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Definitions

• the present invention relates to the field of lubricant compositions, in particular lubricant compositions for a vehicle engine, in particular for a motor vehicle engine. It relates more particularly to the use of new compounds, of the diester type, as additives in these lubricating compositions, in order to improve their anti-wear properties, while advantageously reducing the content of anti-wear additives which they comprise .
• Lubricating compositions also called “lubricants” are commonly used in engines for the main purpose of reducing the frictional forces between the various metal parts moving in the engines. They are also effective in preventing premature wear or even damage to these parts, and in particular their surface.
• a lubricating composition is conventionally composed of a base oil with which are generally associated several additives dedicated to stimulating the lubricating performance of the base oil, such as for example friction modifying additives, but also to provide additional performance.
• anti-wear additives are considered in order to reduce wear on the mechanical parts of the engine, and thus prevent degradation of the engine's durability.
• antiwear additives there may be mentioned in particular amine phosphates, or also phospho-sulfur additives, such as metal alkylthiophosphates, in particular zinc alkylthiophosphates, and more specifically zinc dialkyldithiophosphates or ZnDTP.
• Such compounds are preferably of formula Zn ((SP (S) (OR) (OR)) 2 , in which R and R, identical or different, independently represent an alkyl group, preferably an alkyl group comprising from 1 to 18 atoms of carbon.
• sulfur, phosphorus and sulphated ash can damage the post-treatment systems installed on vehicles. Ashes are harmful to particulate filters and phosphorus acts as poison for catalytic systems.
• the invention specifically aims to propose new compounds as additives to improve the anti-wear properties of a lubricating composition, in particular dedicated to an engine, and more particularly to a motor vehicle engine, comprising one or more anti-wear additives conventional.
• the present invention thus relates to the use of a diester of formula (I) below:
• - R represent, independently of each other, a hydrogen atom or a (Ci-Cs) alkyl group, linear or branched, in particular a methyl, ethyl or propyl group, in particular methyl;
• - n is 1, 2 or 3; it being understood that, when s is different from 1, n may be the same or different;
• R a and R b identical or different, represent, independently of each other, hydrocarbon groups, saturated or unsaturated, linear or branched, having a linear chain of 2 to 11 carbon atoms, preferably 3 to 8 carbon atoms;
• a lubricating composition comprising one or more anti-wear additive (s).
• the anti-wear properties of a composition can be more particularly evaluated according to standard ASTM D2670.
• diesters of formula (I) thus makes it possible to lower the content of conventional anti-wear additives, and in particular in additives generating ash, phosphorus or sulfur, while retaining excellent performance in terms of anti-wear properties.
• the lowering of the content of antiwear additives advantageously makes it possible to meet the specifications of the "LOW SAPS" lubricating compositions.
• the additive used according to the invention is a diester or mixture of diesters of general formula (I) below:
• - R represent, independently of each other, a hydrogen atom or a (Ci-Cs) alkyl group, linear or branched, in particular a methyl, ethyl or propyl group, in particular methyl;
• n is 1, 2 or 3; in particular n is 2 or 3 and more particularly n is 2, it being understood that, when s is different from 1, n may be the same or different; and
• R a and R b identical or different, represent, independently of one another, hydrocarbon groups, saturated or unsaturated, linear or branched, having a linear chain of 2 to 11 carbon atoms, preferably 3 to 8 carbon atoms carbon;
• At least one of the groups R bonded to the carbon in beta position of the oxygen atoms of the ester functions represents a hydrogen atom.
• R a and R b identical or different, represent independently of each other, hydrocarbon groups, saturated or unsaturated, linear or branched, comprising from 2 to 11 carbon atoms, preferably from 3 to 8 carbon atoms.
• diester of formula (I) implemented according to the invention will be designated more simply by diester of the invention.
• a carbon chain can have from t to z carbon atoms; for example Ci_ 4 a carbon chain which can have from 1 to 4 carbon atoms;
• alkyl a saturated, linear or branched aliphatic group
• a Ci-4-alkyl group represents a carbon chain of 1 to 4 carbon atoms, linear or branched, more particularly methyl, ethyl, propyl, isopropyl, butyl, isobutyl, fo / t-butylc.
