What absorbs at 2996 cm⁻¹ in an FTIR spectrum?
A band near 2996 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 | 3 | 3 | 1.0 |
| Hydroxyl (O-H) | 1 | 1 | 1.0 |
| C c single bond | 1 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Aromatic ring | 1 | 1 | 0.9 |
Ranking reflects accumulated literature evidence, not a single authoritative rule. Always confirm against your sample context.
Literature behind these assignments
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C c single bond confidence 1.0
“1543 C C stretching in quinoid rings C stretching in quinoid rings 1290 C N stretching 1538 C 1447 C C stretching in benzoid rings 2996”
Dey Sadhu 等 - 2020 - Preparation and characterization of polyanilinea DOI: 10.1002/pc.25738 -
Hydroxyl (O-H) confidence 1.0
“The principal absorbance peaks obtained for the PLA are as follows: the peak cm-1 around 3512 was attributed to the hydroxyl (OH) stretching, the strong peaks at 2996 and 2943 were assigned to the asymmetric and symmetric mode of C-H stretc”
Boudjema 等 - 2020 - Green composites based on Atriplex halimus fibers DOI: 10.1515/polyeng-2020-0068 -
Alkyl C-H confidence 1.0
“cm-1 (O-H stretching), 3505 (O-H stretching), at 3648 cm-1 cm-1 (C-H stretching), 2996 (C-H stretching), 1761 2946 Fig.”
Enhanced efficacy of clindamycin hydrochloride encapsulated in PLA/PLGA based nanoparticle system for oral delivery DOI: 10.1049/iet-nbt.2015.0021 -
Aromatic ring confidence 0.9
“Same assignment as above.”
Vibrational spectra, Hirshfeld surface analysis, molecular docking studies of (RS)-N,N-bis(2-chloroethyl)-1,3,2-oxazaphosphinan-2-amine 2-oxide by DFT approach DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e04641 -
confidence 0.8
“Part of UFA region.”
Extracellular vesicles derived from microgreens of Raphanus sativus L. var. caudatus Alef contain bioactive macromolecules and inhibit HCT116 cells proliferation DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-19950-7
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