# Patent

## Title
Aromatic acetic acid derivatives having sulfur atom at alpha-position

## Abstract

This application is a Division of application Ser. No. 511,920, filed Oct. 3, 1974 now U.S. Pat. No. 4,002,568.

## Background
This invention relates to lubricating oil compositions and also to new compounds useful in such lubricating oil compositions.

According to the present invention there is provided a compound of the formula ##STR1## wherein in Formula (I) R is the residue of an intra-molecular sulphur bridged hydrocarbon ring containing 12 carbon atoms or wherein in Formula (II) --R.sub.2 --.sub.n is a polymer comprising the residue of a plurality of substantially intermolecularly sulphur-bridged hydrocarbon rings each containing 12 carbon atoms, n being the degree of polymerisation, each R.sub.1 is the same or different and is an alkyl, alkenyl, aryl, alkaryl or aralkyl group having from 2 to 18 carbon atoms, preferably 3 to 18 carbon atoms, and A is a nucleophilic group.

In a further aspect the present invention provides a lubricating composition comprising a lubricating oil and a compound of the formula ##STR2## wherein in Formula (I) R is the residue of an intra-molecular sulphur bridged hydrocarbon ring containing 12 carbon atoms or wherein in Formula (II) --R.sub.2 --.sub.n is a polymer comprising the residue of a plurality of substantially intermolecularly sulphur bridged hydrocarbon rings each containing 12 carbon atoms, n being the degree of polymerisation, each R.sub.1 is the same or different and is an alkyl, alkenyl, aryl, alkaryl, or aralkyl group having from 2 to 18 carbon atoms, preferably 3 to 18 carbon atoms, and A is a nucleophilic group.

In one aspect of the present invention the composition comprises a major amount of the lubricating oil and a minor amount of a compound of the Formula (I) or (II).

R, (or R.sub.2) may particularly be derived from 1,5,9-cyclododecatriene especially the cis-trans-trans version thereof. The sulphur bridging of these hydrocarbons is achieved by reacting with sulphur dichloride or other sulphur chloride compound to yield either monomeric or polymeric derivatives.

The group A preferably has the formula ##STR3## wherein each R.sub.1 is the same or different and is as described above and each X is the same or different and is oxygen or sulphur. Alternatively, the group A may have the formula --XR.sub.3 or ##STR4## wherein X is as defined above and R.sub.3 is an alkyl, aryl, alkaryl or aralkyl group. Further alternatives for A include --CN, --NCO and --NCS.

The group ##STR5## will be recognizable as the residue of a dithiophosphoric acid.

The two organic moieties present in each molecule of dithiophosphoric acid, which moieties constitute the groups R.sub.1, can be chosen in accordance with the criteria commonly adopted in dithiophosphate additives. That is to say the organic moieties should be of sufficient size and sufficiently hydrocarbon in nature to impart the desired degree of oil-solubility. However, the organic moieties desirably should not be so large that the phosphorus and sulphur content of the additive is undesirably small, in terms of weight, as this creates a need for large dosage weights to be used in lubricants in order to impart the required degree of antioxidant and antiwear/load carrying properties. Within the foregoing criteria, one may select the organic moieties from among the very wide variety of organic groups known in the art as suitable for inclusion in dithiophosphoric acids. Thus the organic moieties may be alkyl, alkenyl, aryl, alkaryl or aralkyl groups, and optionally may bear one or more unreactive substituents such as alkoxy groups.

Preferably each organic moiety is an alkyl, phenyl or alkyl-substituted phenyl group. The alkyl-substituted phenyl group may contain from 7 to 18 carbon atoms. Most preferably, however, each organic moiety is an alkyl group containing from 3 to 10 carbon atoms. The two organic moieties may be the same. Alternatively, a mixture of organic moieties can be employed by using a dithiophosphoric acid containing two different organic groups and/or by using a mixture of two or more different dithiophosphoric acids.

As is well known in the art dithiophosphoric acids may be prepared by reacting hydroxy-substituted organic compounds, for example alcohols, phenols, alkyl substituted phenols or mixtures thereof, with phosphorus pentasulphide in approximately 4 to 1 molar ratio.

