coumarone

[ koo-muh-rohn ]

noun

, Chemistry.

1. a colorless liquid, C 8 H 6 O 7 , derived from a naphtha distilled from coal tar: used chiefly in the synthesis of coumarone resins.

coumarone

/ ˈkuːməˌrəʊn /

noun

1. another name for benzofuran

Word History and Origins

Origin of coumarone¹

1880–85; from German Cumaron; coumarin, -one

Word History and Origins

Origin of coumarone¹

C19: from coumar ( in ) + -one

Example Sentences

It is produced in small quantity in the distillation of amber, on passing the vapour of phenyl-naphthyl-methane through a red-hot tube, on heating indene, or by passing the mixed vapours of coumarone and naphthalene through a red-hot tube.

From Project Gutenberg

The mono-benzo-derivatives are coumarone, benzothiophene and indole; the dibenzo-derivatives are diphenylene oxide, dibenzothiophene or diphenylene sulphide, and carbazole.

From Project Gutenberg