What absorbs at 1385 cm⁻¹ in an FTIR spectrum?
A band near 1385 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hydroxyl (O-H) | 3 | 3 | 0.9 |
| Carbonate | 1 | 1 | 1.0 |
| C-O single bond | 1 | 1 | 0.9 |
| Carboxyl (COOH) | 1 | 1 | 0.9 |
| S eq o | 1 | 1 | 0.9 |
| Alkyl C-H | 1 | 1 | 0.8 |
Ranking reflects accumulated literature evidence, not a single authoritative rule. Always confirm against your sample context.
Literature behind these assignments
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Carbonate confidence 1.0
“Explicit assignment: 'peak around 1385 cm-1 ... belongs to CO3 asymmetric stretching vibration'”
Wang 等 - 2015 - Synthesis of Biocompatible Hydroxyapatite Using Ch DOI: 10.3390/ma8125440 -
confidence 0.95
“Explicitly assigned to NO3 in LDH interlayer”
Li 等 - 2018 - Aging-Resistant Functionalized LDH-SASNitrile-But DOI: 10.3390/ma11050836 -
confidence 0.9
“Assigned to n stretching vibration of nitrate species.”
Katayama 等 - 2004 - Preparation of silicate foams using HSi(OC2H5)(3) DOI: 10.1016/S0955-2219(03)00517-X -
S eq o confidence 0.9
“Text: 'stretching vibrations at 1385'”
Berasategui 等 - 2020 - Kinetic and mechanistic study of the reaction betw DOI: 10.5194/acp-20-2695-2020 -
Hydroxyl (O-H) confidence 0.9
“Explicit assignment in text: 'O-H (3800- containing surface groups, namely the stretching (1385 cm-1)'”
Jirasek 等 - 2018 - Hydroxylation and self-assembly of colloidal hydro DOI: 10.1039/c8ra07873d -
confidence 0.9
“Text: 'DPA absorption peak near ... 1384.64'”
Liu 等 - 2016 - Study on Growth Regularity of Bacillus Cereus Base DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-48354-2_3 -
Carboxyl (COOH) confidence 0.9
“Same as above.”
Radovanovic 等 - 2023 - Structure and properties of ZnOZnMn2O4 composite DOI: 10.2298/JSC221102090R -
Hydroxyl (O-H) confidence 0.9
“Peak at 1385 cm-1 assigned to O-H vibration.”
Rana 等 - 2015 - Covalent Modification of Organo-Functionalized Gra DOI: 10.1002/open.201500121
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