The novel compounds used in the lubricating compositions of the present invention may be prepared by reacting a dithiophosphoric acid, or a metal e.g. sodium or an amine salt thereof, with a dichloro sulphur-bridged compound of formula Cl--R--Cl or ##STR6## in the ratio of 2 moles of dithiophosphoric acid, or salt thereof, to one mole of dichloro sulphur-bridged compound to obtain compounds of the formula: ##STR7## in which R, R.sub.1, R.sub.2 and n have the same significance as above. Alternatively the dithiophosphoric acid, or salt thereof, and the dichloro sulphur-bridged compound may be reacted in a 1:1 mole ratio to leave unreacted chlorine. The latter may then be reacted with a metal derivative of the nucleophilic group A. In yet another, and preferable, alternative the derivative of the nucleophilic group may be reacted in 1:1 mole ratio with the dichloro sulphur-bridged compound and the resulting intermediate then reacted with the dithiophosphoric acid, or metal or amine salt thereof.

The dichloro sulphur-bridged starting materials of the process of the present invention may be prepared by reacting sulphur dichloride with an excess, for example 5 mole excess, of the unsaturated ring compound from which R is derived, preferably in an inert solvent at a temperature of about -20.degree. C. to give a dichloro derivative Cl--R--Cl. Details of this preparation are given in J. Org. Chem. 33, P. 2627. In a similar manner, but employing substantially equimolar quantities of reactants, the substantially intermolecularly sulphur-bridged hydrocarbon ring structure --R.sub.2 --.sub.n may be formed. In the latter case a higher reaction temperature may be used if desired.

In some cases the additive prepared in the process of the present invention described above may contain residual reactive ethylenically unsaturated double bonds, which may be reacted with compounds reactive therewith. Such compounds reacting with residual unsaturation include sulphur, phosphorus pentasulphide, mercaptans, phenols, thiocyanate anions, thiophenols and carboxylic acids. Specific examples of such compounds are mercaptans and carboxylic acids containing from 1 to 16 carbon atoms; phenol (unsubstituted) and thiophenol (unsubstituted). The foregoing compounds may be reacted with the residual unsaturation at a temperature of from 50.degree. to 200.degree. C. and in the case of sulphur, thiocyanates and phosphorus pentasulphide no catalyst is required. In the case of the other compounds however, it may be desirable to use a catalyst known to promote their reaction with ethylenically unsaturated double bonds, such as mineral acids or Lewis acid catalysts such as boron trifluoride or the etherate or phenolate complex thereof.

In the context of the present invention the term lubricating composition comprises compositions to be employed directly as lubricants. In this case the novel compounds of the present invention will normally comprise from 0.1% to 10%, more preferably 0.25% to 5%, by weight of the lubricating composition. However, the term lubricating composition also embraces the materials known in the art as concentrate and packages, i.e. concentrated solutions in lubricating oil, optionally together with one or more conventional additives, intended to be diluted with further quantities of oil to form the final lubricant. In this case the novel compounds of the present invention may be present in a wide range of proportions e.g. 10% to 90%. In general such concentrated solutions will normally contain from 20% to 50% by weight of the novel compounds of the present invention. The lubricating oil used in the lubricants, or the concentrates or packages, may be any of the well known oils of appropriate viscosity characteristics and may include synthetic oils.

It will be understood that the lubricants of the present invention may also contain, if desired, conventional lubricant additives such as ancillary antioxidants and antiwear additives (preferably ashless), corrosion inhibitors, dispersants, particularly dispersants of the succinimide type, detergents, thickeners, pour point dispersants and viscosity index improvers. Numerous examples of such conventional additives are described in U.K. Patent Specification No. 1,205,177 and the various documents referred to therein.

The present invention will now be illustrated by the following Examples.

