TECHNOLOGY FOCUS - INORGANIC CHEMISTRY - Preferred Components: The hydrothermally stable binder comprises titanium dioxide, zirconium dioxide or cerium(IV) oxide. The catalyst is basic clay, alkali impregnated support, and/or basic metal oxide. The catalyst comprises a basic catalyst comprising hydrotalcite, magnesium oxide, calcium oxide, barium oxide, zinc oxide, manganese(IV) oxide, potassium carbonate supported on silicon dioxide, zirconium dioxide, and potassium carbonate supported on titanium dioxide. The catalyst comprises lanthanum oxide, cerium(IV) oxide, yttrium oxide, samarium(III) oxide, praseodymium oxide, lanthanum oxide/zirconium dioxide, zinc oxide/lanthanum oxide, yttrium oxide/zirconium dioxide, cerium(IV) oxide/zirconium dioxide, or lanthanum oxide/silicon dioxide. The hydrogenation catalyst comprises a metal hydrogenation component comprising nickel, cobalt, palladium, platinum, ruthenium, rhodium, cobalt-molybdenum, nickel-molybdenum, nickel-tungsten, or cobalt-tungsten supported on an inorganic support comprising silica, alumina, titania, zirconia, or zeolite. The hydrogenation catalyst is platinum supported on a support comprising zeolite of the faujasite, beta , or MWW family, 10-ring zeolite, or 8-ring zeolite. The hydrogenation catalyst is: nickel or palladium supported on silica or carbon; cobalt-molybdenum or cobalt-tungsten supported on gamma -alumina; or nickel-molybdenum or nickel-tungsten on gamma -alumina. The basic catalyst is lanthanum oxide/zirconium dioxide, lanthanum oxide/zinc oxide or yttrium oxide/zirconium dioxide, where the hydrogenation catalyst is platinum supported on ZSM-48 or ZSM-48/nickel tungsten oxide, where the hydrothermally stable binder is titanium dioxide, and/or zirconium dioxide, and the method is carried out at 300-400 degrees C under hydrogen partial pressure of 500-800 psig. The first catalyst comprises: a basic catalyst comprising hydrotalcites; a basic metal oxide comprising magnesium oxide, calcium oxide, barium oxide, zinc oxide, manganese(IV) oxide and potassium carbonate supported on silicon dioxide or zirconium dioxide; or potassium carbonate supported on titanium dioxide and a mixed rare earth metal oxide comprising lanthanum oxide, cerium(IV) oxide, yttrium oxide, samarium(III) oxide, praseodymium oxide, lanthanum oxide/zirconium dioxide, zinc oxide/lanthanum oxide, yttrium oxide/zirconium dioxide, cerium(IV) oxide/zirconium dioxide, or lanthanum oxide/silicon dioxide. The second catalyst comprises a metal hydrogenation component comprising nickel, cobalt, palladium, platinum, ruthenium, rhodium, cobalt-molybdenum, nickel-molybdenum, nickel-tungsten, or cobalt-tungsten supported on zeolite comprising ZSM-22, ZSM-12, ZSM-23, ZSM-4, ZSM-48 or ZSM-50.    TECHNOLOGY FOCUS - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY - Preferred Method: The method (M1) further comprises hydroisomerizing the hydrocarbon product. The method (M1) comprises providing the feedstock as a solution in a hydrocarbon solvent. The methods (M1), (M2) and (M3) are carried out at 275-400 degrees C, a pressure of 300-700 psig, and a liquid hourly space velocity of 0.1-10 v/v/hour under static or flowing gas comprising nitrogen or hydrogen. The method (M3) comprises contacting the feedstock of biological origin sequentially with the first catalyst in a first zone of the reactor and with the hydrogenation catalyst in a second zone of the reactor. Preferred Components: (I) is myristic acid, palmitic acid, stearic acid, sebacic acid, citric acid, cyclohexane 1,2-dicarboxylic acid, cyclohexane 1,3-dicarboxylic acid, cyclohexane 1,4-dicarboxylic acid, naphthalene 1,2-dicarboxylic acid, naphthalene 1,3-dicarboxylic acid, or naphthalene 1,4-dicarboxylic acid. The feedstock of biological origin comprises at least one component comprising fatty acid, fatty acid ester, fatty alcohol, fatty olefin, monoglyceride, diglyceride, triglyceride, phospholipid or saccharolipid. The feedstock of biological origin is rapeseed oil, soy bean oil, palm oil, Camelina oil, Jatropha oil, jojoba oil, fish oil, lard, beef tallow, or algae oil. (I) is 1,4-naphthalene dicarboxylic acid, 1,2,3-propanetricarboxylic acid or citric acid, the feedstock of biological origin comprises a saturated or unsaturated 10-22C fatty acid, and the first catalyst comprises magnesium oxide or hydrotalcite. The feedstock of biological origin comprises stearic acid or tristearin. (II) is a optionally substituted 10-22C fatty acid, and the catalyst comprises magnesium oxide or hydrotalcite. (II) is capric acid, lauric acid, myristic acid, palmitic acid, stearic acid, oleic acid, linoleic acid, arachidic acid, or behenic acid. EXAMPLE - 1,4-Naphthalene dicarboxylic acid and stearic acid over hydrotalcite was coupled at 325 degrees C, 400 psi hydrogen and at a catalyst loading of 0.34 g to form 91.2% of ketone. The ketones were then hydrogenated to obtain high molecular weight alkylated naphthalene.