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Detailed Information On Carbonyl IR
Detailed Information On Carbonyl IR
Detailed Information On Carbonyl IR
IRfrequencies
CharacteristicIRAbsorptionFrequenciesofOrganicFunctionalGroups
Functional Typeof
Characteristic
Intensity
Group
Vibration Absorptions(cm1 )
Alcohol
(stretch,H
OH
32003600
strong,broad
bonded)
(stretch,
OH
35003700
strong,sharp
free)
CO
(stretch)
10501150
strong
Alkane
CH
CH
Alkene
=CH
=CH
C=C
Alkyl
Halide
CF
CCl
CBr
CI
Alkyne
CH
stretch
bending
28503000
13501480
strong
variable
stretch
bending
stretch
30103100
6751000
16201680
medium
strong
variable
stretch
stretch
stretch
stretch
10001400
600800
500600
500
strong
strong
strong
strong
stretch
stretch
3300
21002260
strong,sharp
variable,notpresentinsymmetricalalkynes
NH
stretch
33003500
CN
NH
stretch
bending
10801360
1600
medium(primaryamineshavetwobandssecondary
haveoneband,oftenveryweak)
mediumweak
medium
Aromatic
CH
C=C
stretch
stretch
30003100
14001600
medium
mediumweak,multiplebands
Amine
AnalysisofCHoutofplanebendingcanoftendistinguishsubstitutionpatterns
Carbonyl
DetailedInformationonCarbonylIR
C=O
stretch
16701820
strong
(conjugationmovesabsorptionstolowerwavenumbers)
Ether
stretch
10001300(1070
1150)
strong
CN
Nitro
stretch
22102260
medium
NO
stretch
15151560&1345
1385
strong,twobands
CO
Nitrile
IRAbsorptionFrequenciesofFunctionalGroupsContainingaCarbonyl(C=O)
Functional
Typeof
CharacteristicAbsorptions(cm
Intensity
Group
Vibration
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IRfrequencies
Carbonyl
C=O
stretch
16701820
(conjugationmovesabsorptionstolowerwavenumbers)
strong
Acid
C=O
stretch
17001725
strong
OH
stretch
25003300
strong,verybroad
CO
Aldehyde
stretch
12101320
strong
C=O
stretch
17401720
strong
=CH
Amide
stretch
28202850&27202750
medium,twopeaks
C=O
stretch
16401690
strong
NH
stretch
31003500
unsubstitutedhavetwo
bands
NH
Anhydride
bending
15501640
C=O
stretch
18001830&17401775
twobands
Ester
C=O
stretch
17351750
strong
CO
stretch
10001300
twobandsormore
Ketone
acyclic
stretch
17051725
strong
cyclic
stretch
3membered1850
4membered1780
5membered1745
6membered1715
7membered1705
strong
,unsaturated
stretch
16651685
strong
arylketone
stretch
16801700
strong
Agoodgeneralreferenceformoredetailedinformationoninterpretationofinfraredspectra(aswellas
otherspectroscopictechniques)isSilverstein,R.M.Bassler,G.C.andMorrill,T.C.Spectrometric
IdentificationofOrganicCompounds.4thed.NewYork:JohnWileyandSons,1981.QD272.S6S55
Amorecompletelistingoffunctionalgroupabsorptionfrequenciesmabefoundin:Nakanishi,Koji
InfraredAbsorptionSpectroscopy.QD95.N383
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