• n in the above formula (I) is worth 2 or 3, and more particularly n is worth 2.
• At least one of the groups R represents a (Ci-Cs) alkyl group, in particular (Ci-C 4 ) alkyl, linear or branched, more preferably methyl, ethyl or propyl; advantageously methyl.
• the diester of formula (I) used according to the invention can more particularly be a diester of formula (F) below:
• R and R ’ represent, independently of each other, a hydrogen atom or a linear or branched (Ci-Cs) alkyl group, in particular a methyl, ethyl or propyl group, in particular a methyl group;
• R a and R b identical or different, represent, independently of one another, hydrocarbon groups, saturated or unsaturated, linear or branched, having a linear chain of 2 to 11 carbon atoms, preferably 3 to 8 carbon atoms carbon; provided that, when s is 2, at least one of the groups R or R 'represents a (Ci-Cs) alkyl group, linear or branched.
• a diester used according to the invention is of formula (F) in which at least one of the R or R ′ represents a (Ci-Cs) alkyl group, in particular (Ci-C 4 ) alkyl, linear or branched, more preferably methyl, ethyl or propyl; advantageously methyl.
• s in the above formula (I) or (F) is equal to 2.
• the diester used according to the invention can be of the following formula (Fa):
• R and R ’ represent, independently of each other, a hydrogen atom or a (Ci-Cs) alkyl group, linear or branched, in particular a methyl, ethyl or propyl group, advantageously methyl;
• R a and R b identical or different, represent independently of each other, hydrocarbon groups, saturated or unsaturated, linear or branched, having a linear chain of 2 to 11 carbon atoms, preferably 3 to 8 atoms carbon;
• At least one of the groups R or R ′ represents a (Ci-Cs) alkyl group, linear or branched, in particular methyl, ethyl or propyl, advantageously methyl.
• At least one of the groups R represents a linear or branched (Ci-Cs) alkyl group, in particular a methyl, ethyl or propyl group, advantageously methyl; and at least one of the R ’represents a linear or branched (Ci-Cs) alkyl group, in particular a methyl, ethyl or propyl group, advantageously methyl.
• the diester used according to the invention may be of formula (Fa) in which one of the groups R represents a (Ci-Cs) alkyl group, linear or branched, in particular a methyl, ethyl or propyle, advantageously methyl; and one of the groups R ′ represents a linear or branched (Ci-Cs) alkyl group, in particular a methyl, ethyl or propyl group, advantageously methyl; the other groups R and R ′ representing hydrogen atoms.
• one of the groups R represents a (Ci-Cs) alkyl group, linear or branched, in particular a methyl, ethyl or propyle, advantageously methyl
• one of the groups R ′ represents a linear or branched (Ci-Cs) alkyl group, in particular a methyl, ethyl or propyl group, advantageously methyl
• the other groups R and R ′ representing hydrogen atoms.
• the diester used according to the invention can have the following formula (I ”a):
• R 1 and R 2 represents a (Ci-Cs) alkyl group, linear or branched, the other representing a hydrogen atom;
• R 3 and R 4 represents a (Ci-Cs) alkyl group, linear or branched, the other representing a hydrogen atom;
• R a and R b identical or different, are as defined above.
• diester used according to the invention can be of formula (I ”a) in which:
• R 1 and R 2 represents a methyl, ethyl or propyl group, advantageously methyl, the other representing a hydrogen atom;
• one of the groups R 3 and R 4 represents a methyl, ethyl or propyl group, advantageously methyl, the other representing a hydrogen atom.
• the diester used according to the invention can have the following formula (F b):
• - R represent, independently of each other, a hydrogen atom or a (Ci-Cs) alkyl group, linear or branched, in particular a methyl, ethyl or propyl group, advantageously methyl;
• - n is 2; - R a and R b , identical or different, represent independently of each other, hydrocarbon groups, saturated or unsaturated, linear or branched, having a linear chain of 2 to 11 carbon atoms, preferably 3 to 8 atoms carbon.
