What absorbs at 1223 cm⁻¹ in an FTIR spectrum?
A band near 1223 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 8 cited sources
Possible functional-group assignments
| Functional group | Supporting facts | Cited sources | Top confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Methoxy (OCH3) | 6 | 6 | 1.0 |
| Methacrylate | 6 | 6 | 1.0 |
| C-O single bond | 6 | 6 | 1.0 |
| Acetate | 6 | 6 | 1.0 |
| Amide | 3 | 3 | 1.0 |
| Hydroxyl (O-H) | 2 | 2 | 1.0 |
| Secondary amine | 2 | 2 | 1.0 |
| C n single bond | 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 |
| C c single bond | 1 | 1 | 1.0 |
| N-O bond | 1 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Alkyl C-H | 1 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Aromatic ring | 1 | 1 | 1.0 |
Ranking reflects accumulated literature evidence, not a single authoritative rule. Always confirm against your sample context.
Literature behind these assignments
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Aromatic ring confidence 1.0
“cm-1, 2950 to 2840 the aromatic ring CH band at cm-1, cm-1 1223 and a peak near 490 (Fig.”
Calderon 等 - 2011 - Chemical Differences in Soil Organic Matter Fracti DOI: 10.2136/sssaj2009.0375 -
Acetate confidence 1.0
“The 1223 band was assigned to C-O vibrations.”
Can 等 - 2023 - Choline Chloride-Based Deep Eutectic Solvent-Treat DOI: 10.3390/f14030569 -
N-O bond confidence 1.0
“3 here) The IR spectrum of original sPS film showed that there is no absorption at 1223 cm-1 which is one of the characteristic trans planar conformation bands of mesophase.”
Investigation on the overlapping bands of sydiotactic polystyrene by using 2D-IR spectroscopy DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2016.03.103 -
Acetate confidence 1.0
“Addition it is observed by an increase of intensity of and 1223cm-1, C-O of 6% pMDI resulted in less weight less than the addition of respectively, by absorptions at 1700 and 2% pMDI and 4% pMDI, in the temperature range between increasing”
El-Shekeil 等 - 2012 - Effect of pMDI isocyanate additive on mechanical a DOI: 10.1177/0021998310385030) -
Acetate confidence 1.0
“C=O bending in carboxylic esters and the band at 1223 In particular, silver does exist in nature especially in leadascribable to C-O stretching in carboxylic esters (Bonizzoni based ores, so that its production as pure metal required cuet a”
The combined use of SEM-EDX, Raman, ATR-FTIR and visible reflectance techniques for the characterisation of Roman wall painting pigments from Monte d’Oro area (Rome): an insight into red, yellow and pink shades DOI: 10.1007/s11356-021-15085-w -
Acetate confidence 1.0
“cm-1 Furthermore, PC1 was also negatively correlated with the regions at 2929 and 2854 (Ccm-1 H of aliphatic methylene), 1223 (C-O stretching and CH deformation in polysaccharides and lignin, N-H rocking and C-O stretching in amino acids, A”
Huang 等 - 2021 - Prediction of biochemical methane potential of urb DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.147959 -
Hydroxyl (O-H) confidence 1.0
“The peaks between ( cm-1 e 1222.87 and 1145.72 confirmed -OH functional 0.25 c n group of adsorbed moisture and peaks between 1078.21”
Synthesis, characterization and application of novel 1, 3-bis[(furan-2-l)methylene]thiourea functional dye on wool and cotton fabrics DOI: 10.1007/s42452-020-03653-7 -
Acetate confidence 1.0
“Additionally, a strong and intense band given by the cm-1 phenolic C-O stretching between 1223 and 1208 was detected [5,24-28,30].”
What about Phenol Formaldehyde (PF) Foam in Modern-Contemporary Art? Insights into the Unaged and Naturally Aged Material by a Multi-Analytical Approach DOI: 10.3390/polym13121964
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