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Spectroscopy Tutorial: Reference: Wavenumber, cm-1 Bond Functional Group
Spectroscopy Tutorial: Reference: Wavenumber, cm-1 Bond Functional Group
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SpectroscopyTutorial:Reference
TableofCharacteristicIRAbsorptions
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wavenumber,cm1
bond
functionalgroup
36403610(s,sh)
OHstretch,freehydroxyl
alcohols,phenols
35003200(s,b)
OHstretch,Hbonded
alcohols,phenols
34003250(m)
NHstretch
primary,secondaryamines,
amides
33002500(m)
OHstretch
carboxylicacids
33303270(n,s)
C(triplebond)CH:CH
stretch
alkynes(terminal)
31003000(s)
CHstretch
aromatics
31003000(m)
=CHstretch
alkenes
30002850(m)
CHstretch
alkanes
28302695(m)
HC=O:CHstretch
aldehydes
22602210(v)
C(triplebond)Nstretch
nitriles
22602100(w)
C(triplebond)Cstretch
alkynes
17601665(s
C=Ostretch
carbonyls(general)
17601690(s)
C=Ostretch
carboxylicacids
17501735(s)
C=Ostretch
esters,saturatedaliphatic
17401720(s)
C=Ostretch
aldehydes,saturatedaliphatic
17301715(s)
C=Ostretch
alpha,betaunsaturatedesters
1715(s)
C=Ostretch
ketones,saturatedaliphatic
17101665(s)
C=Ostretch
alpha,betaunsaturated
aldehydes,ketones
16801640(m)
C=Cstretch
alkenes
16501580(m)
NHbend
primaryamines
16001585(m)
CCstretch(inring)
aromatics
15501475(s)
NOasymmetricstretch
nitrocompounds
15001400(m)
CCstretch(inring)
aromatics
14701450(m)
CHbend
alkanes
13701350(m)
CHrock
alkanes
13601290(m)
NOsymmetricstretch
nitrocompounds
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13351250(s)
CNstretch
aromaticamines
13201000(s)
COstretch
alcohols,carboxylicacids,
esters,ethers
13001150(m)
CHwag(CH2X)
alkylhalides
13001150(m)
CHwag(CH2X)
alkylhalides
12501020(m)
CNstretch
aliphaticamines
1000650(s)
=CHbend
alkenes
950910(m)
OHbend
carboxylicacids
910665(s,b)
NHwag
primary,secondaryamines
900675(s)
CH"oop"
aromatics
850550(m)
CClstretch
alkylhalides
725720(m)
CHrock
alkanes
700610(b,s)
C(triplebond)CH:CHbend
alkynes
690515(m)
CBrstretch
alkylhalides
m=medium,w=weak,s=strong,n=narrow,b=broad,sh=sharp
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