A mixture of 1,5,9-cyclododecatriene (810g., 5 mole) in methylene dichloride (500 ml) in a glass flask fitted with stirrer and nitrogen cover system was cooled to -20.degree. C. A solution of sulphur dichloride (103g., 1 mole) in methylene dichloride (500 ml) was added over about one hour. The mixture was allowed to warm to room temperature overnight, filtered and stripped on a rotary evaporator to give a dark liquid with some brown deposit. The liquid solidified overnight, was recrystallised from petroleum ether (boiling point 62.degree.-68.degree. C.) to give a light brown solid which was dried in a desiccator. 82.0g (30.9%) of crude product was obtained containing 30.2% Cl (Calc. 26.8) and 12.0% S (Calc. 12.07%). A sample was dissolved in petroleum ether (boiling point 62.degree.-68.degree. C.), treated with activated charcoal, recrystallised twice to yield a compound having a melting point of 124.degree.-126.degree. C.

Example 1 was repeated using the following technique:

A mixture of 1,5,9-cyclododecatriene (972g., 6 mole) in methylene dichloride (2500 ml) in a glass flask fitted with stirrer and nitrogen cover system was cooled to -20.degree. C. A solution of sulphur dichloride (123.6g., 1.2 mole) in methylene dichloride (600 ml) was slowly added over about five hours. The mixture was allowed to warm to room temperature overnight, filtered and stripped on a rotary evaporator to give a dark liquid with some brown deposit. The liquid solidified overnight, was recrystallised from petroleum ether (boiling point 62.degree.-68.degree. C.) to give a light brown solid which was dried in a Vacuum Oven; 201.4g (63.2%) of crude product was obtained containing 22.2% Cl (Calc. 26.8) and 11.2% S (Calc. 12.07%). [8,2,1]tridec-5-ene.

2,9-Dichloro-13-thiabicyclo [8,2,1]-5-tridecene intermediate was prepared substantially as in Example 1 or 2 yielding a crude product containing 25.9% Cl (Calc. 26.8) and 11.5% S (Calc. 12.07).

Triethylamine (44.4g., 0.44 mole) was added to ditridecyl dithiophosphoric acid (241g., 0.44 mole) in toluene (100 ml) with a slight exotherm. 2,9-Dichloro-13-thiabicyclo [8,2,1]-5-tridecene (53g., 0.2 mole), (crude product prepared as above) in toluene (200 ml) was then added, and the temperature raised to 80.degree. to 100.degree. C. which temperature was maintained for 5 hours. The solution was washed twice with 10% NaHCO.sub.3 (100 ml) then washed twice with water (150 ml). After drying over magnesium sulphate, the product was filtered and the solvent removed on a rotary evaporator to yield 211.2g (89.0%) of a cloudy liquid containing 4.88% P (Calc. 5.25%), 12.6% S (Calc. 13.5%) and 0.25% Cl (Calc. 0.00%). The product was found to be soluble in mineral oil.

The preparations were carried out substantially as in Example 3. The experimental details of Examples 4 to 17 are given in the following Table I.

