What absorbs at 1344 cm⁻¹ in an FTIR spectrum?
A band near 1344 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) | 4 | 4 | 1.0 |
| Methacrylate | 4 | 4 | 1.0 |
| C-O single bond | 4 | 4 | 1.0 |
| Acetate | 4 | 4 | 1.0 |
| Alkyl C-H | 3 | 3 | 1.0 |
| Hydroxyl (O-H) | 3 | 3 | 1.0 |
| Aromatic ring | 2 | 2 | 1.0 |
| Lipid | 1 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Amino acid | 1 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Nitro (NO2) | 1 | 1 | 1.0 |
| S s | 1 | 1 | 1.0 |
| N h | 1 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Amine primary | 1 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Hydrogen bond | 1 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Alkene (C=C) | 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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confidence 1.0
“Recorded in Fig.2(a), the incorporated nitrogen impurity in the form of single substitutional atoms (C-centers) is corresponding to the peaks at 1344cm-1, 1130 and which is attributed to typical Ib”
B–C Bond in Diamond Single Crystal Synthesized with h-BN Additive at High Pressure and High Temperature DOI: 10.1088/0256-307X/33/2/028101 -
confidence 1.0
“Characteristic absorption for C-centers (single substitutional N atoms).”
Li 等 - 2017 - Synthesis of n-type semiconductor diamond single c DOI: 10.1088/1757-899X/274/1/012131 -
Acetate confidence 1.0
“peaks located at 1147, 1344, and 1369 due to C-O stretching vibrationofesterandCH3bendingvibrationoflipid.Thepeaks 1344cm-1 around 1083, 1137, 1186, and are caused by C-O distinguished from the absorption.”
Wu 等 - 2023 - Infrared and Terahertz Spectra of Pu'er White Tea DOI: 10.1155/2023/3290917 -
confidence 1.0
“5 illustrates that nitrogen in diamond is predominantly in cm-1 at the C-form with strong and sharp peaks at 1130 and 1344 cm-1) low temperature (below 1500 °C).”
Yan 等 - 2016 - The effect of phosphorus and nitrogen co-doped on DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrmhm.2015.08.009 -
Hydroxyl (O-H) confidence 1.0
“1400 OH Stretch Overtone 1344 SiO 4 1050 Fe-O-Si/Si-O-Si”
do Nascimento-Dias 等 - 2020 - Detection of organic or inorganic material in Mart DOI: 10.1017/S147355042000021X -
Alkyl C-H confidence 1.0
“cm-1 In the case of pure PEO, for the distinctive peaks between 800-1400 in the spectrum, the cm-1, stretching vibration peak of C-O-C splits into three peaks at 1146, 1110, and 1062 and the two cm-1 bands appeared at 1344, and 1359 can be”
Preparation and Composition Optimization of PEO:MC Polymer Blend Films to Enhance Electrical Conductivity DOI: 10.3390/polym11050853 -
Aromatic ring confidence 1.0
“The symmetrical stretching frequency of the benzene rings become intense at 1555 The C=C symmetrical conjugated bond stretching frequency of the benzene rings becomes intense at 1344 cm-1.”
Aktas 等 - 2020 - A Novel Ag-N-Heterocyclic Carbene Complex Bearing DOI: 10.3390/cryst10030171 -
Alkyl C-H confidence 1.0
“cm1 cm1 cmprincipal bands at 3561, 3496 (stretching of O-H bonds), 1724 (stretching of C = O), 1344 1 cm1 cm1 (bending of C-H bonds), 1282, 1269, 1251 (stretching of C-O bonds), and 1046 (stretching of”
Ali 等 - 2023 - Nitazoxanide and azithromycin for the early treatm DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-1745239/v1
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