Low-viscosity base oils meet industry regulatory criteria as well as occupational safety and environmental protection regulations and technical requirements such as solution behavior, extreme temperature resistance, variable viscosities and outstanding, defined boiling behavior.

iso-Octane is a branched hydrocarbon from the alkane group with the chemical formula C8H18. It is the most important of the eighteen octane isomers. Since it is an important component of motor gasoline, it is produced synthetically, but is also found to a small extent in petroleum.

Isododecane is a branched hydrocarbon from the group of the alkanes and has a chemical formula C₁₂H₂₆. However, it is actually a mixture of different isomers of dodecane, usually one molecule is the main isomer, 2,2,4,6,6-pentamethylheptane. This is also the technically most important one.