What absorbs at 2944 cm⁻¹ in an FTIR spectrum?
A band near 2944 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
“2 cm-1 The peak at 2944 showed C-H stretching vibrations of PVA (samples F1-F3), while cm-1.”
Study of Polyvinyl Alcohol-SiO2 Nanoparticles Polymeric Membrane in Wastewater Treatment Containing Zinc Ions DOI: 10.3390/polym13111875 -
Alkyl C-H confidence 1.0
“The FTIR spectrum of GW2 showed cm-1 𝜋r2]0.5 D characteristic peaks for C-H stretch at 2944 and C=C t0.5, S 4 ∙ = (6) cm-1 [ aromatic stretch at 1662 and NH stretch of amide at”
Owonubi 等 - 2018 - Characterization and in vitro release kinetics of DOI: 10.1007/s40090-018-0139-2 -
Alkyl C-H confidence 1.0
“cm(cid:1)1 cm(cid:1)1 effect respectively.10 bending, The peaks at 2944 and 2983 ally examined to determine the of composition of (poly04/09/2013 C-H bond.12,21,22 were assigned to the stretching mode of a The mer : bioglass solutions) and”
Ravarian 等 - 2013 - Molecular interactions in coupled PMMA-bioglass hy DOI: 10.1039/c2tb00251e -
Alkyl C-H confidence 1.0
“[35,36] The structures cm-1, of the ionene-clays IC-1-3 were confirmed by FTIR spectra, which showed bands at 2944 cm-1, corresponding to the alkyl C-H stretch, and at 3022 corresponding to the methylene C-H stretch,”
Polyaspartate-Ionene/Na+-Montmorillonite Nanocomposites as Novel Adsorbent for Anionic Dye; Effect of Ionene Structure DOI: 10.3390/polym12122843 -
Alkyl C-H confidence 1.0
“cm(cid:5)1 N-H and 3309.2 for amide A,stretching tion bands at 3324.8 and aqueous extracts tested, ethanol was the most active with a cm(cid:5)1 cm(cid:5)1 and 2832.7 were assigned vibrations bands between 2943.7 μg (cid:1) of 324.55 0.66 m”
Phytochemical screening, polyphenols, flavonoids and tannin content, antioxidant activities and FTIR characterization of Marrubium vulgare L. from 2 different localities of Northeast of Morocco DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e05609 -
Alkyl C-H confidence 1.0
“The bands at 2988, 2876cm-1 C-H tures of the carbonaceous clots suggest that the clots 2944, 2908, and are due to stretching vi-”
FTIR microspectroscopy of carbonaceous matter in ~ 3.5 Ga seafloor hydrothermal deposits in the North Pole area, Western Australia DOI: 10.1186/s40645-018-0242-1 -
Methyl confidence 1.0
“The spectrum of char produced at 573 K with a 10 min residence time shows bands corresponding to aliphatic and aromatic -OH (3415 cm-1), aromatic ring modes (1595 cm-1 and 1140 cm-1), carbonyl group (1684 cm-1), aliphatic -CH3 (2944 cm-1) a”
Characterization and Evaluation of Hydrothermal Liquefaction Char from Alkali Lignin in Subcritical Temperatures DOI: 10.3390/ma14113024 -
Alkyl C-H confidence 1.0
“1240 asymmetric CH stretching 2944 and 2865 2 Poly(lactic-co glycolic acid) (PLGA) C-H 3000-2850”
Kravanja 和 Finsgar - 2021 - Analytical Techniques for the Characterization of DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines9121936
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