A basestock that comprises a fully hydrogenated substituted styrene linear
dimer; a partially hydrogenated mono-aromatic substituted styrene linear
dimer; and a partially hydrogenated di-aromatic substituted styrene
linear dimer. A process of producing a basestock that comprises reacting
a feed stream that comprises substituted styrene, alcohol, and a
dimerization catalyst, in the presence of a solvent, to form a crude
slurry of dimerized substituted styrene; and partially hydrogenating the
dimerized substituted styrene with hydrogen over a Group VIII catalyst to
form a basestock that comprises a fully hydrogenated substituted styrene
linear dimer and a partially hydrogenated substituted styrene linear
dimer.