Tetralin → Thiophene

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Reaction Steps

A sample of the C16 alkylate of tetralin (0.5999 g) and 2-n-dodecyltetrahydrothiophene (0.0482 g) was added to the synthetic wax isomerate base oil (29.3522 g) of Example 7 and the mixture was stirred to give a homogeneous solution (2.0 wt % tetralin and 0.16 wt % thiophene (0.02 wt % sulfur)). A 25 gram aliquot was oxidized in the copper catalyzed IP306 oxidation test, previously described. The total oxidation products were determined to be 0.71 wt %.

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