Compositions include ether ester compounds derived from neo-alcohols, lubricating oil base stocks containing such ester compounds, and lubricating oil compositions containing such ester compounds. Methods can include making and formulating compositions containing ether ester compounds derived from neo-alcohols.

Compositions, methods, systems, and applications herein are directed to lubricant blends that balance solubility and viscosity of a refrigerant, where in some cases the lubricant blends herein help reduce solubility of a refrigerant. A lubricant blend includes a mixture of two or more different types of lubricants to reduce refrigerant solubility.

Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed towards esterified oil soluble polyalkylene glycols of Formula (I): R.sup.1[O(R.sup.2O).sub.n(R.sup.3O).sub.n(CO)R.sup.4].sub.p, where R.sup.1 is a linear alkyl having 1 to 18 carbon atoms, a branched alkyl having 4 to 18 carbon atoms or an aryl with 6 to 30 carbon atoms; R.sup.2O is an oxypropylene moiety derived from 1, 2-propylene oxide; R.sup.3O is an oxybutylene moiety derived from butylene oxide, where R.sup.2O and R.sup.3O are in a block or a random distribution; R.sup.4 is a linear alkyl with to 18 carbon atoms, N a branched alkyl with 4 to 18 carbon atoms or an aryl with 6 to 18 carbon atoms; n and m are each independently integers ranging from 0 to 20 wherein n+m is greater than 0, and p is an integer from 1 to 4.

Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed towards esterified oil soluble polyalkylene glycols of Formula (I): R.sup.1[O(R.sup.2O).sub.n(R.sup.3O).sub.n(CO)R.sup.4].sub.p, where R.sup.1 is a linear alkyl having 1 to 18 carbon atoms, a branched alkyl having 4 to 18 carbon atoms or an aryl with 6 to 30 carbon atoms; R.sup.2O is an oxypropylene moiety derived from 1, 2-propylene oxide; R.sup.3O is an oxybutylene moiety derived from butylene oxide, where R.sup.2O and R.sup.3O are in a block or a random distribution; R.sup.4 is a linear alkyl with to 18 carbon atoms, N a branched alkyl with 4 to 18 carbon atoms or an aryl with 6 to 18 carbon atoms; n and m are each independently integers ranging from 0 to 20 wherein n+m is greater than 0, and p is an integer from 1 to 4.

Liquid compositions for use in compression refrigeration, air-conditioning and heat pump systems in which a fluoroalkene containing from 3 to 4 carbon atoms and at least 1 but no more than 2 double bonds is combined with an effective amount to provide lubrication of an essentially miscible organic lubricant comprised of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen and having a ratio of oxygen to carbon effective to provide a degree of miscibility with said fluoroalkene so that when up to five weight percent of lubricant is added to said fluoroalkene the refrigerant has one liquid phase at at least one temperature between 40 and +70 C. Methods for producing refrigeration and heating with the fluoroalkenes, alone or in combination with the disclosed lubricants, are also disclosed.

A stable composition (CS) including at least x wt.-% 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene (99.8 x<100), at most y wt.-% unsaturated compound(s) (Ia) (0<y 0.2) selected from among 3,3,3-trifluoropropene (HFO-1243zf) and the positional isomers of 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene, such as 1,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene (isomers Z and E) and 1,1,2,3-tetrafluoropropene, and, optionally, at most 500 ppm of 3,3,3-trifluoropropyne and/or at most 200 ppm 1,1,1,2,3-pentafluoropropene (HFO-1225ye).

A stable composition (CS) including at least x wt.-% 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene (99.8 x<100), at most y wt.-% unsaturated compound(s) (Ia) (0<y 0.2) selected from among 3,3,3-trifluoropropene (HFO-1243zf) and the positional isomers of 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene, such as 1,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene (isomers Z and E) and 1,1,2,3-tetrafluoropropene, and, optionally, at most 500 ppm of 3,3,3-trifluoropropyne and/or at most 200 ppm 1,1,1,2,3-pentafluoropropene (HFO-1225ye).

The lubricating oil composition for a refrigerator of the present invention is used with a refrigerant containing carbon dioxide, and contains a base oil (A) containing a polyoxyalkylene glycol as a major component, and an alcohol (B) having at least one hydroxy group, in which a total number of the hydroxy group and an ether bond is from 2 to 3 (provided that the number of an ether bond may be 0).

A lubricant contains alcohol initiated propylene oxide homopolymer, an oil soluble polyalkylene glycol other than the alcohol initiated propylene oxide homopolymer, and a calcium salt of dinonylnaphthalene sulphonate where the lubricant is further characterized by containing less than ten weight-percent of polyol esters based on total lubricant weight is useful as a lubricant for compressors.

A lubricant contains alcohol initiated propylene oxide homopolymer, an oil soluble polyalkylene glycol other than the alcohol initiated propylene oxide homopolymer, and a calcium salt of dinonylnaphthalene sulphonate where the lubricant is further characterized by containing less than ten weight-percent of polyol esters based on total lubricant weight is useful as a lubricant for compressors.