Research Article
Benzoyl Peroxide Oxidation Route to the Synthesis of Solvent Soluble Polycarbazole
Table 1
Yield, conductivity, and density of the polycarbazole salt (S-PCz-p-TSA).
| Entry | Reaction conditions | Variation | Yield* (%) | Conductivity × 10−6 (S/cm) | Density (g/cm3) |
| 1 | Carbazole = 1.67 g | PTSA (g) | | | | BPO = 3 g | 1.9 | 55 | 5.0 | 1.15 | Time = 4 h | 3.8 | 52 | 6.8 | 1.11 |
| 2 | Carbazole = 1.67 g | Time (h) | | | | PTSA = 3.8 g | 4 | 52 | 6.8 | 1.11 | BPO = 3 g | 8 | 54 | 6.9 | 1.15 | | 24 | 67 | 0.6 | 1.17 |
| 3 | Carbazole = 1.67 g | BPO (g) | | | | PTSA = 3.8 g | 1.2 | 34 | 3.3 | 1.18 | Time = 4 h | 2.4 | 47 | 4.6 | 1.16 | | 3.0 | 52 | 6.8 | 1.11 | | 3.6 | 69 | 15.1 | 1.18 | | 4.8 | 65 | 1.4 | 1.13 |
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Percentage yield of polycarbazole with respect to the weight of carbazole used.
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