What absorbs at 1289 cm⁻¹ in an FTIR spectrum?
A band near 1289 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alkyl C-H | 3 | 3 | 1.0 |
| C n single bond | 3 | 3 | 1.0 |
| Secondary amine | 2 | 2 | 1.0 |
| Amide | 2 | 2 | 1.0 |
| C c single bond | 1 | 1 | 1.0 |
| N-O bond | 1 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Methoxy (OCH3) | 1 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Methacrylate | 1 | 1 | 1.0 |
| C-O single bond | 1 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Acetate | 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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Amide confidence 1.0
“Summary of molecular vibration of PBS chromophore (cm-1) Group Wavenumber, 𝝂 700 C-H bending 754 C-H bending of 776 C-H bending 1079 S=O stretching Pre-pro 1218 C-N stretching 1289 C-N stretching 1330 S=O stretching 1402 S=O stretching 1427”
Power-Dependent Nonlinear Optical Behaviours of Ponceau BS Chromophore at 532 nm via Z-Scan Technique DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotochem.2020.112574 -
Alkyl C-H confidence 1.0
“The increasing tendency peak of C-H bending vibration and C-O symmetric stretching cm-1 cm-1 and 1289 , below 0.6 g/l and decreasing tendency from 0.6 g/l to 1.4 g/l in acyloxy group located at 1461.17 and unmodified respectively.”
Wang 等 - 2018 - Coloration and Decoloration of Textiles Using a Ti DOI: 10.1007/s12221-018-1134-0 -
Amide confidence 1.0
“C-N bending vibration to 1289 cm-1.”
Gamma Radiation-Induced Synthesis and Characterization of Decahedron-Like Silver Nanostructure and Their Antimicrobial Application DOI: 10.1007/s10904-023-02718-5 -
Alkyl C-H confidence 1.0
“In addition, an increase in the intensity for the C-H bending vibration bands of CH2 from the aliphatic chain could be observed at 1224 cm-1 and 1289 cm-1.”
Spectroscopic Characterization of Emulsions Generated with a New Laser-Assisted Device DOI: 10.3390/molecules25071729 -
N-O bond confidence 1.0
“cm-1, (-2291.54eV), (-10569.73 molecule electronic energy vibration at 1372 N-O symmetric stretch at 1289 cm-1, cm-1 eV), core-core repulsion energy (8278.19eV), cosmo C-N stretch at 1128 and C-O stretch at”
Experimental and computational chemistry studies on the inhibition of aluminium and mild steel in 0. DOI: 10.1080/16583655.2018.1500514 -
C c single bond confidence 1.0
“characteristic peaks for methoxy groups are seen at around 1250 and C-C-Cinplanebend 147 599.2496 578.9 22.4 1050cm(cid:1)1.Thecorrespondingpeaksarecomputedat1289,1286,1281, C-C-Cinplanebend 148 590.8451 570.8 126.6 1268, 1257.8, 1257.7, 12”
Computational and spectral studies of 3,3'-(propane-1,3-diyl)bis(7,8-dimethoxy-1,3,4,5-tetrahydro-2H-benzo[d]azepin-2-one) DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2019.e02420 -
C n single bond confidence 0.9
“Explicit assignment: 'stretching vibration of C-N bond'”
Electrochemical Sensor Based on Thioether Oligomer Poly(N-vinylpyrrolidone)-modified Gold Electrode for Bisphenol A Detection DOI: 10.1002/elan.201900060 -
confidence 0.9
“Explicit assignment: 'The 1289 two independent saccharinate anions acting as biden- band (1293 in the Pb(II) salt) is -N-(C=O)-'”
Echeverria 等 - 2017 - Structural and IRspectroscopic characterization DOI: 10.1515/znb-2017-0116
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