Patent ID: 8383869

Claim:
A mixture of structural isomers of saturated aliphatic hydrocarbon having the structural formula: wherein R 1 , R 4 , and R 5 are the same or different alkyl groups, R 2 and R 3 are the same or different methylene chains, and each contain from 1 to 23 carbon atoms according to the following schedule: Isomer C# of the alkyl chains # R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 AA n n − 1 n − 3 n 1 AB n n − 1 n − 1 n − 2 1 BA n − 2 n + 1 n − 3 n 1 BB n − 2 n + 1 n − 1 n − 2 1 CA n n − 3 2 n n − 2 CB n − 2 n − 1 2 n n − 2 and the percentage of each isomer is greater than 1% and less than 95%, n being an integer from 4 to 22.