Abstract 1-{6-(2-Methylbenzoyl)-N-ethylcarbazole-3-yl}-ethane-1-one oxime O-acetate, an excellent two-photon carbazole photoinitiator, was synthesized with moderate yield (76.9%) starting from the successive o-methyl benzoylation and acetylation of N-ethylcarbazole, followed by oximation and esterification in the article. The structure was confirmed by 1 H- NMR, 13 C-NMR, and IR. The by-product acetic acid in the neutralization of ...