What absorbs at 1188 cm⁻¹ in an FTIR spectrum?

Quick answer

A band near 1188 cm⁻¹ is usually interpreted by checking which functional groups repeatedly co-occur there in the literature, then confirming at least one or two additional peaks in the same sample. This page ranks those assignments by accumulated evidence rather than by a single fixed textbook rule.

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Possible materials

Materials are shown only when the same literature pool supports this band and at least one additional characteristic peak.

Spectrum logic

This band becomes meaningful only when read with its neighboring peaks. In practice, analysts first look at the assignments above, then check whether the same sample also shows other peaks expected for the same structural motif. A lone band near 1188 cm⁻¹ is usually not enough for material identification by itself.

Real-world usage

This type of query is common in polymer identification, unknown plastic screening, QC troubleshooting, recycled-material verification, and literature-backed peak assignment review.

Common mistakes

• Treating one isolated band as proof of a material without checking at least one or two supporting peaks.
• Ignoring overlap: multiple functional groups can contribute near the same wavenumber.
• Skipping validation when additives, blends, oxidation, or contamination may distort the spectrum.

Verification advice

When ambiguity remains, validate the hypothesis with DSC, GC-MS, or TGA, especially for blends, degraded samples, and filled polymers.

이 할당의 배경이 되는 문헌

• Acetate 신뢰도 1.0

  “The IR spectra of extracted sample showed peaks at 1188 and cm-1 1215 that assigned to the symmetric C-O-C stretching modes of the ester group.”

  Saetae 和 Magaraphan - 2015 - Synthesis and study of sericin-g-PLA DOI: 10.1063/1.4918510
• Alkene (C=C) 신뢰도 1.0

  “cm-1 plane =C-H bending mode of the trans di-substituted alkene [31] as well as at 1572 Pharmaceuticals 2022, 15, x FOR PEER REVIEW 4 of 15 Pharmaceuticals2022,15,454 4of15 1188 cm-1 [37].”

  Synthesis, Characterization and Biological Activities of New Schiff Base Compound and Its Lanthanide Complexes DOI: 10.3390/ph15040454
• C-S single bond 신뢰도 1.0

  “2Nexhibits all the Tf ion peculiar vibrational modes (see cm-1 cm-1 asterisks) at 747 (ν(S-N)), 798 ((ν(C-S)+ν(S-N)), 1188 cm-1 cm-1 3))58, (ν(CF 3)) and 1356 (ν(SO overlapped with that of the polymer network, as highlighted by the comparis”

  Dani 等 - 2017 - Click-based porous cationic polymers for enhanced DOI: 10.1039/x0xx00000x
• 신뢰도 0.9

  “Part of triplet signature peaks of PC.”

  Thin film encapsulation of nano composites of polycarbonate (PC) for thermal management systems DOI: 10.1039/c4ra10183a
• 신뢰도 0.9

  “Snippet: 'The (C-O) group stretching bands were observed at 1150, 1172 and 1188'”

  Rehman 等 - 2019 - ENVIRONMENTAL FRIENDLY METHOD FOR THE EXTRACTION O DOI: 10.4314/bcse.v33i1.6