• At least one of the R represents a linear or branched (Ci-Cs) alkyl group, in particular a methyl, ethyl or propyl group, advantageously methyl.
• the diester used according to the invention may be of formula (I'b) in which one of the groups R represents a (Ci-C5) alkyl group, linear or branched, in particular a methyl, ethyl or propyl group , advantageously methyl, the others representing hydrogen atoms.
• R a and R b in formula (I), (F), (a), (I ”a) or (I'b) above, identical or different, represent hydrocarbon groups, saturated or unsaturated, linear or branched, having a linear chain of 2 to 11 carbon atoms, preferably 3 to 8 carbon atoms.
• hydrocarbon group is understood to mean any group having a carbon atom directly attached to the rest of the molecule and having mainly an aliphatic hydrocarbon character.
• R a and R b in the formula (I), (F), (a), (I ”a) or (I'b) mentioned above, have a linear chain of 3 to 6 carbon atoms.
• R a and R b in formula (I), (F), (a), (I ”a) or (I'b) above have a linear sequence of 8 to 11 atoms of carbon.
• linear chain from t to z carbon atoms is meant a saturated or unsaturated carbon chain, preferably saturated, comprising from t to z carbon atoms one after the other, the carbon atoms possibly present at the level ramifications of the carbon chain not being taken into account in the number of carbon atoms (tz) constituting the linear chain.
• R a and R b are derived from vegetable, animal or petroleum origin.
• R a and R b identical or different, represent groups saturated.
• R a and R b identical or different, represent groups linear.
• R a and R b represent linear hydrocarbon groups saturated in C H to C II , in particular Cs to Cio.
• R a and R b are identical.
• R a and R b both represent groups "-octylc or" -undécylc, preferably "-octylc.
• R a and R b represent branched hydrocarbon groups comprising 2 to 11 carbon atoms, preferably 3 to 8 carbon atoms.
• the diesters of formula (I) used according to the invention may be commercially available or prepared according to synthesis methods described in the literature and known to those skilled in the art. These synthetic methods more particularly implement an esterification reaction between a diol compound of formula H0 - ([[C (R) 2 ] n -0) s -0H and compounds of formula R a -COOH and R b - COOH, with R a and R b , identical or different, being as defined above.
• diesters of the above formula (I), in particular of the above formula (F) can be obtained by esterification reaction between a mono- or polypropylene glycol, in particular monopropylene glycol (MPG) or dipropylene glycol (DPG), and one or more suitable carboxylic acids R a -COOH and R b -COOH.
• MPG monopropylene glycol
• DPG dipropylene glycol
• - s is 2, one of the groups R representing a (Ci-Cs) alkyl group, linear or branched, in particular a methyl, ethyl or propyl group, advantageously methyl, the others representing hydrogen atoms; and
• one of the groups R ’ representing a linear or branched (Ci-Cs) alkyl group, in particular a methyl, ethyl or propyl group, advantageously methyl, the others representing hydrogen atoms,
• DPG dipropylene glycol
• R a -COOH and R b -COOH can be obtained via an esterification reaction between dipropylene glycol (DPG) and one or more suitable carboxylic acids R a -COOH and R b -COOH.
• one of the groups R representing a linear or branched (Ci-Cs) alkyl group, in particular a methyl, ethyl or propyl group, advantageously methyl, the others representing hydrogen atoms,
• MPG monopropylene glycol
• R a -COOH and R b -COOH can be obtained via an esterification reaction between monopropylene glycol (MPG) and one or more suitable carboxylic acids R a -COOH and R b -COOH.
• such a diester or mixture of diesters can thus be obtained by esterification reaction between monopropylene glycol or dipropylene glycol and nonanoic acid or dodecanoic acid.
• diester of formula (I) as defined above may be in the form of a mixture of diesters of formula (I) as defined above.
