Patent ID: 7547811

Claim:
A process for producing a polyalphaolefin (PAO) comprising contacting a feed consisting of 15-30 wt % 1-hexene, 45-70 wt % 1-dodecene, and 15-40 wt % 1-tetradecene, with an oligomerization catalyst in an oligomerization reaction zone under oligomerization conditions for a time sufficient to produce a PAO having a kinematic viscosity of from about 40 cSt to about 100 cSt at 100° C. (ASTM D-445), a viscosity index of at least 145 (ASTM-2270), a pour point of less than or equal to about −24° C. (ASTM D-97), and a number average molecular weight of from about 1000 to about 4000.