Friction reducing additives and compositions thereof

Claim 2

A lubricant composition comprising a major proportion of an oil of lubricating viscosity or grease prepared therefrom and a minor effective proportion of a friction reducing additive consisting of monoamine, diamine or triamine salts or mixtures thereof of diol-derived acid phosphates wherein said diol is a long chain vicinal diol having the following general structure: ##STR3## where R 1 =C 8 -C 30 hydrocarbyl and R 2 =hydrogen or C 1 -C 6 hydrocarbyl and wherein said amines have the following general structure; R.sup.3 (NHR.sup.4).sub.x NH.sub.2 where R 3 =C 8 -C 10 hydrocarbyl or hydrocarbyloxy hydrocarbylene, R 4 =C 2 -C 4 hydrocarbylene and x=0, 1, or 2.

Claim 3

The composition of claim 1 wherein the diol-derived acid phosphate is converted to at least a partial acid phosphate by reaction with from about 5 to about 100% molar quantities of phosphorus pentoxide.

Claim 4

The composition of claim 1 wherein said additive is a tertiary-alkyl amine salt of a partial acid phosphate of 1,2-mixed-pentadecanediol-octadecanediol where the alkyl moiety has from about 11 to about 14 carbon atoms.

Claim 5

The composition of claim 1 wherein said additive is the N-oleyl-1,3-propylene diamine salt of partial acid phosphate of 1,2-mixed-pentadecanediol-octadecanediol.

Claim 6

The composition of claim 1 wherein said additive is the N-oleyl-1,3-propylene diamine salt of acid phosphate of 1,2-mixed-pentadecanediol-octadecanediol.

Claim 7

The composition of claim 1 wherein said oil of lubricating viscosity is a mineral oil or fractions thereof or a synthetic oil or a mixture of mineral and synthetic oils.

Claim 8

The composition of claim 6 wherein said oil of lubricating viscosity is a mineral oil.

Claim 9

The composition of claim 3 wherein said oil of lubricating viscosity is a mineral oil.

Claim 10

The composition of claim 4 wherein said oil of lubricating viscosity is a mineral oil.

Claim 11

The composition of claim 5 wherein said oil of lubricating viscosity is a mineral oil.

Claim 12

The composition of claim 6 wherein said oil of lubricating viscosity is a synthetic oil.

Claim 13

The composition of claim 3 wherein said oil is a synthetic oil.

Claim 14

The composition of claim 4 wherein said oil is a synthetic oil.

Claim 15

The composition of claim 5 wherein said oil is a synthetic oil.

Claim 16

The composition of claim 1 wherein said major proportion is a grease.

Claim 17

The composition of claim 3 wherein said major proportion is a grease.

Claim 18

The composition of claim 4 wherein said major proportion is a grease.

Claim 19

The composition of claim 5 wherein said major proportion is a grease.

Claim 20

The composition of claim 1 containing from about 0.1 to about 10 weight percent of said additive.

Claim 21

The composition of claim 19 containing about 2 to about 4 weight percent of said additive.

Claim 22

An amine, diamine or triamine salt of a diol-derived acid phosphate prepared by reacting a diol or mixtures thereof having the following general formula: ##STR4## where R 1 =C 8 -C 30 hydrocarbyl and R 2 =hydrogen or C 1 -C 6 hydrocarbyl with phosphorus pentoxide under suitable conditions of time, temperature and pressure to provide at least a partial acid phosphate thereof and thereafter reacting the resultant acid phosphate with a hydrocarbyl or hydrocarbyloxy hydrocarbylene amine or mixtures thereof having the following general structure: R.sup.3 (NHR.sup.4).sub.x NH.sub.2 where R 3 =C 8 -C 10 hydrocarbyl or hydrocarbyloxy hydrocarbylene, R 4 =C 2 -C 4 hydrocarbylene and x=0, 1, or 2.

Claim 23

An amine, diamine or triamine salt of a diol-derived acid phosphate prepared by reacting a diol or mixtures thereof having the following general formula: ##STR4## where R 1 =C 8 -C 30 hydrocarbyl and R 2 =hydrogen or C 1 -C 6 hydrocarbyl with phosphorus pentoxide under suitable conditions of time, temperature and pressure to provide at least a partial acid phosphate thereof and thereafter reacting the resultant acid phosphate with a hydrocarbyl or hydrocarbyloxy hydrocarbylene amine or mixtures thereof having the following general structure: R.sup.3 (NHR.sup.4).sub.x NH.sub.2 where R 3 =C 8 -C 10 hydrocarbyl or hydrocarbyloxy hydrocarbylene, R 4 =C 2 -C 4 hydrocarbylene and x=0, 1, or 2.