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  • This invention relates to improved liquid hydrocarbon compositions and to additives therefor. More particularly, the invention relates to gelled or grease-like hydrocarbon compositions.
  • liquid hydrocarbon compositions are improved with respect to wear-inhibiting and extreme pressure properties and may be transformed into stable gels or greases by incorporating therein a minor amount of an oil-soluble metal salt of a hydrocarbyl thiomethyl phosphonic acid or monoester thereof.
  • the acid portion of the polyvalent metal salt has the general formula R1 X X131 XH (I) wherein R is an oil-soluble hydrocarbyl group, such as an alkyl, aryl, aralkyl, alkaryl or cycloalkyl radical having at least 6 carbon atoms and preferably is a C1048 alkyl radical, the R s are the same or different groups which may be hydrogen or a C alkyl radical and the Xs are oxygen or sulfur, preferably oxygen.
  • R is an oil-soluble hydrocarbyl group, such as an alkyl, aryl, aralkyl, alkaryl or cycloalkyl radical having at least 6 carbon atoms and preferably is a C1048 alkyl radical
  • the R s are the same or different groups which may be hydrogen or a C alkyl radical
  • the Xs are oxygen or sulfur, preferably oxygen.
  • the cationic portion of the salt is a polyvalent metal of variable or non-variable valence such as an alkaline earth metal, e.g., Ca, Mg, Ba, Sr, or another polyvalent metal such as Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, Cd, Al, or Sn, of which preferred ones are Fe, Ni, Cu, Zn, Cd, and Al.
  • an alkaline earth metal e.g., Ca, Mg, Ba, Sr
  • another polyvalent metal such as Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, Cd, Al, or Sn, of which preferred ones are Fe, Ni, Cu, Zn, Cd, and Al.
  • the anionic portions of these polyvalent metal salts which are preferred are anions of acids which have the formula H C 10-13 alkyl-S C Hi P where R is the same as defined in (l) and preferably a C alkyl radical.
  • the acidic compounds represented by the above formulas are prepared by reacting a mercaptan or mercaptide having at least 6 carbon atoms with a halomethylphosphono compound such as chloromethylphosphonic acid or chloromethylphosphonate or their thio derivatives, in a suitable solvent, such as an aqueous alcoholic solution, at reflux temperature and under inert Patented Dec. 17, 1%63 ice conditions until the reaction is completed, which may require from 1 to about 5 days.
  • the mercaptans include: aliphatic mercaptans, such as hexyl, octyl, decyl, dodecyl and octadecyl mercaptans; cycloalkyl mercaptans, such as cyclohexyl mercaptan and dicyclohexyl mercaptan; and aralkyl mercaptans, such as phenyldecyl mercaptan and benzyl mercaptan.
  • the corresponding mercaptides can be used such as the alkali metal, e.g., Na or K mercaptides.
  • Suitable halomethylphosphono compounds include chloromethylphosphonic acid, mono or dihydrocarbyl chloromethylphosphonates, e.g., mono or dibutyl chloromethylphosphonate, mono or di-2-ethylhexyl chloromethylphosphonate, mono or diluaryl chloromethylphosphonate, mono or diphenyl chloromethylphosphonate, mono or dicyclohexyl chloromethylphosphonate, mono or dibenzyl chloromethylphosphonate, dibutyl chloromethyldithiophosphonate, diphenyl chloromethyldithiophosphonate, dibutyl chloromethyltrithiophosphonate, and alkali metal salts such as Na and K salts of chioromethylphosphonic acid, Na and K salts of monobutyl chloromethylphosphonic acid, N a and K salts of rnonodecyl chloromethylphosphonic acid and the like.
  • alkali metal salts such as Na and K
  • a preferred method of making the thiomethylphosnates is to react a suitable mercapto compound, such as an alkali metal, e.g., Na or K, C1048 alkyl mercaptide with an alkali metal, e.g., Na or K, salt of chloromethylphosphonic acid in an alcoholic solution under reflux conditions and under an inert atmosphere to form the alkali metal salt of an alkyl mercaptomethylphosphonic acid.
  • the salt is then treated with a strong acid such as hydrochloric acid to spring free the alkylmercaptomethylphosphonic acid, which can be converted into the desired polyvalent metal salts.
  • EXAMPIJE II phonate monobutyl dodecylmercaptomethyl acid thiophosphonate, monobutyl phenylmercaptomethyl acid phosphonate, monooctyl cyclohexylmercaptomethylthio acid thiophosphonate.
