Selective carboxylic acid decarboxylation was elaborated. Generation of acyltrifluoroacetyl peroxides from carboxylic peracids and trifluoroacetyl anhydride (Method A), as well as from trifluoroperacetic acid and acyltrifluoroacetyl anhydride (Method B), leads to simultaneous peroxide decomposition into the corresponding alkyltrifluoroacetates. DFT computations, as well as experimental data, support an acid-catalyzed heterolytic mechanism for acyltrifluoroacetyl peroxide decomposition. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.
A method of preparing thickened polyalphaolefin base oil greases comprises (a) producing a simple or complex soap thickener in a quantity of a first polyalphaolefin (PAO) of viscosity lower than that of the desired base oil component in the final grease composition to produce a thickened PAO and (b) adding to the thickened PAO a quantity of a second PAO of viscosity higher than that of the desired base oil component in the final grease composition sufficient to produce a final grease product having the desired base oil viscosity. Reduction in thickener quantity for given grade is achievable.
The invention relates to a lubricating grease having enhanced corrosion-resistance by means of a corrosion-inhibiting additive comprising one or more defined alkoxylated amines.