• the diesters of formula (I) are used as additives in a lubricating composition, in particular in a lubricating composition for an engine, in particular for a vehicle, and more preferably for a motor vehicle engine.
• the said diesters or diesters of formula (I) can be used in a lubricating composition, in a proportion of 1% to 30% by weight, in particular from 5% to 30% by weight, in particular from 5 % to 25% by weight, preferably from 5% to 20% by weight, relative to the total weight of the lubricating composition.
• Anti-wear additives preferably from 5% to 20% by weight, relative to the total weight of the lubricating composition.
• a lubricating composition considered according to the invention comprises one or more conventional anti-wear additives.
• anti-wear additive is intended to denote a compound which, used in a lubricating composition, in particular a lubricating composition for a vehicle engine, in particular for a motor vehicle engine, makes it possible to improve the anti-wear properties of the composition.
• anti-wear additives such as for example polysulphide additives, sulfur olefin additives or phospho-sulfur additives such as metal alkylthiophosphates, in particular zinc alkylthiophosphates, and more specifically zinc dialkyldithiophosphates or ZnDTP.
• the preferred compounds are of formula Zn ((SP (S) (OR) (OR ')) 2 , in which R and R', identical or different, represent, independently of one another, alkyl groups, linear or branched, preferably branched, preferably comprising from 1 to 18 carbon atoms, preferably at least one of the groups R and R ′ represents an alkyl group, preferably branched, having at least 6 carbon atoms, in particular having 6 to 18 carbon atoms.
• the diesters of formula (I) according to the invention are used in a lubricating composition in combination with one or more additives of the zinc dialkyldithiophosphate type, in particular of formula Zn (( SP (S) (OR) (OR ')) above.
• a lubricating composition considered according to the invention may comprise from 0.01 to 6% by weight, preferably from 0.05 to 4% by weight, more preferably from 0.1 to 2% by weight, relative to the total weight of the composition, anti-wear additives.
• the use of one or more diesters of formula (I) according to the invention advantageously makes it possible to improve the anti-wear properties of the lubricating composition. According to the invention, this results in the possibility of obtaining a lubricating composition having excellent anti-wear properties, while lowering the content of conventionally used anti-wear additives.
• the anti-wear additive (s), in particular sulfur or phosphorus generators are present in a lubricating composition in a content less than or equal to 2% by weight, in particular less than or equal to 1% by weight.
• a lubricating composition typically comprises, in addition to one or more diesters of formula (I) as defined above, in combination with one or more conventional anti-wear additives, one or more base oils, as well as other additives, conventionally considered in lubricating compositions.
• the diester (s) of formula (I) can be added to an oil or mixture of base oils, then the other additional additives, including the anti-wear additive (s), added.
• ester (s) of formula (I) can be added to a conventional pre-existing lubricant formulation, comprising in particular one or more base oils and additional additives, in particular one or more anti-wear additives.
• a lubricant composition for an engine can be supplemented with one or more diesters of formula (I) in accordance with the invention by adding, for example, the said diester (s) directly to the reservoir previously filled with a conventional formulation of lubricant.
• a lubricating composition considered according to the invention can thus also comprise one or more base oils distinct from the diesters of formula (I).
• base oils can be chosen from the base oils conventionally used in the field of lubricating oils, such as mineral, synthetic or natural, animal or vegetable oils or their mixtures.
• It can be a mixture of several base oils, for example a mixture of two, three, or four base oils.
• the base oils of the lubricating compositions considered according to the invention may in particular be oils of mineral or synthetic origins belonging to the groups I to V according to the classes defined in the API classification (or their equivalents according to the ATIEL classification) and presented in table A below or their mixtures, provided that they are distinct from the diesters of the invention.
• Mineral base oils include all types of base oils obtained by atmospheric and vacuum distillation of crude oil, followed by refining operations such as solvent extraction, dealphating, solvent dewaxing, hydrotreating, hydrocracking, hydroisomerization and hydro finish.
