What absorbs at 2949 cm⁻¹ in an FTIR spectrum?
A band near 2949 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 | 12 | 11 | 1.0 |
| Methacrylate | 2 | 2 | 1.0 |
| Acetate | 2 | 2 | 1.0 |
| Fatty acid | 1 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Methyl | 1 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Methoxy (OCH3) | 1 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Ketone | 1 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Ester | 1 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Carboxyl (COOH) | 1 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Carbonyl (C=O) | 1 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Amide | 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
“(+) -CH3 2977 2977 stretching of (-) (-) C-H 2949 2956 2947 2954 2931 2931 antisymmetric (+)”
Maeda - 2001 - IR spectroscopic study on the hydration and the ph DOI: 10.1021/la001346q -
Alkyl C-H confidence 1.0
“The bands at 2949 and 2992 were also observed and were found to have characteristics of C-H stretching vibration of”
Pathak 等 - 2020 - Attenuation of hepatic and breast cancer cells by DOI: 10.1016/j.bcab.2020.101863 -
Alkyl C-H confidence 1.0
“LLM confirmed rule peak-group candidate”
Alassod 等 - 2021 - PolypropyleneLigninPOSS Nanocomposites Thermal DOI: 10.3390/ma14143950 -
Alkyl C-H confidence 1.0
“explicit assignment in text”
Antifungal efficiency and cytocompatibility of polymethyl methacrylate modified with zinc dimethacrylate DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2023.1138588 -
Alkyl C-H confidence 1.0
“that the present hydrogen binding functional groups nm.[20] Germany) to measure the absorbance at 570 cm-1, of methyl (C-H) stretch at 2949 methylene (C-H) cm-1, cm-1, cm-1.”
Hamdoon 等 - 2022 - Evaluation of biofilm formation on different clear DOI: 10.4103/jos.jos_7_22 -
Alkyl C-H confidence 1.0
“For QU-loaded natural saponite and synthetic saponite aliphatic (C-H) band vibration are shown at 2340 cm-1 and 2949 cm-1.”
Kumaresan 等 - 2019 - Synthesis of Saponite Based Nanocomposites to Impr DOI: 10.3390/ph12030105 -
Alkyl C-H confidence 1.0
“2014;Corazzarietal.,2015).Finally,thebandsofamideI,II and III, which are typical of chitosan, are observed at 1650, 1590and1317cm-1,respectively(Brancaetal.,2016).The CH/PCL FTIR spectra obtained with the mixtures showed cm-1 bands at 2949”
Nunez-Gastelum 等 - 2019 - SCREENING OF THE PHYSICAL AND STRUCTURAL PROPERTIE DOI: 10.24275/uam/izt/dcbi/revmexingquim/2019v18n1/Nunez -
Alkyl C-H confidence 1.0
“LLM confirmed rule peak-group candidate”
Bacterial Biofilm Formation Using PCL/Curcumin Electrospun Fibers and Its Potential Use for Biotechnological Applications DOI: 10.3390/ma13235556
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