What absorbs at 1998 cm⁻¹ in an FTIR spectrum?
A band near 1998 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 4 cited sources
Possible functional-group assignments
| Functional group | Supporting facts | Cited sources | Top confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amide | 2 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Alkyl C-H | 1 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Ester | 1 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Metal oxygen | 1 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Protein | 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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Metal oxygen confidence 1.0
“The set of vibrational bands cm-1 below 1,000 are characteristic vibrations of W-O Table 1 Raman wave numbers of the products bands (Burcham and Wachs 1998).”
Peter 和 Banu - 2014 - Synthesis and luminescent properties of Tb3+ activ DOI: 10.1007/s10854-014-1941-z -
Ester confidence 1.0
“cm(cid:3)1 (cid:2)1732 plant leaves the feature arises from methyl- (cid:2)1428, show chemical images under the area at 1371 and et al., esterified pectins, not just lipid in cereal grain (Wetzel cm(cid:3)1, revealing the ultra-spatial dist”
Microprobing the molecular spatial distribution and structural architecture of feed-type sorghum seed tissue (Sorghum Bicolor L.) using the synchrotron radiation infrared microspectroscopy technique DOI: 10.1107/S0909049511023727 -
Amide confidence 1.0
“Cohenford and Rigas, cm(cid:2)1) ((cid:3)1540 and the centroid position of the amide II band 1998;”
Monitoring Cell Cycle Distributions in MCF-7 Cells Using Near-Field Photothermal Microspectroscopy DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.104.053926 -
Alkyl C-H confidence 1.0
“1315 peak can be Davis MW (1998) A rapid modified method for compositional carbohydrate analysis of lignocellulose by high pH anioninfluenced by the CH wagging band of the cellulose at”
Watanabe 等 - 2012 - Spectroscopic investigation of tissue-specific bio DOI: 10.5511/plantbiotechnology.12.0222a
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