The Standard Oil Company

Standard Oil Company (Indiana)

By Evelyn Hunt, Administratrix

Edmund J Piasek, Deceased

Paul J Cahill

Robert E Karll

A Mannich condensation reaction of an alkyl phenol, a formaldehyde-yielding reagent, an amine, and about 0.001 to 2.0 moles of an oil soluble benzene sulfonic acid per mole of amine.

Benzene sulfonic acid modified aromatic Mannich products from alkyl

Phenols alkylated with high molecular weight ethylene-propylene-diene terpolymers are obtained in essentially quantitative yields and with no measurable fragmentation of terpolymer by reacting terpolymer with a large excess of phenol, in the presence of BF.sub.3 as catalyst, at alkylation temperatures of about 170.degree.-300.degree. F. The preferred terpolymers consist essentially of about 35-45 mole percent propylene, 65-55 mole percent ethylene, and about 1.0-2.5 mole percent of a 5-alkenyl-2-norbornene such as 5-ethylidene-2-norbornene. The novel terpolymer alkylated phenol compositions are useful as intermediates for the preparation of multifunctional addition agents for lubricating oils, for example addition agents having combined dispersant-viscosity index improving properties.

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Hoffman Estates, IL, United States of America

By Evelyn Hunt, Administratrix