What absorbs at 2903 cm⁻¹ in an FTIR spectrum?
A band near 2903 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
| Functional group | Supporting facts | Cited sources | Top confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alkyl C-H | 4 | 4 | 1.0 |
| N h | 2 | 2 | 1.0 |
| Secondary amine | 1 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Amine primary | 1 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Siloxane (Si-O-Si) | 1 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Silicon-oxygen (Si-O) | 1 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Fatty acid | 1 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Ring 6m | 1 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Carbohydrate | 1 | 1 | 0.8 |
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
“Figure 1a reveals a broad and intense band in the region of 3321 cm-1 stretching vibrations of cellulose, hemicellulose, and lignin [14, 15] while a peak at 2903 corresponded cm-1 to the -CH stretching vibrations.”
Nanocellulose-silica polyethersulfone hybrid composite stabilized lipase for esterification DOI: 10.1063/1.5125521 -
Alkyl C-H confidence 1.0
“LLM confirmed rule peak-group candidate”
Characteristics and Preparation of Designed Alginate-Based Composite Scaffold Membranes with Decellularized Fibrous Micro-Scaffold Structures from Porcine Skin DOI: 10.3390/polym13203464 -
Alkyl C-H confidence 1.0
“phospholipids cm-1 The 2903 and 2861 bands represented the CH symmetric stretch, and”
Lazaro-Pacheco 等 - 2022 - Deciphering the structural and chemical compositio DOI: 10.1080/05704928.2020.1843471 -
confidence 1.0
“The changes in Si-O-Si bonds The two peaks at 2903 and 2829 corresponding cm-1 cm-1 occurring in between 1100 -1000 were due to the to asymmetrical and symmetrical stretching of CH and 3”
Loganathan 和 Chandrasekar - 2013 - Analysis of Surface Tracking of Micro and Nano Siz DOI: 10.5370/JEET.2013.8.2.345 -
Amine primary confidence 1.0
“cm-1 the peaks 2903 and 2851 Primary amine, NH bend group is responsible for the peaks 1614 and 1524 The 1232 peak is produced by cm-1.”
Manjunatha 等 - 2023 - Eco-friendly synthesized silver nanoparticles from DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-2345744/v1 -
Alkyl C-H confidence 1.0
“LLM confirmed rule peak-group candidate”
Adapalene-loaded poly(#_#x03B5;-caprolactone) microparticles: Physicochemical characterization and in vitro penetration by photoacoustic spectroscopy DOI: 10.1371/journal. -
confidence 1.0
“1472 sity due to formation of the reduced dimers which contain the same cm-1is The band at 2903 attributed to the N-H stretching of groups.”
Spectroelectrochemical studies of poly(N-methylaniline) formation, redox behaviour and degradation. A comparison with polyaniline DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2013.10.179 -
Carbohydrate confidence 0.8
“Hydrogen bond stretching of CH and CH of cellulose.”
Enhanced arsenic (iii) adsorption from aqueous solution by magnetic pine cone biomass DOI: 10.1016/j.matchemphys.2018.09.067
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