The invention discloses application of an imine organic matter as a carbon material precursor. The imine organic matter has a structural formula shown in the specification. A characteristic group witha good carbonization effect and an active functional group with reactivity are simultaneously introduced into a molecule structure of a compound, and a high carbonization rate property can be introduced into multiple material systems through chemical reactions of the reactivity active functional group. Compared with the prior art, the application has the characteristics that firstly, raw materials for synthesizing the compound are simple and easy to obtain, the reaction process is mild, and a product separation and purification method is simple; secondly, the carbonization rate is high; thirdly, the prepared carbon material is of a mesoporous structure and is a mesoporous nano carbon material with excellent properties.