Patent ID: 7884059

Claim:
An organic molybdenum complex comprising the reaction product of: (i) an alkylphenol chosen from p-octylphenol, p-heptylphenol, p-nonylphenol, p-dodecylphenol, and 2,4-dialkylated phenols, and mixtures thereof, each of which may be further substituted with at least one of halogen, hydroxyl, nitro, amino, alkyl, alkenyl, and alkynyl groups; (ii) a formaldehyde source; (iii) an N-hydroxyethyl substituted diamine chosen from 2-(2-aminoethylannino) ethanol, aminopropyldiethanolamine, aminoethyldiethanolamine, and mixtures thereof; and (iv) a molybdenum source, wherein said molybdenum source is molybdenum trioxide, wherein the N-hydroxyethyl substituted diamine is reacted with the alkylphenol at a molar ratio ranging from 1:1 to 2:1.