• the synthetic base oils can be esters of carboxylic acids and alcohols, polyalphaolefins or else polyalkylene glycol (PAG) obtained by polymerization or copolymerization of alkylene oxides comprising from 2 to 8 carbon atoms, in particular from 2 to 4 carbon atoms.
• the polyalphaolefins used as base oils are for example obtained from monomers comprising 4 to 32 carbon atoms, for example from decene, octene or dodecene, and whose viscosity at 100 ° C. is between 1, 5 and 15 mm 2 .
• s 1 according to standard ASTM D445.
• Their average molecular weight is generally between 250 and 3000 according to standard ASTM D5296.
• Mixtures of synthetic and mineral oils which can be bio-sourced, can also be used.
• base oils There is generally no limitation as to the use of different base oils in the lubricating composition, except that they must have properties, in particular viscosity, viscosity index, sulfur content. or resistance to oxidation, suitable for use in vehicle engines.
• a lubricating composition considered according to the invention comprises at least one base oil chosen from group II, III and IV oils of the API classification, and their mixtures.
• such a lubricating composition can comprise at least one group III base oil.
• a lubricating composition considered according to the invention may comprise at least 50% by weight of base oil (s) relative to its total weight, in particular at least 60% by weight of base oil (s), and more particularly between 60 and 99% by weight of base oil (s).
• the group III oil or oils represent (s) at least 50% by weight, in particular at least 60% by weight of the total weight of the base oils of the composition.
• a lubricant composition considered according to the invention may also further comprise all types of additives, suitable for use in a lubricant for a vehicle engine, in particular for a motor vehicle.
• additives can be introduced in isolation and / or in the form of a mixture like those already available for sale for formulations of commercial lubricants for vehicle engines, with performance levels as defined by ACEA ( Association of European Automobile Manufacturers) and / or API (American Petroleum Institute), well known to those skilled in the art.
• ACEA Association of European Automobile Manufacturers
• API American Petroleum Institute
• a lubricating composition considered according to the invention may comprise at least one friction-modifying additive.
• the friction modifying additives can be chosen from compounds providing metallic elements and ash-free compounds.
• transition metal complexes such as Mo, Sb. Sn, Fe, Cu, Zn, the ligands of which can be hydrocarbon compounds comprising oxygen, nitrogen, sulfur or phosphorus atoms.
• the ash-free friction-modifying additives are generally of organic origin and can be chosen from monoesters of fatty acids and of polyols, alkoxylated amines, alkoxylated fatty amines, fatty epoxides, fatty borate epoxides, amines fatty or fatty acid glycerol esters.
• the fatty compounds comprise at least one hydrocarbon group comprising from 10 to 24 carbon atoms.
• a lubricating composition comprises at least one friction-modifying additive, in particular based on molybdenum.
• the molybdenum-based compounds can be chosen from molybdenum dithiocarbamates (Mo-DTC), molybdenum dithiophosphates (Mo-DTP), and their mixtures.
• a lubricating composition comprises at least one Mo-DTC compound and at least one Mo-DTP compound.
• a lubricating composition can in particular comprise a molybdenum content of between 1000 and 2500 ppm.
• such a composition makes it possible to make additional fuel savings.
• a lubricating composition considered according to the invention can comprise from 0.01 to 5% by weight, preferably from 0.01 to 5% by weight, more particularly from 0.1 to 2% by weight or even more particularly from 0.1 to 1.5% by weight, relative to the total weight of the lubricating composition, of friction-modifying additives, advantageously including at least one friction-modifying additive based on molybdenum.
• a lubricating composition considered according to the invention can comprise at least one antioxidant additive.
• Antioxidant additives are essentially dedicated to delaying the degradation of the lubricating composition in service. This degradation can in particular be reflected by the formation of deposits, by the presence of sludge or by an increase in the viscosity of the lubricating composition. They act in particular as radical inhibitors or destroyers of hydroperoxides.
• antioxidant additives commonly used there may be mentioned antioxidants of the phenolic type, the antioxidant additives of the amino type, the phosphosulfurized antioxidant additives. Some of these antioxidant additives, for example phosphosulfur antioxidant additives, can generate ash.
