What absorbs at 2860 cm⁻¹ in an FTIR spectrum?
A band near 2860 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 8 cited sources
Possible functional-group assignments
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
“Explicit assignment: 'band at 2,860 was due to the C-H bond'”
Mugundan 等 - 2015 - Synthesis and characterization of undoped and coba DOI: 10.1007/s13204-014-0337-y -
Alkyl C-H confidence 0.95
“Explicit assignment in text: 'Peak at 2860 cm-1 ... (-CH2-)'”
Du 等 - 2014 - Cytotoxicity of PEGylated graphene oxide on lympho DOI: 10.3233/BME-141024 -
Alkyl C-H confidence 0.9
“One of the pair of peaks dominating the spectrum, assigned to C-H stretching”
SEO 等 - 1995 - EFFECT OF SUBSTRATE BIAS ON THE PROPERTIES OF DIAM DOI: 10.1116/1.579604 -
Alkyl C-H confidence 0.9
“explicit assignment”
Bautista 等 - 2018 - Thermal Degradation Mechanism of a Thermostable Po DOI: 10.3390/ma11010022 -
Alkyl C-H confidence 0.9
“Identified as coming from C-H asymmetric vibration.”
Kirpluks 等 - 2017 - Rapeseed Oil as Feedstock for High Functionality P DOI: 10.7569/JRM.2017.634116 -
Alkyl C-H confidence 0.9
“Signal originating from C-H stretching.”
Koczorowski 等 - 2022 - Photocatalytic Activity of Sulfanyl PorphyrazineT DOI: 10.3390/ma15207264 -
confidence 0.9
“Explicit assignment in text.”
Muthuraaman 等 - 2013 - Increased charge transfer of Poly (ethylene oxide) DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2012.09.030 -
Alkyl C-H confidence 0.9
“Explicit assignment in text”
Pinzon-Moreno 等 - 2022 - Degradation of Hydrogels Based on Potassium and So DOI: 10.3390/polym14132656
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