Patent ID: 8741822

Claim:
A lubricant base stock composition comprising a complex ester having the formula (I): wherein n1= between 0 and 8; wherein n2= between 0 and 8; wherein m1=between 5 and 9; wherein m2= between 5 and 9; wherein W═OH or OCOR, wherein X═OH or OCOR, with the proviso that when W═OH, then X═OCOR, and when X═OH, then W═OCOR; wherein Y═OCOR or OH; wherein Z═OH or OCOR, with the proviso that when Y=OH, then Z = OCOR, and when Z=OH, then Y═OCOR; and in groups W, X, Y, and Z, R=CiHj, wherein i is 2 or greater and j is 5 or greater.