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Ionic liquids containing quaternary phosphonium cations and carboxylate anions, and their use as lubricant additives

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Assignee: UT BATTELLE LLCPriority: Jul 28, 2014Filed: Jul 28, 2014Published: Jan 28, 2016
Est. expiryJul 28, 2034(~8 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
C10N 2030/06C10N 2030/12C10M 2205/0285C10M 2223/06C10M 171/00C10M 137/12C10M 169/04
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Abstract

The invention provides an ionic liquid composition having the following generic structural formula (1): wherein R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , and R 4 are each independently a hydrocarbon group containing at least 4 carbon atoms, and R 5 is a branched hydrocarbon group containing 4 to 8 carbon atoms atoms. The invention also provides a lubricant composition containing an ionic liquid dissolved in a base oil.

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What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An ionic liquid composition having the following generic structural formula: 
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
         wherein R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , and R 4  are each independently a hydrocarbon group containing at least 4 carbon atoms, and R 5  is a branched hydrocarbon group containing 4 to 8 carbon atoms atoms. 
       
     
     
         2 . The ionic liquid of  claim 1 , wherein the ionic liquid is soluble (>0.1% wt.) or fully miscible (>10% wt.) in a non-polar hydrocarbon lubricating oil. 
     
     
         3 . The ionic liquid of  claim 1 , wherein R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , and/or R 4  is a hexyl group. 
     
     
         4 . The ionic liquid of  claim 1 , wherein R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , and/or R 4  is an octyl group. 
     
     
         5 . The ionic liquid of  claim 1 , wherein the quaternary phosphonium is trihexyltetradecylphosphonium [P 66614 ]. 
     
     
         6 . The ionic liquid of  claim 1 , wherein the quaternary phosphonium is tetraoctylphosphonium [P 8888 ]. 
     
     
         7 . The ionic liquid of  claim 1 , wherein the quaternary phosphonium is tributyltetradecylphosphonium P[ 44414 ]. 
     
     
         8 . The ionic liquid of  claim 1 , wherein the quaternary phosphonium is tributyltetraoctylphosphonium [P 4448 ]. 
     
     
         9 . The ionic liquid composition of  claim 1 , wherein R 5  is a branched heptyl group. 
     
     
         10 . The ionic liquid of  claim 1 , wherein the carboxylate is a 2-ethylhexanoate (C 7 H 15 COO). 
     
     
         11 . A lubricant composition comprising:
 (i) an ionic liquid having the following generic structural formula:   
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
         
           wherein R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , and R 4  are each independently a hydrocarbon group containing at least 4 carbon atoms, and R 5  is a branched hydrocarbon group containing 4 to 8 carbon atoms; and 
         
         (ii) a base oil; 
         wherein said ionic liquid is dissolved in said base oil. 
       
     
     
         12 . The lubricant composition of  claim 11 , wherein said base oil is a mechanical lubricating oil. 
     
     
         13 . The lubricant composition of  claim 11 , wherein said ionic liquid is included in said base oil in an amount of at least 0.1 wt %. 
     
     
         14 . The lubricant composition of  claim 11 , wherein said ionic liquid is included in said base oil in an amount of at least 1 wt %. 
     
     
         15 . The lubricant composition of  claim 11 , wherein said ionic liquid is included in said base oil in an amount of at least 10 wt %. 
     
     
         16 . The lubricant composition of  claim 11 , wherein said ionic liquid is included in said base oil in an amount of at least 50 wt %. 
     
     
         17 . The lubricant composition of  claim 11 , wherein R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , and/or R 4  is a hexyl group. 
     
     
         18 . The lubricant composition of  claim 11  wherein R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , and/or R 4  is an octyl group. 
     
     
         19 . The lubricant composition of  claim 11 , wherein the quaternary phosphonium is trihexyltetradecylphosphonium [P 66614 ]. 
     
     
         20 . The lubricant composition of  claim 11 , wherein the quaternary phosphonium is tetraoctylphosphonium [P 8888 ]. 
     
     
         21 . The lubricant composition of  claim 11 , wherein the quaternary phosphonium is tributyltetradecylphosphonium [P 44414 ]. 
     
     
         22 . The lubricant composition of  claim 11 , wherein the quaternary phosphonium is tributyltetraoctylphosphonium [P 4448 ]. 
     
     
         23 . The lubricant composition of  claim 11 , wherein R 5  is a branched heptyl group. 
     
     
         24 . The ionic liquid of  claim 11 , wherein the carboxylate is a 2-ethylhexanoate (C 7 H 15 COO).

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