In the formation of dithiophosphate compounds there occurs as a side reaction the formation of a proportion of trithiopyrophosphate derivatives and this normally leads to measured yields being high. It will be noted that in some cases the measured yields exceed 100%. __________________________________________________________________________ PREPARATION OF "THIABICYCLO" DITHIOPHOSPHATE DERIVATIVES REACTANTS             DTPA (MOLES)     REACTION  ALKYL ANALYSIS DCTT DTPA BASE TIME TEMP. .degree. C GROUP %S  %P  %Cl __________________________________________________________________________ EXAMPLE 4 0.15 0.33 0.33.sup.1 6 Hrs 80-100.degree. Diiso- butyl 22.03 8.35 0.35 (23.7) (9.18) (0) EXAMPLE 5 0.2 0.44 0.44.sup.1 5 Hrs 80-100.degree. Di(1- methyl heptyl) 15.8 6.39 1.31 (17.8) (6.90) (0.00) EXAMPLE 6 0.2 0.44 0.44.sup.1 5 Hrs 90.degree. Tridecyl/ p-cresyl 13.76 6.28 0.58 (16.4) (6.4) (0.00) EXAMPLE 7 0.2 0.44 0.44.sup.2 3 Hrs 90.degree. Di-p- nonyl 11.07 4.26 0.42 phenyl (12.7) (4.92) (0.00) EXAMPLE 8 0.2 0.2 0.2.sup.1 3 Hrs 90.degree. Di-p- nonyl phenyl 0.22 0.22.sup.1 3 Hrs 90.degree. Diiso- butyl 15.37 5.74 0.53 (16.35) (6.3) (0.00) EXAMPLE 9 0.25 0.6 0.6.sup.1 3 Hrs 80.degree. Diiso- propyl 27.3 9.57 1.17 (25.7) (9.97) (0.00) EXAMPLE 10 0.2 0.2 0.2.sup.1 3 Hrs 90-93.degree. Dicapryl 0.3 0.3.sup.1 3 Hrs 65-68.degree. Diallyl 20.4 7.48 1.93 (21.3) (8.25) (0.00) EXAMPLE 11 0.25.sup.3 0.3 0.3.sup.1 4 Hrs 90.degree. Ditri- decyl 12.9 4.03 0.90 (12.3) (3.98) (0.00) EXAMPLE 12 0.25.sup.4 0.3 0.3.sup.1 3 Hrs 90.degree. Ditri- decyl 14.4 4.11 1.05 (17.2) (4.16) (0.00) EXAMPLE 13 0.25.sup.5 0.3 0.3.sup.1 3 Hrs 90.degree. Diiso- butyl 19.8 3.67 0.48 (20.1) (4.87) (0.00) EXAMPLE 14 0.25.sup.6 0.3 0.3.sup.1 3 Hrs 90.degree. Ditri- decyl 11.94 3.91 0.77 (13.5) (4.55) (0.00) EXAMPLE 15 0.25.sup.7 0.3 0.3.sup.1 4 Hrs 90.degree. Ditri- decyl 10.83 4.39 0.4 (12.8) (4.15) (0.00) EXAMPLE 16 0.25.sup.8 0.3 0.3.sup.1 4 Hrs 91-93.degree. Diiso- butyl 19.3 6.29 1.2 (17.9) (5.78) (0.00) EXAMPLE 17 0.25.sup.9 0.3 0.3.sup.1 3 Hrs 90.degree. Di-p- nonyl 11.6 3.88 1.18 phenyl (12.5) (4.04) (0) Acidity % mgKOH/g YIELD COMMENTS __________________________________________________________________________ EXAMPLE 4 0     70.0 EXAMPLE 5 0     116.0 EXAMPLE 6 0     86.2 EXAMPLE 7 0     88.0 EXAMPLE 8          Two-Stage process 0     102.0 EXAMPLE 9 0     78.5 Owing to the high chlorine level in the initial product it was retreated with 0.2 mole of DTPA/Et.sub.3 N salt for 3 hrs at 80.degree. C. Product was then washed dried and stripped on rotary evaporator as previously and the quoted analysis and yield obtained EXAMPLE 10         Two-Stage 0     92.0 process EXAMPLE 11 0     91.5 EXAMPLE 12 0     127.0 EXAMPLE 13 0     79.4 The final product was retreated with 0.2 moles sodium n-dodecyl mercaptide in toluene for 7 hrs at 90-100.degree. C. Then washed with water and dried over magnesium sulphate, then stripped under high vacuum. Example 14 0     124.0 EXAMPLE 15 0     118.0 EXAMPLE 16 0     95.9 EXAMPLE 17 0     97.1 %N 1.85 (1.82) __________________________________________________________________________

DCTT is 2,9-dichloro-13-thiabicyclo [8,2,1]-5-tridecene DTPA is a dithiophosphoric acid.

