Patent ID: 7994099
Filing Date: 2011-08-09
Classification: C09K,C23F

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: contacting a metal surface with an acidic fluid comprising a corrosion inhibitor that comprises a reaction product formed from a direct or an indirect reaction of an aldehyde with a thiol functionalized ring structure wherein only a thioether bond is formed in the reaction product; and, wherein the aldehyde is selected from the group consisting of 2-hydroxynapthaldehyde, 7-phenyl-2,4,6-heptatrienal, crotonaldehyde, 2-hexenal, 2-heptenal, 2-octenal; 2-nonenal, 2-decenal, 2-undecenal, 2-dodecenal, 2,4-hexadienal, 2,4-heptadienal, 2,4-octadienal, 2,4-nonadienal, 2,4-decadienal, 2,4-undecadienal, 2,4-dodecadienal, 2,6-dodecadienal, citral, 1-formyl-[2-(2 methylvinyl)]-2-n-octylethylene, cinnamaldehyde, dicinnamaldehyde, p-hydroxycinnamaldehyde, p-methylcinnamaldehyde, p-ethylcinnamaldehyde, p-methoxycinnamaldehyde, p-dimethylaminocinnamaldehyde, p-diethylaminocinnamaldehyde, p-nitrocinnamaldehyde, o-nitrocinnamaldehyde, o-allyloxycinnamaldehyde, 4-(3-propenal)cinnamaldehyde, p-sodium sulfocinnamaldehyde, p-trimethylammoniumcinnamaldehyde sulfate, p-trimethylammoniumcinnamaldehyde o-methylsulfate, p-thiocyanocinnamaldehyde, p-(S-acetyl)thiocinnamaldehyde, p-(S—N,N dimethylcarbamoylthio)cinnamaldehyde, p-chlorocinnamaldehyde, 5-phenyl-2,4-pentadienal, 5-(p-methoxyphenyl)-2,4-pentadienal, 2,3-diphenylacrolein, 3,3-diphenylacrolein, α-methylcinnamaldehyde, β-methylcinnamaldehyde, α-chlorocinnamaldehyde, α-bromocinnamaldehyde, α-butylcinnamaldehyde, α-amylcinnamaldehyde, α-hexylcinnamaldehyde, 2-(p-methylbenzylidine)decanal, α-bromo-p-cyanocinnamaldehyde, α-ethyl-p-methylcinnamaldehyde, p-methyl-α-pentylcinnamaldehyde, 3,4-dimethoxy-α-methylcinnamaldehyde, α-[(4-methylphenyl)methylene]benzeneacetaldehyde, α-(hydroxymethylene)-4-methylbenzylacetaldehyde, 4-chloro-α-(hydroxymethylene)benzeneacetaldehyde, α-nonylidenebenzeneacetaldehyde, and combinations thereof.