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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 1998
Filed:
Oct. 31, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
BP Chemicals (Additives) Limited, Hertfordshire, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
562477 ; 562475 ;
Abstract
A process for the production of an alkyl salicylic acid in which the alkyl substituent has at least 6 carbon atoms is disclosed, comprising reacting salicylic acid with an olefin having at least 6 carbon atoms at elevated temperature in the presence of sulphuric acid as a catalyst. Lubricating oil additives comprising a metal salt of such alkylated salicylic acids and a process for making them are also disclosed.