1. Triethylamine

2. Pyridine

3. The compound denoted as DCTT.sup.3 in Table 1 was prepared as follows:

Phenol (23.5g., 0.25 mole) was dissolved in 450 ml toluene and heated to 65.degree.-70.degree. C. Sodium (6.0g., 0.25mole) was added and the mixture heated to 95.degree.-98.degree. C. for two and a half hours. The reaction mixture was allowed to cool overnight. 2,9-Dichloro-13-triabicyclo [8,2,1]-5-tridecene (66.3g., 0.25 mole) (crude product prepared as in Example 1 or 2) was dissolved in toluene (200 ml) and added to the reaction mixture described above, with exothermic reaction. The temperature was raised to 90.degree.-92.degree. C. and maintained for three hours, yielding a yellow solution which was cooled, then washed with water (2 .times. 200 ml). The product solution was filtered through phase separation paper.

4. The compound denoted as DCTT.sup.4 in Table 1 was prepared as follows:

2,9-Dichloro-13-thiabicyclo [8,2,1]-5-tridecene (66.3g., 0.25 mole) (crude product prepared as in Example 1 or 2) was dissolved in methyl ethyl ketone (700 ml). Potassium thiocyanate (24.3g., 0.25 mole) was added and the temperature was raised to 80.degree. C. and maintained for three hours, yielding a solution containing a white precipitate. The product was stripped of solvent on a rotary evaporator to near dryness. Water (200 ml) was added to dissolve the precipitate and the stripping was continued to remove all the methyl ethyl ketone. This stage was repeated with a further quantity of water (100 ml). The product was allowed to cool then dissolved in toluene (200 ml), when two phases separated. The organic phase was washed with water (200 ml) then filtered through phase separation paper.

5. The compound denoted as DCTT.sup.5 in Table 1 was prepared as follows:

Sodium (5.75g., 0.25 mole) was added to a mixture of n-dodecyl mercaptan (50.5g., 0.25 mole) and toluene (200 ml). The reaction was started at a temperature of 50.degree. C. then heated to 80.degree. C., yielding a white solution. The temperature was raised to 100.degree. C. and maintained for fifteen hours. A further quantity of toluene (100 ml) was added and the temperature raised to 100.degree. C. for a further eighteen hours.

2,9-Dichloro-thiabicyclo [8,2,1]-5-tridecene (66.3g., 0.25 mole) (crude product prepared as in Example 1 or 2) was dissolved in toluene (200 ml) and the product described above was added over a period of two hours at 50.degree. C. without exothermic reaction. The temperature was raised to 100.degree. C. and maintained for three hours. The product was cooled, filtered and washed with water (100 ml).

6. The compound denoted as DCTT.sup.6 in Table 1 was prepared as follows:

Sodium cyanide (12.3g., 0.25 mole), ethanol (300 ml) and 2,9-dichloro-13-thiabicyclo [8,2,1]-5-tridecene (66.3g., 0.25 mole) (crude product prepared as in Example 1 or 2) were mixed together with exothermic reaction. A water bath was placed under the flask containing the mixture and the temperature maintained itself at 30.degree. C. for half an hour. The temperature was then raised to 75.degree. C. for three hours. The product was cooled and water (600 ml) was then added to precipitate the product which was filtered off.

7. The compound denoted as DCTT.sup.7 in Table 1 was prepared as follows:

Anhydrous sodium acetate (15.0g., 0.25 mole) glacial acetic acid (200 ml) and 2,9-dichloro-13-thiabicyclo [8,2,1]-5-tridecene (66.3g., 0.25 mole) (crude product from Example 1 or 2) were mixed together with exothermic reaction. The temperature was raised to 100.degree. C. and maintained for 2 hours. The product was cooled overnight, then filtered and water (600 ml) was then added to the filtrate. A brown liquid was precipitated which was extracted with toluene. The organic phase was washed twice with water (150 ml) then dried over magnesium sulphate, then filtered.

8. The compound denoted as DCTT.sup.8 in Table 1 was prepared as follows:

Toluene (100 ml) and 1-hexanol (25.5g., 0.25 mole) were mixed and sodium (6.0g., 0.25 mole) added at 47.degree. C. The mixture was then heated at 93.degree.-96.degree. C. for 31/2 hours and after cooling 2,9-dichloro-13-thiabicyclo [8,2,1]tridec-5-ene (66.3g., 0.25 mole) dissolved in toluene (200 ml) was added. This mixture was then heated to 91.degree.-94.degree. C. for 3 hours, cooled, washed with water and filtered through phase separation paper.

