What absorbs at 1412 cm⁻¹ in an FTIR spectrum?

Quick answer

A band near 1412 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

Ranking reflects accumulated literature evidence, not a single fixed rule. Always confirm against your sample context.

Possible materials

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 1412 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

• C c single bond confidence 1.0

  “The 1635.78cm-1 C]O peak of shows carbonyl group and 3.5 1411.89cm-1 C-C shows stretching.”

  Bawazeer 等 - 2021 - Green synthesis of silver nanoparticles using Trop DOI: 10.1515/gps-2021-0003
• C c single bond confidence 1.0

  “The peak This is a chromophoric assay in which change in cm-1 of 1658.78 shows carbonyl group and peak absorbance is indicated by change in color and cm-1 at 1411.89 shows C-C stretching.”

  Bawazeer 等 - 2021 - Synthesis, Characterization and Bioactivity Profil DOI: 10.22207/JPAM.15.2.11
• Alkyl C-H confidence 1.0

  “The C-H plasticizer can dissociate more salts to cations and anions and thus more ions are created cm-1 bending of CH wagging is related to the band at 1412 in PVA, and C-H deformation 2”

  Characteristics of a Plasticized PVA-Based Polymer Electrolyte Membrane and H+ Conductor for an Electrical Double-Layer Capacitor: Structural, Morphological, and Ion Transport Properties DOI: 10.3390/membranes
• Alkyl C-H confidence 1.0

  “Si\CH at 1259.4 due to CH symmetric stretching of 3, at 3 cm-1 Si\CH 1412.4 due to CH asymmetric stretching of 3, and at This work studies a method to covalently modify PDMS surface 3 cm-1 C\H with photosensitive molecules having antibacter”

  Ferreira 等 - 2013 - Surface modification of poly(dimethylsiloxane) by DOI: 10.1016/j.surfcoat.2013.02.035
• Alkyl C-H confidence 1.0

  “1c, d).The bacterial cell defined as stretching vibrations of hydrogen bonded C-H 1412counts decreased after prolonged fermentation which and (Mathlouthi and Koenig 1987).”

  In vivo prebiotic properties of Ascophyllum nodosum polysaccharide hydrolysates from lactic acid fermentation DOI: 10.1007/s10811-019-01794-w
• Ring structure confidence 1.0

  “reported ring stretching vibration as strong intensity peak Mono substituted thiophenes have two bands of medium to 1412cm(cid:3)1 745-695cm(cid:3)1 at strong intensity band at in FT-Raman spectrum [20].”

  Spectroscopic investigations, molecular interactions, and molecular docking studies on the potential inhibitor ⠜thiophene-2-carboxylicacid⠀ DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2015.01.025
• Alkyl C-H confidence 1.0

  “The small vibration peaks at ~1321 cm-1 and ~1412 cm-1 are due to C-H bendPolymers2022,14,3019 4of13 ing and O-H scissoring.”

  Proton-Conducting Biopolymer Electrolytes Based on Carboxymethyl Cellulose Doped with Ammonium Formate DOI: 10.3390/polym14153019
• Acetate confidence 1.0

  “In genThe cm-1, 1412 and 1423 the C-O stretching of aromatic ring's ether eral, the exchange process between the new and exchangeable cm-1 at 1259 and, the vibrations of aromatic ring (C C) at 1531 cations did not exhibit significant differ”

  Tabak 等 - 2011 - Structural analysis of naproxen-intercalated bento DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2011.09.027