N-Vinylcarbazole

N-vinylcarbazole[1]
IUPAC name

9H-carbazole
Other names

9-vinyl-9H-carbazole, NVC
Identifiers
CAS number 1484-13-5 Y
PubChem 15143
ChemSpider 14414 N
EC number 216-055-0
RTECS number FE6350000
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Properties
Molecular formula C14H11N
Molar mass 193.244 g mol−1
Appearance pale brown crystalline solid[2]
Melting point

66 °C
Boiling point

154-155 °C,
3 mmHg[2]
Solubility in water insoluble
Solubility in diethyl ether very soluble
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Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa)
Infobox references

N-Vinylcarbazole is an organic compound used as a monomer in the production of poly(vinylcarbazole), a photoconductive polymer used in the photoreceptors of photocopiers.[3] Upon exposure to γ-irradiation, N-vinylcarbazole undergoes solid-state polymerisation[4].

Related compounds

References

  1. ^ Lide, David R. (2008). CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics, 89th Edition. CRC Press. p. 3–518. ISBN 978-0849304880. 
  2. ^ a b Sigma-Aldrich 9-Vinylcarbazole product page
  3. ^ G. Burton, J. Holman, J. Lazonby, G. Pilling, D. Waddington (2000). Chemical Storylines (2nd ed.). pp. 121–122. ISBN 0-435-63119-5. 
  4. ^ K. Tsutsui, K. Hirotsu, M. Umesaki, M. Kurahashi, A. Shimada, T. Higuchi (1976). "Structural chemistry of polymerizable monomers. I. Crystal structure of N-vinylcarbazole". Acta Cryst. B32: 3049–3053. doi:10.1107/S0567740876009527.