In this study, five typical dialkylamines with different alkyl chains were tested as template for synthesis of SAPO-11. Among these templates, diethylamine, dipropylamine and diisopropylamine have been shown to be effective for synthesis of SAPO-11. SAPO-11 synthesized with dipropylamine in the gels of high Si content and diisopropylamine in the gels of low Si content exhibit good catalytic performance in hydroisomerization of n-octane.