• the phenolic antioxidant additives may be ash-free or may be in the form of neutral or basic metal salts.
• the antioxidant additives can in particular be chosen from sterically hindered phenols, sterically hindered phenol esters and sterically hindered phenols comprising a thioether bridge, dipheny lamines, diphenylamines substituted by at least one C1-C12 alkyl group, N, N'-dialkyl-aryl-diamines and mixtures thereof.
• the sterically hindered phenols are chosen from compounds comprising a phenol group in which at least one vicinal carbon of the carbon carrying the alcohol function is substituted by at least one C 1 -C 10 alkyl group, preferably a C 1 -C 6 alkyl group. ,, preferably a C 4 alkyl group, preferably by the ter-butyl group.
• Amino compounds are another class of antioxidant additives that can be used, possibly in combination with phenolic antioxidant additives.
• Examples of amino compounds are the aromatic amines, for example the aromatic amines of formula NR 5 R 6 R 7 in which R 5 represents an aliphatic group or an aromatic group, optionally substituted, R 6 represents an aromatic group, optionally substituted, R 7 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an aryl group or a group of formula R 8 S (0) z R 9 in which R 8 represents an alkylene group or an alkenylene group, R 9 represents an alkyl group, a alkenyl group or an aryl group and z represents 0, 1 or 2.
• Sulfurized alkyl phenols or their alkali and alkaline earth metal salts can also be used as antioxidant additives.
• a lubricating composition considered according to the invention can contain all types of antioxidant additives known to the skilled person.
• the lubricating composition comprises at least one antioxidant additive free from ash.
• a lubricating composition considered according to the invention may comprise from 0.1 to 2% by weight, relative to the total weight of the composition, of at least one antioxidant additive.
• a lubricating composition considered according to the invention may comprise at least one detergent additive.
• So-called detergent additives generally reduce the formation of deposits on the surface of metal parts by dissolving secondary oxidation and combustion products.
• Detergent additives are generally known to those skilled in the art.
• the detergent additives can be anionic compounds comprising a long lipophilic hydrocarbon chain and a hydrophilic head.
• the associated cation can be a metal cation of an alkali or alkaline earth metal.
• the detergent additives are preferably chosen from the alkali metal or alkaline earth metal salts of carboxylic acids, the sulfonates, the salicylates, the naphthenates, as well as the phenate salts.
• the alkali and alkaline earth metals are preferably calcium, magnesium, sodium or barium. These metal salts generally include the metal in a stoichiometric amount or in excess, therefore in an amount greater than the stoichiometric amount.
• overbased detergent additives the excess metal bringing the overbased character to the detergent additive is then generally in the form of a metal salt insoluble in the base oil, for example a carbonate, a hydroxide, an oxalate, an acetate, a glutamate, preferably a carbonate.
• a metal salt insoluble in the base oil for example a carbonate, a hydroxide, an oxalate, an acetate, a glutamate, preferably a carbonate.
• the detergent additives are generally used in a content ranging from 0.5 to 8%, preferably from 0.5 to 4% by weight, relative to the total weight of the lubricating composition.
• they are present in a content of less than 4% by weight, in particular less than 2% by weight, in particular less than 1% by weight, or even the lubricating composition is free from detergent additive (s).
• a lubricant composition considered according to the invention may comprise at least one pour point depressant additive (also called "PPD" agents for "Pour Point Depressant” in English). By slowing the formation of paraffin crystals, pour point lowering additives generally improve the cold behavior of the lubricant composition.
• pour point reducing agents examples include polyalkyl methacrylates, polyacrylates, polyarylamides, polyalkylphenols, polyalkylnaphthalenes and alkylated polystyrenes.
• a lubricating composition considered according to the invention can also comprise at least one dispersing agent.
• the dispersing agents ensure the suspension and the evacuation of the insoluble solid contaminants constituted by the secondary oxidation products which are formed when the lubricating composition is in use. They can be chosen from Mannich bases, succinimides and their derivatives.