  • the above thiomethylphosphonic acids are converted to the neutral or basic polyvalent metal salts by suitable means such as by neutralizing the acid with an aqueous solution of sodium hydroxide or carbonate and mixing the sodium salt thus formed with an excess of an aqueous solution of the desired polyvalent metal compounds such as a sulfate, nitrate, chloride, acetate or the like and removing the precipitated organic polyvalent metal salt by suitable means, such as filtration, decantation, or extraction.
  • suitable means such as by neutralizing the acid with an aqueous solution of sodium hydroxide or carbonate and mixing the sodium salt thus formed with an excess of an aqueous solution of the desired polyvalent metal compounds such as a sulfate, nitrate, chloride, acetate or the like and removing the precipitated organic polyvalent metal salt by suitable means, such as filtration, decantation, or extraction.
  • the reaction is generally conducted at ambient temperature, but may vary from, say, C. to 120 C.
  • EXAMPLE III Preparation of Basic Iron Salt of Monobutyl Decylthiomethylphosphonale
  • the product of Example II was neutralized with an aqueous solution of sodium hydroxide to which was added an excess of an aqueous mixture of ferrous ammonium sulfate at ambient temperature while constantly stirring the mixture.
  • the iron thiophosphonate precipitated and the aqueous phase was removed by decantation.
  • the salt was purified by dissolving it in benzene, separating the benzene from insoluble material, water-washing, and stripping the benzene from the purified product.
  • the end product was a basic iron phosphonate, which may be represented by the formula and the product analyzed as follows:
  • the following illustrate additional metal salts of this invention Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Al and Zn salts of octylmercaptomethylphosphonic acid, dodecylmercaptomethylphosphonic acid, cyclohexylmercaptomethylphosphonic acid, benzylmercaptomethylphosphonic acid, phenylmercaptomethylphosphonic acid, butyl decylmercaptomethyl acid phosphonate, phenyl decylmercaptomethyl acid phosphonate, monotbiobutyl dodecylmercaptomethyl acid phosphonate, monobutyl phenylmercaptomethyl acid phosphonate, monothiooctyl cyclohexylmercaptomethyl acid thiophosphonate and the like.
  • the additives of this invention are believed to be novel compounds. They are soluble in various hydrocarbons and mixtures thereof of wide boiling range. These are useful therein for varied purposes and generally in amounts of from about 0.0001% to about 10%, preferably from 0.001% to about 5.0% by weight.
  • the polyvalent metal salts of mercaptomethylphosphono compounds of this invention are outstanding additives for improving, or gelling or thickening various liquid hydrocarbon products, such as natural and synthetic hydrocarbon lubricating oils, fuels (gasoline, kerosene, gas oil, burner fuel oil), 'slushing oils and various industrial oils, e.g., metal working and drawing oils, quenching oils, textile oils, hydraulic oils, dielectric compositions and other industrial oils.
  • hydrocarbon fuels such as gasoline or kerosene or lubricating oils and lubricating compositions in imparting extreme pressure and anti-wear properties to such materials.
  • These additives are particularly useful as antioxidants and as gelling agents for gasoline, fuel oils, and other light oil products.
  • Example VI The addition of only 1% of the additive of Example VI to an SAE 30 refined mineral oil produced a grease.
  • Greases are also formed by addition to mineral oil (at ambient temperature) of from 1% to 5% of any of the following salts alone or in mixtures thereof:
  • a hydrocarbon liquid composition comprising a major amount of a liquid hydrocarbon and a minor amount, sufiicient to impart extreme pressure properties to the liquid hydrocarbon and gel it to a grease structure of an oil-soluble polyvalent metal salt of a hydrocarbyl mercaptomethylphosphono compound having the general formula wherein R is an oil-soluble C hydrocarbyl radical, the R s are selected independently from the group consisting of hydrogen and C alkyl radical, and X is a chalcogen having an atomic number from 8 to 16.
  • a liquid hydrocarbon composition comprising a major amount of a liquid hydrocarbon and a minor amount, sufficient to impart extreme pressure properties to the hydrocarbon liquid and gel it to a grease structure, of a polyvalent metal salt of C alkylmercaptomethylphosphonic acid.
  • a liquid hydrocarbon composition comprising a major amount of a liquid hydrocarbon and a minor amount, suificient to impart extreme pressure properties to the liquid hydrocarbon and gel it to a grease structure, of a polyvalent metal salt of a monoestcr of C1048 alkylmercaptomethylphosphonic acid.
  • a liquid hydrocarbon fuel composition comprising a major amount of a liquid hydrocarbon and a minor amount, sufficient to increase the viscosity of the fuel, of a polyvalent metal salt of C1048 alkylmercaptomethylphosphonic acid.
