What absorbs at 2137 cm⁻¹ in an FTIR spectrum?
A band near 2137 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 3 cited sources
Possible functional-group assignments
| Functional group | Supporting facts | Cited sources | Top confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hydroxyl (O-H) | 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 |
| Alkyl C-H | 1 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Carbonyl (C=O) | 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
“The peak value at 2137, and 3391 The presence of alkyl, benzyl, methyl, 500 nm showed a characteristic wavelength for the synthesis and carbonyl groups in the molecule and the polar groups like -OH -NH of gold nanoparticles to increase in a”
Biogenic Synthesis of Gold Nanoparticle from Enicostema axillare and Their In Vitro Cytotoxicity Study Against MCF-7 Cell Line DOI: 10.1007/s12668-019-00656-6 -
Alkyl C-H confidence 1.0
“cm-1 sample a showed five peaks at 1850, 1994, 2021, 2058, and 2137 The peak at 2137 was cm-1 assigned to the free CO dissolved in CH 2Cl [24, 27].”
High-yield synthesis of PVP-stabilized small Pt clusters by microfluidic method DOI: 10.1016/j.cattod.2011.10.008 -
Acetate confidence 1.0
“The peak at 2152 cm-1 with a shoulder peak at 2137 cm-1 is attributed to the C-O vibration on isolated Pd2+ bonded with the hydroxy of”
Zhang 等 - 2019 - Investigation of Various Pd Species in PdBEA for DOI: 10.3390/catal9030247
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