What absorbs at 3048 cm⁻¹ in an FTIR spectrum?
A band near 3048 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hydroxyl (O-H) | 2 | 2 | 1.0 |
| Aromatic ring | 1 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Carboxyl (COOH) | 1 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Alkyl C-H | 1 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Hydrogen bond | 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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Hydrogen bond confidence 1.0
“overtone of strong bands near The wide band at of the five deuteron groups, bound with hydrogen bonds, 3060cm-1 3048cm-1 ca.”
Rozenberg 等 - 2005 - Low-temperature FTIR spectra and hydrogen bonds in DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2004.05.024 -
Alkyl C-H confidence 1.0
“In the FT-IR spectrum of 3-ATP, cm-1 asymmetric C-H stretching vibration is observed at 3048 [24] and this band is calculated at cm-1.”
Kalayci 等 - 2021 - EXPERIMENTAL AND THEORETICAL INVESTIGATIONS (FTIR, DOI: 10.4314/bcse.v35i3.11 -
Hydroxyl (O-H) confidence 1.0
“cm-1 The infrared spectrum of the ligand shows a medium intensity band at 3048 which is assigned to (OH) of the carboxylic acid group.”
Osunniran 等 - 2020 - TOXICOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT OF SYNTHESIZED AND CHARAC DOI: 10.4314/bcse.v34i3.6 -
Aromatic ring confidence 1.0
“IR spectrum, max, 3448 & 3277 ¼ C-H pyrazoline), 4.02 (1H, dd, J 12.4 Hz and 6.0 Hz, Hb protons of (amine stretching), 3048 (aromatic stretching), 2973, 2929 pyrazoline),4.40(2H,q,J¼7.2Hz,-CH (aliphaticC-Hstretching),1730(C]Ostretchingofd-l”
Coumarin–carbazole based functionalized pyrazolines: synthesis, characterization, anticancer investigation and molecular docking DOI: 10.1039/d1ra03970a -
Hydroxyl (O-H) confidence 0.8
“Text: 'groups(-OH) stretching vibrations of the hydroxyl and oxygen- tion method ... 3048cm-1 3150cm-1'”
Slaughter 和 Stevens - 2014 - A cost-effective two-step method for enhancing the DOI: 10.1007/s13206-014-8105-3
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