The compound denoted as DCTT.sup.9 in Table 1 was prepared as follows:

2,9-Dichloro-13-thiabicyclo [8,2,1]-5-tridecene (66.3g., 0.25 mole), methyl ethyl ketone (700 ml) and potassium cyanate (20.2g., 0.25 mole) were mixed and heated to reflux (82.degree. C.) for a total of 251/2 hours. The reaction mixture was then stripped of solvent on a rotary evaporator and when almost dry water (700 ml) was added and the stripping continued. Further water (300 ml) was added together with toluene (950 ml) to dissolve the mixture and the organic layer separated off and filtered through phase separating paper.

Dichloromethane (11) was cooled to 0.degree. to -5.degree. C. and cis, trans, trans-1,5,9-cyclododecatriene (324g., 2.0 mole) and sulphur dichloride (206g., 2.0 mole) were added simultaneously from 2 dropping funnels at equimolar rates. The temperature was kept below 0.degree. C. during the addition, but thereafter the resulting orange liquid was allowed to warm up to room temperature. It was then heated at 45.degree. C. for 4 hours and solvent removed on a rotary evaporator to yield a semi-solid brown mass, which was stirred with petroleum ether (B.Pt. 62.degree.-68.degree. C.) and filtered to yield an off-white solid. This solid was again treated with the petroleum ether, at reflux, and filtered to yield a polymeric solid which was insoluble in toluene, benzene, methyl ethyl ketone and water, which had a melting point of 144.degree. C. and which contained 12.7% S and 23.8% Cl (Calc. 12.07% and 26.8% respectively).

The polymeric solid (132.5g., 0.5 mole) and toluene (500 ml) were mixed and O,O'-ditridecyl dithiophosphoric acid (521g., 1.0 mole) added. Triethylamine (101g., 1.0 mole) was then added and the mixture heated at reflux (113.degree. C.) for 3 hours. The reaction mixture, after cooling, was filtered and the filtrate washed with 10% NaHCO.sub.3 and water, and then was dried over anhydrous MgSO.sub.4. The solvent was removed on a rotary evaporator. The resulting product was found to have a relatively high chlorine content and to be incompletely soluble in mineral oil. It was therefore retreated with the dithiophosphoric acid triethylamine salt (300g., 0.2 mole) for 5 hours at 70.degree. C. in petroleum ether (B.Pt. 62.degree.-68.degree. C.) solvent. The washing and stripping procedure was then repeated to yield a fully oil-soluble final product containing 4.84% P, 11.08% S and 0.6% Cl (Calc. 4.94% , 12.77% and 0 respectively).

The compounds prepared in Examples 4 to 17 were tested to determine their antiwear/load carrying, antioxidant and corrosion inhibiting properties.

The load carrying properties were determined using the Timken O.K. Load Test according to the Institute of Petroleum test method IP 240/69T. The test blends consisted of the test additive dissolved in 150 Solvent Neutral mineral oil, the former being in an amount to provide 0.072% by weight phosphorus in the test blend.

To determine the antioxidant properties, Rotary Bomb Tests were carried out according to the Institute of Petroleum test method IP 229/68T. The test blends consisted of 2.0% by weight of the test additive dissolved in 500 Solvent Neutral mineral oil.

The corrosion inhibiting properties were determined using the Copper Strip Test according to the Institute of Petroleum test method IP 154/69 with the minor difference that the test was conducted for three hours at a test temperature of 120.degree. C. The test blends consisted of the test compound dissolved in 500 Solvent Neutral mineral oil, the former being in an amount to provide 0.072% by weight phosphorus in the test blend.

Results of these tests are given in the following Table 2.

