| abstract |
A novel molybdenum dithiocarbamate composition is produced by preparing a ditridecylamine (DTD A) intermediate from a butylene feedstock comprising greater than 50% 2-butylene, and preparing a molybdenum dithiocarbamate composition from the DTDA intermediate. The resulting molybdenum dithiocarbamate composition are according to formula (1), wherein R 1 to R 4 are C 11 -C 14 isoalkyl groups, and X represents oxygen and/or sulfur atoms, and R 1 to R 4 comprise, on average, greater than 98% C 13: |