Patent ID: 9090841
Filing Date: 2015-07-28
Classification: C10L

Abstract:
1. A method of marking a hydrocarbon liquid comprising the step of adding to said liquid, as a tracer compound, a compound of Formula I: wherein, each X is independently selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen atom, a bromine atom, a fluorine atom, a partially or fully halogenated alkyl group, a linear, branched or cyclic C each Y is independently selected from the group consisting of a bromine atom, a fluorine atom, a partially or fully halogenated alkyl group, a branched or cyclic C Z is selected from the group consisting of (i) a phenyl group substituted with one or more halogen atoms, an aliphatic group or a halogenated aliphatic group, (ii) a partially or fully halogenated alkyl group or (iii) a linear, branched or cyclic C with the proviso that when each Y is a fluorine atom, Z is not a linear or branched C