The I.R. Spectrum for each of the Examples was determined and found to be consistent with the expected product. __________________________________________________________________________ Product Test Data Tirxen Rotary Bomb.sup.1 Ox Example                  Test    Load.sup.2 No.  Compound            (minutes) lb %  Copper Strip test __________________________________________________________________________ 3    Bis(O,O'ditridecyl dithiophosphato)-13- 150 thiabicyclo [8,2,1] trideo-5-one 295*    24 1.47 -- 4    Bis(diisobutyl dithiophosphato)-13- thiabicyclo [8,2,1] trideo-5-one 255     24 0.86 -- 5    Bis(diea;ryl dithlophosphate)-13- thiabicyclo [8,2,1] trido-5-one 162*    50 1.13 3b 6    Bis(tridecyl/p-cresvl dithiophosphato)- 13-thiabicyclo [8,2,1] tridec-5-ene 61*     40 1.15 3b 7    Bis(di-p-nonyl phenyl dithiophosphato)- 13-thiabicyclo [8,2,1] tridec-5-ene 80      55 1.69 4a 8    2-(di-p-nonyl phenyl dithiophosphato)-9- (diisobutyl dithiophosphato-13-thiabicycle [8,2,1] tridec-5-ene 106     40 1.25 4c 9    2,9-(diisopropyl dithiophosphato)-13- thiabicyclo [8,2,1] tridec-5-ene 115     40 0.75 2a/2b 10   2(di-allyl dithiophosphato)-9- (dicapryl dithiophosphato)-13-thiabicyclo [8,2,1] tridec-5-ene 50      35 0.96 3b 11   2-(ditridecyl dithiophosphato)-9-phenoxy- 13-thiabicyclo  8,2,1] tridec-5-ene 130     24 1.79 4a 12   2-(O,O'ditridecyl dithiophosphato)-9- isothiacyanato)-13-thiabicyclo [8,2,1] tridec-5-ene        90      40 1.75 4c 13   2-(diisobutyl dithiophosphato)-9- dodecyl thio -13-thiabicyclo [8,2,1]  tridec-5-ene 375     18 1.95 1a 14   2-(ditridecyl dithiophosphato)-3- cyano-13-thiabicyclo [8,2,2] tridec-5-ene        148*    35 1.84 4c 15   2-acetoxy-9 (ditridecyl dithiophosphato) 13-thiabicyclo [8,2,1] tridec-5-ene 175*                24      1.64 4c 2-(diisobutyl dithiophosphato)-9- hexanoxy-13-thiabicyclo [8,2,1] tridec- 5-ene               195     30 1.15 3b 17   2-(di-p-nonylphenyl dithiophosphato)-9- isocyanate-13-thiabicyclo [8,2,1] tridec-5-ene        127     30 1.85 3b __________________________________________________________________________ .sup.1 Time to 25 psi loss unless * then time to inducton break .sup.2 Rings used for this test were supplied by The Timken Company, Canton, Ohio, U.S.A.

## Claims

1. A compound having the formula ##STR8## wherein R is the residue of an intra-molecular sulfur bridged hydrocarbon ring containing 12 carbon atoms, said sulfur bridge forming a thiabicyclo compound containing a 5-membered heterocyclic sulfur-containing ring, each R.sub.1 being independently selected from the group consisting of alkyl, alkenyl, aryl, alkaryl and aralkyl groups and each R.sub.1 containing from 2 to 18 carbon atoms and A is a nucleophilic group selected from the group consisting of --CN, --NCO, --NCS, --XR.sub.3, ##STR9## wherein each R.sub.1 is as above, X is oxygen or sulfur and R.sub.3 is an alkyl group containing 1-12 carbon atoms or a phenyl group.

2. The compound of claim 1 wherein each R.sub.1 is selected from the group consisting of alkyl-substituted phenyl groups containing from 7 to 18 carbon atoms and alkyl groups containing from 3 to 18 carbon atoms.

3. The compound of claim 1 wherein each R.sub.1 is an alkyl group containing from 3 to 10 carbon atoms.

4. The compound of claim 1 wherein R is derived from cis, trans, trans-1,5,9-cyclododecatriene.

5. The compound of claim 1 wherein the group A is a compound of the formula ##STR10## in which both groups X are sulphur atoms.

6. A compound of claim 1, namely 2,9-(diisopropyl dithiophosphato)-13-thiabicyclo [8,2,1]tridec-5-ene.