Patent ID: 6660886
Filing Date: 2003-12-09
Classification: G11B,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
A method of producing a symmetrically configured, amphiphilic lubricant compound having formula (I) which method comprises combining two molecules of a compound of formula (II): with one molecule of a compound of formula (III)Hâ€”Zâ€”(R4)mâ€”Zâ€²â€”H wherein:A is alkyl, haloalkyl, alkoxy, haloalkoxy, aryl, or haloaryl; R1 and R2 are independently C1-10 fluoroalkyl, or C1-10 perfluoroalkyl; Z and Zâ€² are independently NH, oxygen, or sulfur; x and y are between about 1 to about 10; m is 1 to 4; and R4 is alkylene, alkylene-oxy, alkylene-thio, alkylene-dithio, alkylene-sulfonyl, or halosubstitued derivatives thereof.