Chem. [ad. F. subérone (Boussingault): see SUBER and -ONE.] An aromatic oil, formed by the distillation of suberic acid with lime.
1845. Chem. Gaz., III. 56.
1881. Jrnl. Chem. Soc., XXXIX. 540. Suberone readily combines with hydrocyanic acid.
Hence Suberonyl, -ylene (see quots.).
1890. Jrnl. Chem. Soc., LVIII. II. 728. Suberone … is easily reduced to the corresponding alcohol, C7H13.OH, by the action of sodium in presence of alcohol. This suberonyl alcohol is a colourless, somewhat viscid liquid. Ibid. Suberonyl iodide, when treated with alcoholic potash, yields suberonylene, C7H12.
