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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 1998
Filed:
Mar. 14, 1996
Richard Henry Schlosberg, Bridgewater, NJ (US);
Haven S Aldrich, Westfield, NJ (US);
Lavonde Denise Sherwood-Williams, Baton Rouge, LA (US);
John S Szobota, Morristown, NJ (US);
Martin Anthony Krevalis, Baton Rouge, LA (US);
Daniel P Leta, Flemington, NJ (US);
David Gary Holt, Brights Grove, CA;
Fay H Gordon, Oxford, GB;
Exxon Chemical Patents Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A synthetic ester composition which exhibits thermal and oxidative stability, lower friction coefficient and lower wear, wherein the ester composition comprises the reaction product of: a branched or linear alcohol having the general formula R(OH).sub.n, wherein R is an aliphatic or cyclo-aliphatic group having from about 2 to 20 carbon atoms and n is at least 2; and at least one branched mono-carboxylic acid which has a carbon number in the range between about C.sub.5 to C.sub.13 ; wherein the synthetic ester composition has between about 5-35% unconverted hydroxyl groups, based on the total amount of hydroxyl groups in the branched or linear alcohol.