Structurally Modified Polymer of Carbazole with Specific Catalysis in Electrooxidation of Organic Molecules

Abstract

Abstract The electrochemical oxidation of carbazole in acetonitrile containing tetra-n-butyl ammonium perchlorate produces a green film on the electrode; this film is electrocatalytic to the oxidation of 9,10-diphenylanthracene, or perylene or 9,10-dimethylanthracene or ferrocene. The spectral features of the film reveal a N-N-coupling with a total absence of—NH stretching band. It is soluble in N,N-dimethylformamide. The polymer is structurally modified compared to the film produced by carbazole oxidation in N,N-dimethylformamide.