| abstract |
A lubricant composition for refrigerators characterised by comprising at least 80 percent by weight of a compound having a kinematic viscosity of 6 to 500 cSt at 40 degrees centigrade and represented by the formula (1): <CHEM> wherein the radicals CmH2m+1 and CnH2n+1 may be straight or branched and wherein m represents an integer of 1 to 8, n represents an integer of 1 to 8, p represents an integer of 1 to 80, q represents an integer of 0 to 60, and r represents 0 or 1, with the proviso that the relationships: 2 </= m + n </= 9 and <MATH> are both satisfied. The invention also relates to refrigerant compositions comprising the above lubricant composition and Flon 134a. |