What absorbs at 1348 cm⁻¹ in an FTIR spectrum?
A band near 1348 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
Quick answer
A band near 1348 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.
Possible functional-group assignments
| Functional group | Supporting facts | Cited sources | Top confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| N-O bond | 2 | 2 | 1.0 |
| Carboxyl (COOH) | 1 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Hydroxyl (O-H) | 1 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Nitro (NO2) | 1 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Secondary amine | 1 | 1 | 1.0 |
| C n single bond | 1 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Amide | 1 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Protein | 1 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Alkyl C-H | 1 | 1 | 1.0 |
Ranking reflects accumulated literature evidence, not a single authoritative rule. Always confirm against your sample context.
Possible materials
| Material | Supporting peaks | Overlapping groups | Cited sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| activated carbon | 1348, 1575, 1210 | Hydroxyl (O-H), Carboxyl (COOH) | 1 |
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 1348 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.
Literature behind these assignments
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Alkyl C-H confidence 1.0
“Component loadings indicate that POM has a tendency for higher absorbance than the cm-1, silt at the broad peak around 1348 that indicates aliphatics and phenolics.”
Calderon 等 - 2011 - Chemical Differences in Soil Organic Matter Fracti DOI: 10.2136/sssaj2009.0375 -
N-O bond confidence 1.0
“The metastable solid phase transition from the initial solid to a metastable solid phase of NaNO (cid:3)87% (cid:3)96% deliquesced completely in the region from to RH according to the fact that the (cid:2) 3cm-1 3-NO band showed two overlap”
Lu 等 - 2008 - Molecular events in deliquescence and efflorescenc DOI: 10.1063/1.2973623(cid:5) -
confidence 1.0
“Not identified by CR isotope labeling of the of lysine, but was assigned to a related mode cm-1 with the 1348 band of BR.”
Maeda 等 - 1999 - Chromophore-protein-water interactions in the L in DOI: 10.1021/bi9907072 -
Protein confidence 1.0
“Stained sections were 1348cm1 and associated with collagen as well as the peak at”
Maribel Mata-Miranda 等 - 2019 - Characterization of the Biological Fingerprint and DOI: 10.1155/2019/1241452 -
Amide confidence 1.0
“0.0001 1452.136 1451.171 8 3 str 0.506 1401.995 9 1401.995 -COOC=O of 0.036 1345.106 10 Carboxyl groups COO and asymmetric C-N stretching 1347.998 3-)”
Martinez-Cuazitl 等 - 2023 - Clinical, Biochemical, and ATR-FTIR Spectroscopic DOI: 10.1155/2023/3423183 -
confidence 1.0
“Explicit assignment: 'characteristic peaks at ~1348 cm-1 (D band)'.”
Effect of Iron Loading on the Catalytic Activity of Fe/N-Doped Reduced Graphene Oxide Catalysts via Irradiation DOI: 10.3390/app11010205 -
N-O bond confidence 1.0
“The band experienced at 1348 can be attributed adsorption capacity of activated carbon for the adsorption to the N - O symmetric stretch in the nitro compounds.”
Rutto 等 - 2019 - Adsorption of lead ions onto chemically activated DOI: 10.24425/aep.2019.130245 -
Hydroxyl (O-H) confidence 1.0
“[37] found that the ATR-FTIR spectra of 2O 3-adsorbed 1617 cm-1, 1458 cm-1, and 436 cm-1, respectively, indicating that Fe-O, CH3/COO and -OH in HFO cm-1 humic acid showed two new bands at 1348 and 1470 during the initial time points, which”
Removal of Tetracycline by Hydrous Ferric Oxide: Adsorption Kinetics, Isotherms, and Mechanism DOI: 10.3390/ijerph16224580
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