What absorbs at 1754 cm⁻¹ in an FTIR spectrum?
A band near 1754 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carbonyl (C=O) | 9 | 6 | 1.0 |
| Acetate | 6 | 4 | 1.0 |
| Methacrylate | 5 | 4 | 1.0 |
| Carboxyl (COOH) | 4 | 3 | 1.0 |
| Ketone | 3 | 2 | 1.0 |
| Ester | 3 | 2 | 1.0 |
| Amide | 3 | 2 | 1.0 |
| Methoxy (OCH3) | 2 | 2 | 1.0 |
| C-O single bond | 2 | 2 | 1.0 |
| Alkyl C-H | 2 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Hydrogen bond | 1 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Anhydride | 1 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Triglyceride | 1 | 0 | 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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Acetate confidence 1.0
“cm-1, For quantification, absorbance of C=O stretch cantered at 1754 between wave number of 1750 - cm-1”
Chandarana 和 Kapupara - 2020 - Fourier Transform Infrared Spectrophotometry An E DOI: 10.30744/brjac.2179-3425.AR-25-2020 -
Alkyl C-H confidence 1.0
“This higher performance 2 cm-1 cm-1 groups were observed at 3024 and 2874 re- -CH is attributed to lower CMC and surface tension of rhamnolipid 3 spectively.Absorptionbandsaround1754cm-1,1649cm-1 and compare to SDS [10] that eventuates in h”
Rhamnolipid as new bio‐agent for cleaning of ultrafiltration membrane fouled by whey DOI: 10.1002/elsc.201700070 -
Anhydride confidence 1.0
“The formation of anhydride linkages can then possibly cm1 cm1 explain the observed strong 1033 peak (CO-O-CO stretching) and the 1754 peak (C = O”
Azrak 等 - 2021 - Controlled Dispersion and Setting of Cellulose Nan DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-376512/v1 -
Carboxyl (COOH) confidence 1.0
“This indicates that acetoacetate process was successful, and the appearance peak at 1710 cm-1 shifting to 1754 cm-1 showed the change of carboxyl group, manifesting the success cm-1 cm-1 to acetoacetate groups.”
Guo 等 - 2020 - The Influence of Compatibility on the Structure an DOI: 10.3390/polym12010056 -
Carbonyl (C=O) confidence 1.0
“(a) (b) Gram-Schmidt curves and absorption of carbonyl compounds (1754 cm-1),”
Enhancing Char Formation and Flame Retardancy of Ethylene-Vinyl Acetate Copolymer (EVA)/Aluminum Hydroxide (ATH) Composites by Grafting Ladder Phenyl/Vinyl Polysilsesquioxane (PhVPOSS) DOI: 10.3390/polym15153312 -
Hydrogen bond confidence 1.0
“In the spectra of ascorbic acid and films containing ascorbic acid, a stretching vibration cm-1 peak at 1754 represents the intramolecular hydrogen bonds of the lactone carbonyl group.”
Investigation of Surface Properties and Free Volumes of Chitosan-Based Buccal Mucoadhesive Drug Delivery Films Containing Ascorbic Acid DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics14020345 -
Acetate confidence 1.0
“cm-1 the peak at 2944 can be attributed to -CH stretching, = cm-1 the absorption band at 1754 is due to C O stretching, 2.3 Characterization cm-1.”
Nguyen Thi Thu Trang 等 - 2016 - Hydrolysis of green nanocomposites of poly(lactic DOI: 10.1515/gps-2016-0060 -
Acetate confidence 1.0
“In addicm-1 signals at 1380 (peak 3), 1435 (peak 4) and 1754 cm-1 (peak 5) are attributed to C=O vibration, Raman signals at 1380 (peak 3), 1435 (peak 4) and 1754 (peak 5) are attributed tions of the carbonyl group and asymmetric and symmet”
Antibacterial Property of Cellulose Acetate Composite Materials Reinforced with Aluminum Nitride DOI: 10.3390/antibiotics10111292
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