proviso that the total of the component (A) and the component (B) is 100 parts by weight.
• the compounding ratio between the component (A) and the component (B) is so determined that the resulting composition has a kinematic viscosity of a prescribed value.
• the lubricating oil composition of the invention has high viscosity index and shear stability and also has good appearance without turbidity.
• the lubricating oil thickening agent according to the invention has high viscosity index improvability and shear stability.
• the lubricating oil composition according to the invention exhibits high viscosity index and shear stability and has good appearance without turbidity.
• the kinematic viscosity was measured in accordance with JIS K 2283.
• the viscosity index was measured in accordance with JIS K 2283.
• the intrinsic viscosity was measured in decalin at 135°C.
• the number-average molecular weight and Mw/Mn were measured by GPC using polystyrene as a molecular weight standard substance.
• a decrease (%) of the kinematic viscosity at 100°C was measured in accordance with the CEC test method under the conditions of 20 hours.
• the pour point was measured in accordance with JIS K 2269.
• the viscosity at -26°C was measured in accordance with ASTM D 2983.
• Tables 1 to 4 The components shown in Tables 1 to 4 were mixed in the formulations (unit: g) shown in Tables 1 to 4 at 100°C for 1 hour, to obtain lubricating oil compositions. Evaluation results of properties of the compositions are set forth in Tables 1 to 4.

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