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Infrared Spectroscopy Absorption Table

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The following table lists infrared spectroscopy absorptions by frequency regions.

4000-3000 cm-1
3700-3584 medium sharp O-H stretching alcohol free
3550-3200 strong broad O-H stretching alcohol intermolecular bonded
3500 medium N-H stretching primary amine
3400
3400-3300 medium N-H stretching aliphatic primary amine
3330-3250
3350-3310 medium N-H stretching secondary amine
3300-2500 strong broad O-H stretching carboxylic acid usually centered on 3000 cm-1
3200-2700 weak broad O-H stretching alcohol intramolecular bonded
3000-2800 strong broad N-H stretching amine salt

3000-2500 cm-1
3333-3267 strong sharp C-H stretching alkyne
3100-3000 medium C-H stretching alkene
3000-2840 medium C-H stretching alkane
2830-2695 medium C-H stretching aldehyde doublet
2600-2550 weak S-H stretching thiol

2400-2000 cm-1
2349 strong O=C=O stretching carbon dioxide
2275-2250 strong broad N=C=O stretching isocyanate

2260-2222 weak CΞN stretching nitrile

2260-2190 weak CΞC stretching alkyne disubstituted
2175-2140 strong S-CΞN stretching thiocyanate
2160-2120 strong N=N=N stretching azide
2150 C=C=O stretching ketene

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2145-2120 strong N=C=N stretching carbodiimide
2140-2100 weak CΞC stretching alkyne monosubstituted
2140-1990 strong N=C=S stretching isothiocyanate
2000-1900 medium C=C=C stretching allene
2000 C=C=N stretching ketenimine

2000-1650 cm-1
2000-1650 weak C-H bending aromatic compound overtone

1870-1540 cm-1
1818 strong C=O stretching anhydride
1750
1815-1785 strong C=O stretching acid halide
1800-1770 strong C=O stretching conjugated acid halide
1775 strong C=O stretching conjugated anhydride
1720
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1770-1780 strong C=O stretching vinyl / phenyl ester
1760 strong C=O stretching carboxylic acid monomer
1750-1735 strong C=O stretching esters 6-membered lactone
1750-1735 strong C=O stretching δ-lactone γ: 1770
1745 strong C=O stretching cyclopentanone
1740-1720 strong C=O stretching aldehyde
1730-1715 strong C=O stretching α,β-unsaturated ester or formates
1725-1705 strong C=O stretching aliphatic ketone or cyclohexanone or cyclopentenone
1720-1706 strong C=O stretching carboxylic acid dimer
1710-1680 strong C=O stretching conjugated acid dimer
1710-1685 strong C=O stretching conjugated aldehyde
1690 strong C=O stretching primary amide free (associated: 1650)
1690-1640 medium C=N stretching imine / oxime
1685-1666 strong C=O stretching conjugated ketone
1680 strong C=O stretching secondary amide free (associated: 1640)
1680 strong C=O stretching tertiary amide free (associated: 1630)
1650 strong C=O stretching δ-lactam γ: 1750-1700 β: 1760-1730

1670-1600 cm-1
1678-1668 weak C=C stretching alkene disubstituted (trans)
1675-1665 weak C=C stretching alkene trisubstituted
1675-1665 weak C=C stretching alkene tetrasubstituted
1662-1626 medium C=C stretching alkene disubstituted (cis)
1658-1648 medium C=C stretching alkene vinylidene
1650-1600 medium C=C stretching conjugated alkene
1650-1580 medium N-H bending amine
1650-1566 medium C=C stretching cyclic alkene
1648-1638 strong C=C stretching alkene monosubstituted
1620-1610 strong C=C stretching α,β-unsaturated ketone

1600-1300 cm-1
1550-1500 strong N-O stretching nitro compound
1372-1290
1465 medium C-H bending alkane methylene group
1450 medium C-H bending alkane methyl group
1375
1390-1380 medium C-H bending aldehyde
1385-1380 medium C-H bending alkane gem dimethyl
1370-1365

1400-1000 cm-1
1440-1395 medium O-H bending carboxylic acid

1420-1330 medium O-H bending alcohol

1415-1380 strong S=O stretching sulfate
1200-1185
1410-1380 strong S=O stretching sulfonyl chloride
1204-1177
1400-1000 strong C-F stretching fluoro compound
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1400-1000 strong C-F stretching fluoro compound
1390-1310 medium O-H bending phenol
1372-1335 strong S=O stretching sulfonate
1195-1168
1370-1335 strong S=O stretching sulfonamide
1170-1155
1350-1342 strong S=O stretching sulfonic acid anhydrous
1165-1150 hydrate: 1230-1120
1350-1300 strong S=O stretching sulfone
1160-1120
1342-1266 strong C-N stretching aromatic amine
1310-1250 strong C-O stretching aromatic ester
1275-1200 strong C-O stretching alkyl aryl ether
1075-1020
1250-1020 medium C-N stretching amine
1225-1200 strong C-O stretching vinyl ether
1075-1020
1210-1163 strong C-O stretching ester
1205-1124 strong C-O stretching tertiary alcohol
1150-1085 strong C-O stretching aliphatic ether
1124-1087 strong C-O stretching secondary alcohol
1085-1050 strong C-O stretching primary alcohol
1070-1030 strong S=O stretching sulfoxide
1050-1040 strong broad CO-O-CO stretching anhydride

1000-650 cm-1
995-985 strong C=C bending alkene monosubstituted
915-905
980-960 strong C=C bending alkene disubstituted (trans)
895-885 strong C=C bending alkene vinylidene
850-550 strong C-Cl stretching halo compound
840-790 medium C=C bending alkene trisubstituted
730-665 strong C=C bending alkene disubstituted (cis)
690-515 strong C-Br stretching halo compound
600-500 strong C-I stretching halo compound

900-700 cm-1
880 ± 20 strong C-H bending 1,2,4-trisubstituted
810 ± 20
880 ± 20 strong C-H bending 1,3-disubstituted
780 ± 20
(700 ± 20)
810 ± 20 strong C-H bending 1,4-disubstituted or
1,2,3,4-tetrasubstituted
780 ± 20 strong C-H bending 1,2,3-trisubstituted
(700 ± 20)
755 ± 20 strong C-H bending 1,2-disubstituted
750 ± 20 strong C-H bending monosubstituted
700 ± 20 benzene derivative

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