Processes that combine small molecules in pairs to make a larger molecule; butane alkylation uses strong acid catalysts (sulfuric or hydrofluoric acid) to combine isobutene with isobutane, producing isooctane
{i} (Chemistry) process of replacing a hydrogen atom from an organic compound with an alkyl group; act of adding a paraffin to an olefin (done in gasoline manufacture)
A chemical reaction that consists in fixing an alkyl radical (formula: CnH2n+1) onto a molecule This technique is used in refining to produce high octane gasolines comprising 8 atoms from gassy molecules containing 4 atoms
Process of combining an olefin with an isoparaffin to form an isoparaffin of higher molecular weight Also, combining an olefin with an aromatic to form alkyl-benzene