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(12) INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property Organization International Bureau (10) International Publication Number (43) International Publication Date WO 2018/136208 Al 26 July 2018 (26.07.2018) W !P O PCT (51) International Patent Classification: (72) Inventor: LEWIS, Kyle, G.; 12726 Apple Bend Circle, C07C 321/14 (2006.01) CI 0M 105/72 (2006.01) Houston, TX 77044 (US). C07C 321/28 (2006.01) (74) Agent: CHEN, Siwen et al; ExxonMobil Chemical Com (21) International Application Number: pany, Law Department, P.O. Box 2149, Baytown, TX PCT/US2017/068457 77522-2149 (US). (22) International Filing Date: (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every 27 December 2017 (27.12.2017) kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, BZ, (25) Filing Language: English CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DJ, DK, DM, DO, (26) Publication Language: English DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, HN, HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IR, IS, JO, JP, KE, KG, KH, KN, KP, (30) Priority Data: KR, KW, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LU, LY, MA, MD, ME, 62/446,943 17 January 2017 (17.01.2017) MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI, NO, NZ, 17159135.7 03 March 2017 (03.03.2017) OM, PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, RU, RW, SA, (71) Applicant: EXXONMOBIL CHEMICAL PATENTS SC, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, TN, INC. [US/US]; 5200 Bayway Drive, Baytown, TX 77520 TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, ZM, ZW. (US). (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, (54) Title: HIGH STABILITY LUBRICATING OIL BASE STOCKS AND PROCESSES FOR PREPARING THE SAME FIG. 1 00 o (57) Abstract: Compounds having the formula (F-I) below are provided herein: (F-I), wherein: R1 is a C1-C5000 alkyl group; R2 is (i) a C4-C30 linear alkyl group or (ii) a C4-C5000 branched alkyl having the formula (F-II) below: (F-II), wherein R5 and R6 at each occurrence are each independently a hydrogen or a C1-C30 linear alkyl group and n is a positive integer, provided however, among all of R5 and R6, at least one is a C1-C30 linear alkyl group; and R7 is a hydrogen or a C1-C30 linear alkyl group; R3 is hydrogen or a Ci- o C5000 alkyl group; and R4 is a C -C alkyl group or an aromatic group. Processes for preparing compounds of formula (F-I) as well as base stock and lubricant compositions containing compounds of formula (F-I) are also provided. [Continued on nextpage] WO 2018/136208 Al llll II II 11III II I I III II 11III I III II I II GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, ST, SZ, TZ, UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, TJ, TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, GW, KM, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). Declarations under Rule 4.17: — as to applicant's entitlement to applyfor and be granted a patent (Rule 4.1 7( )) — as to the applicant's entitlement to claim the priority of the earlier application (Rule 4.17(in)) Published: HIGH STABILITY LUBRICATING OIL BASE STOCKS AND PROCESSES FOR PREPARING THE SAME PRIORITY CLAIM [0001] This application claims the benefit of Provisional Application No. 62/446,943, filed January 17, 2017, the disclosures of which is incorporated herein by its reference. FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0002] This disclosure relates to sulfur-containing compounds, processes for producing the sulfur-containing compounds, and lubricating oil base stocks and lubricating oils including the sulfur-containing compounds with increased thermal and oxidative stability. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0003] Lubricants in commercial use today are prepared from a variety of natural and synthetic base stocks admixed with various additive packages and solvents depending upon their intended application. The base stocks typically include mineral oils, polyalpha-olefins (PAO), gas-to-liquid base oils (GTL), silicone oils, phosphate esters, diesters, polyol esters, and the like. [0004] A major trend for passenger car engine oils (PCEOs) is an overall improvement in quality as higher quality base stocks become more readily available. Typically the highest quality PCEO products are formulated with base stocks such as PAOs or GTL stocks. [0005] PAOs and GTL stocks are an important class of lube base stocks with many excellent lubricating properties, including high viscosity index (VI), but may have lower thermal and oxidative stability. Thermal and oxidative stability is important because of a trend requiring smaller sump sizes that may result in more thermal