Carbazole was nitrosylated and reduced to aminoearbazole by the action of zinc in acetic acid. Nine novel earbazole sehiff bases ( 1 - 9) were synthesized by the reaction of 9-aminoearbazole and substituted aromatic aldehydes with yields of 63% -87%. Their structures were characterized by IR, ^1H NMR, MS and elemental analysis. The preliminary test of bioaetivity showed they displayed notable antibacterial activities. The bacterial in...