  • a liquid hydrocarbon fuel composition comprising a major amount of a liquid hydrocarbon and a minor amount, sufficient to thicken the fuel to a solid, of a basic polyvalent metal salt of decylmercaptomethylphosphonic acid, the metal portion of the salt being selected from the group consisting of Zn, Cd, Fe and Al.
  • a liquid hydrocarbon fuel composition comprising a major amount of a liquid hydrocarbon and a minor amount, sufficient to thicken the fuel to a solid, of a neutral polyvalent metal salt of decylmercaptomethylphosphonic acid, the metal portion of the salt being selected from the group consisting of Zn, Cd, Fe and A1.

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3,114,710 THICKENED HYDROCAUN CGMPUSETIQNS George M. Calhoun, Berkeley, Calif., assignor to Shell Oil Company, New York, N.Y., a corporation of Delaware No Drawing. Filed Feb. 1%, H60, fier. No. 7,7 81 lib Claims. (Cl. 252-325) This invention relates to improved liquid hydrocarbon compositions and to additives therefor. More particularly, the invention relates to gelled or grease-like hydrocarbon compositions.
In general, in order to prepare suitable greases from liquid hydrocarbons by thickening with soaps, such as stearates or hydroxy-stearates, certain petroleum fractions of particular viscosity ranges and chemical composition are required. With very light petroleum fractions, such as gasoline, kerosene, or distillate fuel oil, conventional thickeners such as soaps are either ineffective or require such large amounts or specific equipment and techniques for their manufacture so as to make their preparation impractical.
It is an object of the present invention to provide novel stable and improved gels or grease-like compositions. It is a further object to provide a gel or grease from liquid hydrocarbons of wide boiling range. It is a still further object of this invention to provide a gel or grease from a light liquid petroleum base. It is a further object to provide a novel class of compounds which impart beneficial antiwear and extreme pressure properties to liquid hydrocarbons. These and other objects of the invention will be apparent from the following detailed description thereof.
It has now been discovered that liquid hydrocarbon compositions are improved with respect to wear-inhibiting and extreme pressure properties and may be transformed into stable gels or greases by incorporating therein a minor amount of an oil-soluble metal salt of a hydrocarbyl thiomethyl phosphonic acid or monoester thereof. The acid portion of the polyvalent metal salt has the general formula R1 X X131 XH (I) wherein R is an oil-soluble hydrocarbyl group, such as an alkyl, aryl, aralkyl, alkaryl or cycloalkyl radical having at least 6 carbon atoms and preferably is a C1048 alkyl radical, the R s are the same or different groups which may be hydrogen or a C alkyl radical and the Xs are oxygen or sulfur, preferably oxygen. The cationic portion of the salt is a polyvalent metal of variable or non-variable valence such as an alkaline earth metal, e.g., Ca, Mg, Ba, Sr, or another polyvalent metal such as Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, Cd, Al, or Sn, of which preferred ones are Fe, Ni, Cu, Zn, Cd, and Al.
The anionic portions of these polyvalent metal salts which are preferred are anions of acids which have the formula H C 10-13 alkyl-S C Hi P where R is the same as defined in (l) and preferably a C alkyl radical. The acidic compounds represented by the above formulas are prepared by reacting a mercaptan or mercaptide having at least 6 carbon atoms with a halomethylphosphono compound such as chloromethylphosphonic acid or chloromethylphosphonate or their thio derivatives, in a suitable solvent, such as an aqueous alcoholic solution, at reflux temperature and under inert Patented Dec. 17, 1%63 ice conditions until the reaction is completed, which may require from 1 to about 5 days. The mercaptans include: aliphatic mercaptans, such as hexyl, octyl, decyl, dodecyl and octadecyl mercaptans; cycloalkyl mercaptans, such as cyclohexyl mercaptan and dicyclohexyl mercaptan; and aralkyl mercaptans, such as phenyldecyl mercaptan and benzyl mercaptan. Instead of the mercaptans, the corresponding mercaptides can be used such as the alkali metal, e.g., Na or K mercaptides. Suitable halomethylphosphono compounds include chloromethylphosphonic acid, mono or dihydrocarbyl chloromethylphosphonates, e.g., mono or dibutyl chloromethylphosphonate, mono or di-2-ethylhexyl chloromethylphosphonate, mono or diluaryl chloromethylphosphonate, mono or diphenyl chloromethylphosphonate, mono or dicyclohexyl chloromethylphosphonate, mono or dibenzyl chloromethylphosphonate, dibutyl chloromethyldithiophosphonate, diphenyl chloromethyldithiophosphonate, dibutyl chloromethyltrithiophosphonate, and alkali metal salts such as Na and K salts of chioromethylphosphonic acid, Na and K salts of monobutyl chloromethylphosphonic acid, N a and K salts of rnonodecyl chloromethylphosphonic acid and the like.
