Abstract: The present invention relates to a chemical reaction process, preferably an isomerization process, of at least one hydrocarbon in the presence of an ionic liquid. The chemical reaction is carried out in an apparatus (V1) with at least one metal halide, preferably aluminum halide, being introduced repeatedly or continuously into the apparatus (V1). The anion of the ionic liquid used comprises at least one metal component and at least one halogen component. Here, the anion of the ionic liquid and the metal halide introduced into the apparatus (V1) have the same halogen component and the same metal component. The ionic liquid used in the respective chemical reaction, in particular in an isomerization, can (inter alia) be regenerated by the process of the invention.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a process for making 1,2,4-trivinylcyclohexane that is enriched in a particular geometric isomer. The process involves the thermal isomerization of 1,5,9-cyclododecatriene at temperature between 400° C. and 600° C. followed by an equilibration of the resultant intermediate in either the gas phase or liquid phase at temperature between 180° C. and 375° C. and at pressures ranging from 0.101 kPa to 1,013 kPa. Also disclosed are 1,2,4-trivinylcyclohexane compositions that are enriched in a particular geometric isomer.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for performing a hydrocarbon conversion or processing an output from a hydrocarbon conversion in the presence of an acidic ionic liquid. The hydrocarbon conversion, which is preferably an isomerization, is performed in apparatuses whose surfaces which come into contact with the acidic ionic liquid have been manufactured completely or at least partially from at least one nonmetallic material. The nonmetallic material in turn has been applied to at least one further material other than the nonmetallic material.

Abstract: A process for isomerizing a saturated, branched and cyclic hydrocarbon, in which a tertiary carbon atom of the hydrocarbon is converted to a secondary carbon atom in the course of isomerization, by performing the isomerization in the presence of a superacidic ionic liquid comprising an organic cation and an inorganic anion, where the anion is a superacidic aluminum trichloride-Lewis base adduct, and of a copper(II) compound.

Abstract: The invention provides a fiber optic cable and a diamondoid-based viscous filling material for a fiber optic cable.

Abstract: This invention provides a method for incorporating a diamondoid compound into a lubricant stock comprising reacting at least one .alpha.-olefin containing at least six carbon atoms with at least one diamondoid compound in the presence of an acid catalyst selected from the group consisting of AlX.sub.3, BX.sub.3, and GaX.sub.3, wherein X is a halogen, together with at least one added proton-donating catalyst promoter.The invention further provides a lubricant composition comprising alkyl-substituted diamondoids wherein the ratio of linear to branched alkyl substituents is at least about 4:1 and wherein the average number of alkyl substitutions per diamondoid molecule is from about 1.5 to about 4.

Abstract: C.sub.5 -C.sub.10 cycloalkanes (preferably methylcyclopentane) are isomerized in the presence of a catalyst comprising aluminum chloride and at least one of the following materials: boron phosphate on silica, boron phosphate on activated carbon, boron sulfate on silica.

Abstract: In a process for isomerizing a hydrocarbon feed in the presence of a metal halide catalyst and a hydrogen halide in which the reaction effluent is separated into a first liquid phase and an uncondensed first vapor phase, including hydrogen halide and noncondensable hydrocarbon gases, the first liquid phase is further separated into a second liquid phase and an uncondensed second vapor phase, including hydrogen halide, the uncondensed second vapor phase is recycled to the isomerization reaction and a portion of the uncondensed first vapor phase is at least intervally removed from the process to prevent buildup of noncondensable hydrocarbon gases in the system, improved operation is attained by passing an absorption liquid including a portion of the second liquid phase, from the second separation, a portion of the hydrocarbon feed or mixtures thereof, through the uncondensed vapor phase prior to venting the latter, to absorb hydrogen halide from the uncondensed first vapor phase, and absorption liquid utilized