What absorbs at 1776 cm⁻¹ in an FTIR spectrum?
A band near 1776 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 6 cited sources
Possible functional-group assignments
| Functional group | Supporting facts | Cited sources | Top confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Methacrylate | 3 | 3 | 1.0 |
| Acetate | 3 | 3 | 1.0 |
| Carbonyl (C=O) | 3 | 3 | 1.0 |
| Ketone | 2 | 2 | 1.0 |
| Ester | 2 | 2 | 1.0 |
| Carboxyl (COOH) | 2 | 2 | 1.0 |
| Amide | 2 | 2 | 1.0 |
| Methyl | 1 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Methoxy (OCH3) | 1 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Alkyl C-H | 1 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Silicate | 1 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Silicon-oxygen (Si-O) | 1 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Silicon (Si) | 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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Carbonyl (C=O) confidence 1.0
“LLM confirmed rule peak-group candidate”
Majeed 等 - 2017 - Lignin macromolecule's implication in slowing the DOI: 10.1002/star.201600362 -
Acetate confidence 1.0
“Conversely, the Raman band at 1776 of the C=O stretching vibration was weak but very intense in the IR spectrum in Fig.”
Optical photothermal infrared spectroscopy with simultaneously acquired Raman spectroscopy for two-dimensional microplastic identification DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-23318-2 -
Acetate confidence 1.0
“(cm-1): 1H FTIR 3306 (NH), 1841 (C=O stretching), 1776 (C=O), 1592, 751, 713 (Ar).”
Supramolecular Interactions Induce Unexpectedly Strong Emissions from Triphenylamine-Functionalized Polytyrosine Blended with Poly(4-vinylpyridine) DOI: 10.3390/polym9100503 -
Silicon (Si) confidence 1.0
“It was characterized by a marked vibrational cm-1 peak at 1776 that may be attributed to Si-O overtone of silicates, although major vibrational peaks of olivine could not be observed due to strong absorption at low wavenumbers.”
Tracking hidden organic carbon in rocks using chemometrics and hyperspectral imaging DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-20890-4 -
Acetate confidence 1.0
“3) of bismaleimide shows a strong absorption at 1715 O cm-1 cm-1 and a weak absorption at 1776 due to symmetric CH3 OO C and asymmetric C=O stretching vibrations of the imide ring, O”
Sivasankari 等 - 2013 - Synthesis and Characterization of Thiophene Contai DOI: 10.14233/ajchem.2013.13514 -
confidence 0.9
“Described as stretching vibration peak.”
Banerjee 和 Balasubramanian - 2015 - Nanotexturing of PCn-HA nanocomposites by innovat DOI: 10.1039/c4ra15488f
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