What absorbs at 1201 cm⁻¹ in an FTIR spectrum?
A band near 1201 cm⁻¹ can point to several functional groups. Below are the most likely assignments, ranked by how much published evidence supports each — every one traceable to literature (DOI) and cross-validated against our 130,000+ reference spectra and knowledge graph.
Backed by 5 cited sources
Possible functional-group assignments
| Functional group | Supporting facts | Cited sources | Top confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Methacrylate | 2 | 2 | 1.0 |
| Amide | 2 | 2 | 1.0 |
| Acetate | 2 | 2 | 1.0 |
| Ketone | 1 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Ester | 1 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Carboxyl (COOH) | 1 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Carbonyl (C=O) | 1 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Hydroxyl (O-H) | 1 | 1 | 1.0 |
| C c single bond | 1 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Methoxy (OCH3) | 1 | 1 | 1.0 |
| C-O single bond | 1 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Ring structure | 1 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Alkyl C-H | 1 | 1 | 0.9 |
Ranking reflects accumulated literature evidence, not a single authoritative rule. Always confirm against your sample context.
Literature behind these assignments
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Ring structure confidence 1.0
“cm-1 (asymmetric C=O stretching vibration of carboxylate), 1555 (Py ring stretching cm-1 cm-1 vibration), 1476 (Py ring stretching and C-H in-plane stretching vibration), 1319 cm-1 cm-1 (C-N in-plane deformation), 1201 (Py ring vibration),”
New conductive copolymer membranes via track-etched PC templates for biological media ultra-filtration DOI: 10.1016/j.nimb.2007.08.066 -
Acetate confidence 1.0
“The absorption-free regions of the NWF-PP ATR-FTIR spectrum of samples treated with cloves buds extract allow the clear identification of the characteristic signals of polywithclovesbudsextractallowtheclearidentificationofthecharacteristics”
Cicogna 等 - 2022 - Surface Functionalization of Face Masks with Cold DOI: 10.3390/molecules27238632 -
C c single bond confidence 1.0
“The difference spectra have negative bands at 1201 and 1169 arise from C-C stretching been scaled to match the intensity of the amide II bands vibrations of the retinal in ground state bR.”
Time-Resolved Microspectroscopy on a Single Crystal of Bacteriorhodopsin Reveals Lattice-Induced Differences in the Photocycle Kinetics DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.106.083345 -
Hydroxyl (O-H) confidence 1.0
“2 1200, 1208 1201 cm-1) O-H deformation (1208 hemicelluloses [45] C=O stretching vibrations in lignin, acetyl and carboxyl vibrations in xylans [44] 1222, 1230, 1233, 1234 1230-1236”
Study of Interactions between Titanium Dioxide Coating and Wood Cell Wall Ultrastructure DOI: 10.3390/nano12152678 -
Alkyl C-H confidence 0.9
“Explicit assignment: fanning vibration of CH group.”
Influence of Cross-Linking Agent Concentration/Beta Radiation Surface Modification on the Micro-Mechanical Properties of Polyamide 6 DOI: 10.3390/ma14216407
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