Abstract: A lubricating oil composition is provided which comprises a major amount of an oil of lubricating viscosity and a minor amount of an additive having the formula Mo.sub.4 S.sub.4 L.sub.6 in which L is a ligand selected from dithiocarbamates, dithiophosphates, dithiophosphinates, thioxanthates, and mixtures thereof and in which the ligands, L, have organo groups having a sufficient number of carbon atoms to render the additive soluble in the oil. In general, the organo groups of the ligands, L, will be the same, although they may be different and they preferably are selected from alkyl, aryl, substituted aryl and ether groups. For example, when L is a dialkyldithiocarbamate or a dialkyldithiophosphate, the alkyl groups will have from about 1 to 30 carbon atoms.

Abstract: The present invention is based on the discovery that certain transition metal containing complexes thermally decompose to form solids containing the transmission metal, sulfur and carbon and that these transition metal, sulfur and carbon containing solids are particularly suitable as catalysts for hydrodesulfurization, hydrodenitrogenation and aromatics hydrogenation. The transition metal complexes that are thermally decomposed to novel catalysts are complexes of the type represented by the general formula ML.sup.n.sbsp.3, wherein M is selected from Mo, W, Re and mixtures thereof, L is a dithiolene or aminobenzenethiolate ligand, and n represents the total charge of the metal complexes, and is 0, -1, or -2.

Abstract: Hydrocarbon feedstocks are selectively hydrodesulfurized by contacting the feedstock in the presence of hydrogen with a predecessor catalyst comprising molybdenum or tungsten sulfide which has been promoted by reaction with a transition metal containing organo-metallic complex wherein the valence of the metal is 0 or +1 at the time of reaction and the contacting is done at a temperature and pressure sufficient to substantially hydrodesulfurize the hydrocarbon.

Abstract: Briefly stated, the present invention encompasses a new class of rhenium 1,1-dithioacid complexes and their method of preparation. The complexes have the general formula [L.sub.2 Re(.mu.-S)].sub.2 wherein L is a dithioacid or similar ligand, and .mu. denotes the fact that the sulfur atoms in the core of the complex bridge the two rhenium atoms in the complex. Thus, the core structure for such typical compounds is generally of the form: ##STR1## where the dangling valences are associated with the sulfur atoms of a 1,1-dithioacid, L.

Abstract: This invention relates to a process for the preparation of promoted molybdenum and tungsten sulfide catalysts, the catalysts prepared by such process, and to the use of such catalysts for hydroprocessing processes, particularly hydrotreating. More particularly, this invention relates to the preparation and use of promoted catalysts useful for hydroprocessing processes such as hydrotreating wherein said catalysts are formed by treating molybdenum and tungsten sulfide-containing material (which may be supported) with a low valence promoter metal selected from transition metals particularly the group of Fe, Co, Ni.

Abstract: This invention relates to heterometallic thiocubane compositions containing the M.sub.2.sup.1 M.sub.2.sup.2 S.sub.4 cluster core and methods of making them wherein M.sup.1 is Re, V, Mo or W and M.sup.2 is Co, Cr, Cu, Ni or Fe but preferably Co. More particularly, the invention relates to compositions of the formula M.sub.2.sup.2 M.sub.2.sup.2 S.sub.4 L.sub.2.sup.1 L.sub.2.sup.2 L.sub.2.sup.3 wherein M.sup.1 and M.sup.2 are as above, L.sup.1 is a bidentate sulfur or nitrogen bearing ligand (most preferably a dialkyldithiocarbamate), L.sup.2 is optional but may be an O, N, P or S-containing monodentate donor ligand, and L.sup.3 may be CO, a monodentate anion ligand such as a halide (preferably C1), mercaptide or alkoxide, or another O, N, P, or S containing monodentate donor ligand. The compositions are suitable for making active hydrotreating catalysts.

Abstract: This invention relates to neutral complexes of dithioacid vanadium sulfide dimer and to a method of producing the complexes. The 1,1-dithioacid may be a dithiocarbamate, xanthate, dithiophosphate, dithiophosphinate or other similar ligand. The structure is generally of the form ##STR1## where L is a 1,1-dithioacid. The preferred dithioacid is dithiocarbamate. The compositions are suitable for producing hydrotreating catalysts or as a lubricant additive.

Abstract: This invention relates to a composition of matter comprising an ammonium tetrathiovanadate having the following formula:(R.sub.1 R.sub.2 R.sub.3 R.sub.4 N).sub.3 VS.sub.4wherein R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3, R.sub.4 may each be independently an alkyl group having from 1 to 30 carbon atoms or an aryl or alkylaryl group having from 6 to 30 carbon atoms. The preferred composition comprises (trioctyl-methylammonium).sub.3 VS.sub.4.

Abstract: This invention relates to sulfido(disulfido)bis(N,N-substituted dithiocarbamato)W(VI) complexes, their preparation and use. More particularly, this invention relates to compounds of the formula WS(S.sub.2) (S.sub.2 CNR.sub.2).sub.2 which are mononuclear, seven-coordinate, neutral W(VI) complexes containing only seven sulfur atoms in the Mo coordination sphere. R is hydrogen, an alkyl, aryl, cycloalkyl group or mixture thereof. Preferably all of the R's are the same and are alkyl groups. These compounds are useful as catalysts or catalyst precursors for removing sulfur from sulfur containing hydrocarbons.

Abstract: A new group of materials comprises intercalates of organometallic compounds in layered structures of metal chalcogenohalides. The organometallic intercalates are represented by the general formula MX.sub.a Y.sub.b [Z].sub.c, where M is at least one metal selected from the group consisting of titanium, vanadium, chromium, manganese, iron and indium, X and Y are members of the group consisting of chalcogenides and halides, "a" and "b" each range from 0 to 2, with the sum of "a" and "b" being substantially equal to about 2, Z is an organometallic "sandwich" compound with parallel carbocyclic rings and a first ionization potential less than about 7 eV and "c" ranges from about 0.1 to 0.2.