What absorbs at 3044 cm⁻¹ in an FTIR spectrum?
A band near 3044 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 2 cited sources
Possible functional-group assignments
| Functional group | Supporting facts | Cited sources | Top confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Methacrylate | 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 |
| Acetate | 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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Acetate confidence 1.0
“The slight shift in the wave number cm-1 wave number at 3044 is assigned to C=O stretching observed is due to an increase in the calcination temperacm-1 vibrations [47].”
Alibe 等 - 2019 - Effects of polyvinylpyrrolidone on structural and DOI: 10.1007/s10973-018-7874-7 -
confidence 0.8
“ν(CH) stretching vibrations in 3100-3000 region”
Mino 等 - 2016 - A surface science approach to TiO2 P25 photocataly DOI: 10.1016/j.apcatb.2016.05.029
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