A preferred method of making the thiomethylphosnates is to react a suitable mercapto compound, such as an alkali metal, e.g., Na or K, C1048 alkyl mercaptide with an alkali metal, e.g., Na or K, salt of chloromethylphosphonic acid in an alcoholic solution under reflux conditions and under an inert atmosphere to form the alkali metal salt of an alkyl mercaptomethylphosphonic acid. The salt is then treated with a strong acid such as hydrochloric acid to spring free the alkylmercaptomethylphosphonic acid, which can be converted into the desired polyvalent metal salts.
The following examples illustrate the preparation of the acid portion of the salt for use in accordance with the present invention.
EXAMPLE I Stoichiometric amounts of the potassium salt of decyl mercaptan and monochloromethylphosphonic acid were dispersed in an aqueous solution of ethyl alcohol and the mixture was refluxed at 7 8 C. under a nitrogen atmosphere for about 1 day. The potassium declymercaptomethylphosphonate was then treated with strong hydrochloric acid to spring free the phosphonic acid which was recovered by extraction with ether. The final product, decylmercaptomethylphosphonic acid, analyzed as follows:
Equivalent Weight First Both Hydro- Hydrogen gens Found 49.1 9.4 12.0 11.2 261 132 Expected 40.2 9.4 11.94 11. 54 268.3 134.1
EXAMPIJE II phonate, monobutyl dodecylmercaptomethyl acid thiophosphonate, monobutyl phenylmercaptomethyl acid phosphonate, monooctyl cyclohexylmercaptomethylthio acid thiophosphonate.
The above thiomethylphosphonic acids are converted to the neutral or basic polyvalent metal salts by suitable means such as by neutralizing the acid with an aqueous solution of sodium hydroxide or carbonate and mixing the sodium salt thus formed with an excess of an aqueous solution of the desired polyvalent metal compounds such as a sulfate, nitrate, chloride, acetate or the like and removing the precipitated organic polyvalent metal salt by suitable means, such as filtration, decantation, or extraction. The reaction is generally conducted at ambient temperature, but may vary from, say, C. to 120 C.
The following examples illustrate the preparation of the polyvalent metal salts of the invention.
EXAMPLE III Preparation of Basic Iron Salt of Monobutyl Decylthiomethylphosphonale The product of Example II was neutralized with an aqueous solution of sodium hydroxide to which was added an excess of an aqueous mixture of ferrous ammonium sulfate at ambient temperature while constantly stirring the mixture. The iron thiophosphonate precipitated and the aqueous phase was removed by decantation. The salt was purified by dissolving it in benzene, separating the benzene from insoluble material, water-washing, and stripping the benzene from the purified product. The end product was a basic iron phosphonate, which may be represented by the formula and the product analyzed as follows:
Percent Percent Fe S Percent P Found 7.1 Expected 7. 9
EXAMPLE IV Preparation of the Neutral Iron Salt of the Monoester of Example II The neutral salt of the monobutyl decylthiomethyl phosphonate was similarly prepared by following the general procedure of Example III in neutralizing the product The cadmium salt of mono-butyl decylthiomethylphosphonate was prepared by the procedure of Example I, using cadmium nitrate as the neutralizing agent. The salt was dissolved in benzene and water-washed repeatedly and the solvents Were then stripped off and the product analyzed as follows:
Percent Percent Percent Cd S P Found... 14. 7 8. 8.00 Ex pcctccL- 14. 83 8. 46 8. 18
EXAMPLE v1 Preparation of Zinc Salt of ZlJOnObutyl Decylthz'omethylphosphonate The zinc salt of monobutyl decylthiomethylphosphonate was prepared following the procedure of Example V using zinc chloride as the neutralizing agent and the product analyzed as follows:
The following illustrate additional metal salts of this invention: Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Al and Zn salts of octylmercaptomethylphosphonic acid, dodecylmercaptomethylphosphonic acid, cyclohexylmercaptomethylphosphonic acid, benzylmercaptomethylphosphonic acid, phenylmercaptomethylphosphonic acid, butyl decylmercaptomethyl acid phosphonate, phenyl decylmercaptomethyl acid phosphonate, monotbiobutyl dodecylmercaptomethyl acid phosphonate, monobutyl phenylmercaptomethyl acid phosphonate, monothiooctyl cyclohexylmercaptomethyl acid thiophosphonate and the like.