• a lubricating composition considered according to the invention can comprise from 0.2 to 10% by weight of dispersing agent (s), relative to the total weight of the composition.
• a lubricant composition considered according to the invention can also comprise at least one viscosity index (VI) improver.
• the viscosity index improvers (VI) make it possible to guarantee good resistance to cold and minimum viscosity at high temperature.
• polymer improving the viscosity index mention may be made of polymeric esters, homopolymers or copolymers, hydrogenated or non-hydrogenated of styrene, butadiene and isoprene, homopolymers or copolymers of olefin, such than ethylene or propylene, polyacrylates and polymethacrylates (PMA).
• a lubricating composition considered according to the invention may comprise from 1 to 15% by weight, of additive (s) improving the viscosity index, relative to the total weight of the lubricating composition.
• a lubricating composition considered according to the invention may also comprise at least anti-foam additive.
• the anti-foam additives can be chosen from polar polymers such as polymethylsiloxanes or polyacrylates.
• a lubricating composition considered according to the invention may comprise from 0.01 to 3% by weight of anti-foaming additive (s), relative to the total weight of the lubricating composition.
• the use of one or more diesters of formula (I) required according to the invention as an additive makes it possible to significantly improve the anti-wear properties of the lubricating composition comprising one or more anti-wear additives conventional.
• the anti-wear properties can be evaluated according to a procedure based on standard ASTM D2670, via the use of a tribometer, as described in the examples which follow.
• a lubricating composition considered according to the invention can more particularly be a grade composition according to the SAEJ300 classification defined by the formula (X) W (Y), in which X represents 0 or 5; and Y represents an integer ranging from 4 to 30.
• This grade qualifies a selection of lubricant compositions specially intended for an engine application of a motor vehicle and which in particular satisfy specific characteristics quantified with respect to various parameters such as the viscosity at cold at start-up, cold pumpability, kinematic viscosity at low shear rate and dynamic viscosity at high shear rate.
• the viscosity grade of a lubricating composition considered according to the invention can in particular be chosen from:
• Y represents an integer ranging from 4 to 20, in particular ranging from 4 to 16 or from 4 to 12;
• the grade according to the SAEJ300 classification of a lubricating composition considered according to the invention is chosen from 0W4, 0W8, 0W12, 0W16, 0W20, 5W4, 5W8, 5W12, 5W16 and 5W20, preferably chosen from 0W4, 0W8, 0W12, 0W16, 0W20 and 5W20.
• a lubricating composition considered according to the invention may have a grade according to the SAEJ300 classification of 0W20 or 0W16.
• the kinematic viscosity measured at 100 ° C. according to standard ASTM D445 of a lubricating composition considered according to the invention is between 3 and 15 mm 2 . s 1 , in particular between 3 and 13 mm 2 . s 1 .
• the viscosity measured at high temperature and high shear, HTHS (for “high temperature high-shear viscosity measurement” in English), measured at 150 ° C, is equal to or greater than 1.7 mPa.s, preferably between 1.7 and 3.7 mPa.s, advantageously between 2.3 and 3.7 mPa.s.
• the HTHS measurement is carried out at high shear (10 6 s 1 ) and at 150 ° C. according to the standardized methods CEC-L-36-A-90, ASTM D4683 and ASTMD4741.
• Lubricating compositions in accordance with the invention (II and 12), using a diester of formula (I), and comparative compositions (Cl and C2), free of diester of formula (I), were formulated with the components and quantities (expressed as percentage by mass) indicated in Table 1 below.
• One conventional additive package comprising an anti-wear additive (bis (dithiophosphate) and zinc bis [0,0-bis (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate], for example, sold under the name "OLOA 269R ®”), agents antioxidants, a friction modifying agent, a dispersant and detergents,
• Conventional additive package 2 including an anti-wear additive (zinc bis [0- (1,3-dimethylbutyl)] bis [0- (isopropyl)] bis (dithiophosphate)), antioxidants, a friction modifier , a dispersant and detergents,

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