What absorbs at 2833 cm⁻¹ in an FTIR spectrum?
A band near 2833 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 5 cited sources
Possible functional-group assignments
| Functional group | Supporting facts | Cited sources | Top confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alkyl C-H | 4 | 4 | 1.0 |
| Carbonyl (C=O) | 2 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Methacrylate | 1 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Ketone | 1 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Ester | 1 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Carboxyl (COOH) | 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
“The C=O absorption at frequency 2833 is”
Chik 等 - 2011 - Predicting group of metabolites available in parti DOI: 10.5897/AJB11.2736 -
Alkyl C-H confidence 1.0
“4(a), four sharp peaks at 2833 cm-1, cm-1, cm-1 2848 2878 and 2919 can be clearly distinguished in the CH stretching band of sample ND.”
Tang 等 - 2007 - A comparison study of hydrogen incorporation among DOI: 10.1016/j.tsf.2006.10.132 -
Alkyl C-H confidence 1.0
“sp3CH (namely 2848 and 2920 are the symmetric and asymmetric C-H stretching mode of 2, sp3CH while 2860 is the symmetric stretching mode of C-H in 3, and 2880 is the stretching mode sp3CH) cm-1 of C-H in [14], the origin of the new sharp pe”
Investigation of bonded hydrogen defects in nanocrystalline diamond films grown with nitrogen/methane/hydrogen plasma at high power conditions DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrysgro.2016.12.050 -
Alkyl C-H confidence 1.0
“Due to C-H stretching, the bands appeared at 2925 cm-1 and 2833 cm-1, cm-1.”
Formulation and Characterization of Carbopol-934 Based Kojic Acid-Loaded Smart Nanocrystals: A Solubility Enhancement Approach DOI: 10.3390/polym14071489 -
Alkyl C-H confidence 1.0
“1449.57 bending C=C/Aromatic 2349.34 stretching O=C=O 2832.51 stretching C-H/ Aldehyde”
Malik 等 - 2018 - Identification of novel anticancer terpenoids from DOI: 10.4314/tjpr.v17i4.14
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