What absorbs at 2325 cm⁻¹ in an FTIR spectrum?
A band near 2325 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Water (H2O) | 1 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Hydroxyl (O-H) | 1 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Methacrylate | 1 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Ketone | 1 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Ester | 1 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Carboxyl (COOH) | 1 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Carbonyl (C=O) | 1 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Amide | 1 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Acetate | 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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Acetate confidence 1.0
“assigned to stretching vibrations of O-H and cm-1 N-H bond, peak at 2890 corresponding to saturated cm-1 C-H stretching vibration, peak at 2325 assigned to cm-1 C=O, band at 1617 corresponding to N=N azo”
Biodegradation and decolorization of azo dyes by adherent Staphylococcus lentus strain DOI: 10.1007/s13765-016-0169-4 -
Hydroxyl (O-H) confidence 1.0
“Hernándeza false positive band (2325 as well as absorption of cm-1) Hierro et al., 2013) and phenolic compounds (Cozzolino gaseous N (2330 (Socrates, 2001).”
Nel 等 - 2022 - Attempted Identification of Causal Constituents of DOI: 10.21548/43-1-4812 -
Water (H2O) confidence 1.0
“The peaks at 2325 and 3554 were assigned to the vibration of two non- ammable gaseous: CO and water vapor, respectively.”
Xu 等 - 2022 - Durable and high-efficiency casein-derived phospho DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-884727/v1 -
confidence 0.7
“Same as above.”
Preparation and characterization of activated carbon from agricultural wastes and their ability to remove chlorpyrifos from water DOI: 10.1016/j.toxrep.2023.01.011
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