ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,258,530, issued on March 25, was assigned to ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc. (Baytown, Texas).
"Alkylated naphthalene compositions obtained through blending or processing of monoalkylated and dialkylated naphthalene fractions" was invented by Kyle G. Lewis (Houston) and Wenning W. Han (Houston).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Alkylated naphthalene compositions are usually formed by reacting naphthalene with an electrophilic agent under acid-catalyzed conditions to afford a mixture of monoalkylated naphthalenes, dialkylated naphthalenes, and sometimes polyalkylated naphthalenes. Reaction conditions are usually chosen to change the product...