What absorbs at 2720 cm⁻¹ in an FTIR spectrum?

Quick answer

A band near 2720 cm⁻¹ is usually interpreted by checking which functional groups repeatedly co-occur there in the literature, then confirming at least one or two additional peaks in the same sample. This page ranks those assignments by accumulated evidence rather than by a single fixed textbook rule.

Possibili assegnazioni di gruppi funzionali

La classifica riflette le prove bibliografiche accumulate, non una singola regola autorevole. Conferma sempre nel contesto del tuo campione.

Possible materials

Materials are shown only when the same literature pool supports this band and at least one additional characteristic peak.

Spectrum logic

This band becomes meaningful only when read with its neighboring peaks. In practice, analysts first look at the assignments above, then check whether the same sample also shows other peaks expected for the same structural motif. A lone band near 2720 cm⁻¹ is usually not enough for material identification by itself.

Real-world usage

This type of query is common in polymer identification, unknown plastic screening, QC troubleshooting, recycled-material verification, and literature-backed peak assignment review.

Common mistakes

• Treating one isolated band as proof of a material without checking at least one or two supporting peaks.
• Ignoring overlap: multiple functional groups can contribute near the same wavenumber.
• Skipping validation when additives, blends, oxidation, or contamination may distort the spectrum.

Verification advice

When ambiguity remains, validate the hypothesis with DSC, GC-MS, or TGA, especially for blends, degraded samples, and filled polymers.

Letteratura dietro queste assegnazioni

• Alkyl C-H affidabilità 1,0

  “The medium-weak peak at 2720 cm-1 is due to a combination of the stretching vibrational modes of methyl groups associated with CH2 [49,50].”

  Characterization of Waxes in the Roman Wall Paintings of the Herculaneum Site (Italy) DOI: 10.3390/app122111264
• Alkyl C-H affidabilità 1,0

  “5 TG/DTG curves cm-1), in -CH 2- (sym 2873 and asym 2931 the stretching cm-1), vibrations of C-H in O=C-H (2720 and 2780 the cm-1 stretching vibrations of C=O (1733 with a shoulder higher mass loss under the second decomposition stage.”

  Thermal behavior, decomposition mechanism and some physicochemical properties of starch-g-poly(benzyl acrylate) copolymers DOI: 10.1007/s10973-016-5603-7
• Acetate affidabilità 1,0

  “In addition, the most probable cm-1 carbonyl groups), the bands from 1050 up to 1210 m/z decomposition products with characteristic values [36] cm-1 (the stretching vibrations of C-O), the band at 2720 are given in Table 2.”

  TG/DSC/FTIR/QMS studies on the oxidative decomposition of terpene acrylate homopolymers DOI: 10.1007/s10973-016-5753-7
• Alkyl C-H affidabilità 1,0

  “cm-1, 2000-2200 for aldehydes (the stretching vibrations The type of the emitted gaseous species proved the cm-1, of C-H at 2720 and at 2800 the stretching vibrations decomposition of starch from the copolymers at this stage cm-1),”

  Thermo-oxidative decomposition behavior of starch-g-poly(citronellyl methacrylate) and starch-g-poly(citronellyl acrylate) copolymers DOI: 10.1007/s10973-017-6950-8