What absorbs at 2818 cm⁻¹ in an FTIR spectrum?
A band near 2818 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| N h | 2 | 2 | 1.0 |
| Ammonium | 1 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Secondary amine | 1 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Alkyl C-H | 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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Alkyl C-H confidence 1.0
“1 clearly shows that peaks at 2818, 2850, 2880 and y1 2920 cm are commonly observed for all the films in spite of the different shape of the CH stretching band.”
Tang 等 - 2004 - Study the effect of O-2 addition on hydrogen incor DOI: 10.1016/j.diamond.2003.10.032 -
N h confidence 1.0
“ν active mode occurs at Price et al., 1991) and lent to the calculated An alternative 2 NH+ 2818cm-1 4 ν the band at is ascribed to an overtone of the NH+”
Abdel-Hak 等 - 2020 - In situ micro-FTIR spectroscopic investigations of DOI: 10.5194/ejm-32-469-2020 -
confidence 1.0
“In the IR cm1, absorption spectrum of the UA crystals, we observed the C-N stretching at ~ 1066 the C = C cm1, cm1, stretching peak at ~ 1577 the C = O stretching peak at ~ 1641 the vibration stretching peaks cm1, cm1 of the O-H stretching”
Lin 等 - 2022 - Observation and identification of autofluorescent DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-1476780/v1
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