The additives of this invention are believed to be novel compounds. They are soluble in various hydrocarbons and mixtures thereof of wide boiling range. These are useful therein for varied purposes and generally in amounts of from about 0.0001% to about 10%, preferably from 0.001% to about 5.0% by weight.
The polyvalent metal salts of mercaptomethylphosphono compounds of this invention are outstanding additives for improving, or gelling or thickening various liquid hydrocarbon products, such as natural and synthetic hydrocarbon lubricating oils, fuels (gasoline, kerosene, gas oil, burner fuel oil), 'slushing oils and various industrial oils, e.g., metal working and drawing oils, quenching oils, textile oils, hydraulic oils, dielectric compositions and other industrial oils. vThey are particularly outstanding when added in small amounts to hydrocarbon fuels such as gasoline or kerosene or lubricating oils and lubricating compositions in imparting extreme pressure and anti-wear properties to such materials. These additives are particularly useful as antioxidants and as gelling agents for gasoline, fuel oils, and other light oil products.
The addition of 2% of the additive of Example III to kerosene at ambient temperature formed a solid fuel composition capableof withstanding high temperatures, above 350 F., without essential change in structure or stability.
The addition of 400 parts per million of the additive of Example III to gasoline increased the viscosity of the gasoline 70%.
The addition of 1% of additive of Example IV to JP-4 jet fuel yields a heavy oil of SAE viscosity and the addition of 1% additive of Example III to JP-4 fuel yields a sticky gel which can be burned without collapsing.
The addition of only 1% of the additive of Example VI to an SAE 30 refined mineral oil produced a grease.
The addition of 2% of neutral A1 salt of decylthiomethylphosphonic acid to an SAE 30 refined mineral oil formed a grease.
Greases are also formed by addition to mineral oil (at ambient temperature) of from 1% to 5% of any of the following salts alone or in mixtures thereof:
Cd, Zn, Al, Fe, Sn, Mn, Mg, Ca, Ba, salts of dodecylthiomercaptophosphonic acid, benzylthiomethylphosphonic acid, butyl dodecylthiomethyl acid phosphonate, cyclohexyl decylthiomethyl acid phosphonate, butyl decylthiomethyl acid thiophosphonate.
I claim as my invention:
1. A hydrocarbon liquid composition comprising a major amount of a liquid hydrocarbon and a minor amount, sufiicient to impart extreme pressure properties to the liquid hydrocarbon and gel it to a grease structure of an oil-soluble polyvalent metal salt of a hydrocarbyl mercaptomethylphosphono compound having the general formula wherein R is an oil-soluble C hydrocarbyl radical, the R s are selected independently from the group consisting of hydrogen and C alkyl radical, and X is a chalcogen having an atomic number from 8 to 16.
2. The composition of claim 1 wherein R is a C alkyl radical, X is oxygen.
3. The composition of claim 1 wherein R is a C alkyl radical, each R is hydrogen and X is oxygen.
4. The composition of claim 1 wherein R is a C1048 alkyl radical, and X is sulfur.
5. A liquid hydrocarbon composition comprising a major amount of a liquid hydrocarbon and a minor amount, sufficient to impart extreme pressure properties to the hydrocarbon liquid and gel it to a grease structure, of a polyvalent metal salt of C alkylmercaptomethylphosphonic acid.
6. A liquid hydrocarbon composition comprising a major amount of a liquid hydrocarbon and a minor amount, suificient to impart extreme pressure properties to the liquid hydrocarbon and gel it to a grease structure, of a polyvalent metal salt of a monoestcr of C1048 alkylmercaptomethylphosphonic acid.
7. A liquid hydrocarbon fuel composition comprising a major amount of a liquid hydrocarbon and a minor amount, sufficient to increase the viscosity of the fuel, of a polyvalent metal salt of C1048 alkylmercaptomethylphosphonic acid.
8. A liquid hydrocarbon fuel composition comprising a major amount of a liquid hydrocarbon and a minor amount, sufficient to thicken the fuel to a solid, of a basic polyvalent metal salt of decylmercaptomethylphosphonic acid, the metal portion of the salt being selected from the group consisting of Zn, Cd, Fe and Al.
9. A liquid hydrocarbon fuel composition comprising a major amount of a liquid hydrocarbon and a minor amount, sufficient to thicken the fuel to a solid, of a neutral polyvalent metal salt of decylmercaptomethylphosphonic acid, the metal portion of the salt being selected from the group consisting of Zn, Cd, Fe and A1.
10. A gasoline containing a minor amount, suficient to thicken the gasoline to a solid, of iron salt of decylmercaptornethylphosphonic acid.
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