What absorbs at 1797 cm⁻¹ in an FTIR spectrum?
A band near 1797 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 5 cited sources
Possible functional-group assignments
| Functional group | Supporting facts | Cited sources | Top confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carbonate | 3 | 2 | 1.0 |
| Carbonyl (C=O) | 3 | 2 | 1.0 |
| Silicon-oxygen (Si-O) | 1 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Adsorbed carbon monoxide | 1 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Methoxy (OCH3) | 1 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Methacrylate | 1 | 1 | 1.0 |
| C-O single bond | 1 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Acetate | 1 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Ring structure | 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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Carbonate confidence 1.0
“and 2854 quartz mineral were detected at 1874 779 694 and 462 Calcite cm-1 spectrum shows peaks at 1797 due to the C-O stretching of carbonate.”
Microsoft Word - Finished - Mineral Identification of Rocks From Pohon Batu Hot Springs in West Seram Using FTIR Spectroscopy DOI: 10.1088/1742-6596/1572/1/012045 -
Adsorbed carbon monoxide confidence 1.0
“cm-1, spectrum of the Rh-UFSi catalyst at 2019 and 2079 cm-1, which are characteristic of carIR spectrum of the Rh-UFSi catalyst at 2019 and 2079 which are characteristic of cm-1, carbonyl ligands coordinated to rhodium, and so does a low-i”
Kardasheva 等 - 2023 - Hydroformylation of Alkenes over Phosphorous-Free DOI: 10.3390/catal13050818 -
Carbonate confidence 1.0
“Even though the spectra of the calcite and barium carbonate are highly similar, the sharp cm-1 peaks located at 1797, 874, and 711 in the spectrum of the specimen can easily be attributed to calcite, as their specific locations are quite di”
A Novel Protection Method for Carbonate Stone Artifacts with Gypsum Weathering Crusts DOI: 10.3390/coatings12111793 -
confidence 1.0
“Igisu and its collaborators assigned the 100 (AU) 1797cm-1 band to the Si-O bonds of quartz and its har80 2513.75 Transmittance 2924.52 1036cm-1 monics [10].”
Omari 等 - 2019 - Study of the Phosphorus Adsorption on the Sediment DOI: 10.1155/2019/2760204 -
Carbonyl (C=O) confidence 0.9
“Assigned to uncoordinated EC carbonyl stretching.”
Pekarek 等 - 2020 - Intrinsic chemical reactivity of solid-electrolyte DOI: 10.1039/c9ta13535a
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