and oxidative stress on the lubricants. Further, performance requirements for lubricants have become more stringent and the demand for longer drain intervals continues to grow. [0006] Sulfur may be incorporated in the base stocks due to its anti-oxidant capabilities. While sulfurized PAO (S-PAO) base stocks can provide improved oxidative stability, improved durability during exposure to high temperatures and overall may extend the life of the lubricant, synthesis of S-PAO bases tocks may introduce a tertiary C-H bond in addition to the sulfur atom. For example, as shown in known scheme A below, unhydrogenated primary sulfur containing PAO PAO oligomer thiol (S-PAO) Scheme A group or aromatic compound, the sulfur addition follows the well-known "anti- Markovnikov addition," wherein the sulfur atom bonds to the less substituted carbon atom of the double bond from the unhydrogenated PAO oligomer forming a tertiary C- H bond in the S-PAO. This hydrogen atom of the C-H bond may be particularly labile to oxidative cleavage due to low tertiary C-H bond dissociation energy. Thus, such tertiary C-H bond can be prone to oxidative degradation thereby lowering the oxidative stability of the S-PAO. [0007] Therefore, there is a need for S-PAOs with increased thermal and oxidative stability and processes for making S-PAOs, which do not introduce oxidatively labile tertiary C-H bonds. More specifically, there is a need for S-PAOs and methods of preparing the same where the sulfur atom bonds to the more highly substituted carbon atom of the double bond from the unhydrogenated PAO oligomer. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION [0008] It has been unexpectedly found that higher stability S-PAOs may be selectively synthesized without introducing oxidatively labile tertiary C-H bonds via acid catalyzed synthesis. [0009] Thus, this disclosure relates in part to a lubricant base stock comprising a compound having the formula (F-I below: (F-I) 1 2 wherein: R is a C1-C5000 alkyl group; R is (i) a C4-C30 linear alkyl group or (ii) a C4- C5000 branched alkyl group having the formula (F-II) below: (F-II), wherein R5 and R6 at each occurrence are each independently a hydrogen or a C1-C30 linear alkyl group and n is a positive integer, provided however, among all of R5 and R6, at least one is a C1-C30 linear alkyl group; and R7 is a hydrogen or a C1-C30 linear alkyl group; R3 is hydrogen or a C1-C500 alkyl group; and R4 is a C1-C50 alkyl group or an aromatic group. [0010] This disclosure also relates in part to a process for making a compound of formula (F-I) and/or a base stock comprising a compound of formula (F-I), the process comprising reacting HS-R 4 with an olefin-containing material comprising a compound having the following formula: (F-Ia) in the presence of an acid catalyst. [0011] This disclosure further relates in part to a formulated lubricant comprising one or more of the lubricant base stocks described herein. [0012] Other embodiments, including particular aspects of the embodiments summarized above, will be evident from the detailed description that follows. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS [0013] FIG. 1 illustrates ¾ NMR spectra of Product I. [0014] FIG. 2 illustrates H NMR spectra of Comparative Product 1. [0015] FIG. 3 illustrates ¾ NMR structural assignment of Compound-I and Compound-II. [0016] FIG. 4 illustrates ¾ NMR spectra of Product IV. [0017] FIG. 5 NMR structural assignment of compounds VII and VIII. [0018] FIG. 6 illustrates oxidative stability of Product I, Product III, Comparative Product 1, PAO 4 and Synesstic™ 5. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [0019] In various aspects of the invention, catalysts and methods for preparing catalysts are provided. I. Definitions [0020] For purposes of this invention and the claims hereto, the numbering scheme for the Periodic Table Groups is according to the IUPAC Periodic Table of Elements as of January 1, 2017. [0021] The term "and/or" as used in a phrase such as "A and/or B" herein is intended to include "A and B", "A or B", "A", and "B". [0022] The terms "substituent", "radical", "group", and "moiety" may be used interchangeably. [0023] As used herein, and unless otherwise specified, the term "C " means hydrocarbon(s) having n carbon atom(s) per molecule, wherein n is a positive integer. [0024] As used herein, and unless otherwise specified, the term "hydrocarbon" means a class of compounds containing hydrogen bound to carbon, and encompasses (i) saturated hydrocarbon compounds, (ii) unsaturated hydrocarbon compounds, and (iii) mixtures of hydrocarbon compounds (saturated and/or unsaturated), including mixtures of hydrocarbon compounds having different values of n.