What absorbs at 3076 cm⁻¹ in an FTIR spectrum?

Quick answer

A band near 3076 cm⁻¹ is usually interpreted by checking which functional groups repeatedly co-occur there in the literature, then confirming at least one or two additional peaks in the same sample. This page ranks those assignments by accumulated evidence rather than by a single fixed textbook rule.

Possible functional-group assignments

Ranking reflects accumulated literature evidence, not a single authoritative rule. Always confirm against your sample context.

Possible materials

Materials are shown only when the same literature pool supports this band and at least one additional characteristic peak.

Spectrum logic

This band becomes meaningful only when read with its neighboring peaks. In practice, analysts first look at the assignments above, then check whether the same sample also shows other peaks expected for the same structural motif. A lone band near 3076 cm⁻¹ is usually not enough for material identification by itself.

Real-world usage

This type of query is common in polymer identification, unknown plastic screening, QC troubleshooting, recycled-material verification, and literature-backed peak assignment review.

Common mistakes

• Treating one isolated band as proof of a material without checking at least one or two supporting peaks.
• Ignoring overlap: multiple functional groups can contribute near the same wavenumber.
• Skipping validation when additives, blends, oxidation, or contamination may distort the spectrum.

Verification advice

When ambiguity remains, validate the hypothesis with DSC, GC-MS, or TGA, especially for blends, degraded samples, and filled polymers.

Literature behind these assignments

• Lipid confidence 1.0

  “Like protein bands, typical lipid bands (3076 (cm-1), (cm-1), (cm-1), (cm-1)) 2959 2930 2869 1450”

  Low-Vacuum Filtration as an Alternative Extracellular Vesicle Concentration Method: A Comparison with Ultracentrifugation and Differential Centrifugation DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics12090872
• Acetate confidence 1.0

  “The infrared spectrum of the DEPH show characteristic bands 2 cm-1 at 3479 attributed to the phenolic hydroxyl group, while the characteristic absorptions at 3076 and cm-1 2981, 1605, 1543 and 1470, 1288 and 1241 can be assigned to Ѵ (CH3/C”

  Synthesis, Characterization and Biological Studies of Metal(II) Complexes of (3E)-3-[(2-{(E)-[1-(2,4-Dihydroxyphenyl)ethylidene]amino}ethyl)imino]-1-phenylbutan-1-one Schiff Base DOI: 10.3390/molecules20069788
• C#c confidence 1.0

  “3B) displayed the peaks at 3076 and 3032 they are SP2 cm-1 attributed to hybrid of alkyne, the spectra at 2976, 2953, 2933, 2906, and 2834 displayed -CH stretching SP3.”

  Nanoliposomes containing three essential oils from the Artemisia genus as effective larvicides against Aedes aegypti and Anopheles stephensi DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-38284-6
• Alkyl C-H confidence 1.0

  “From considerations of both the olefinic C-H absorption band at 3076 present in raw FTIR spectra (figure 1) and their subsequent multiother taxa, whereas Metasequoia is distinguished by a variate treatment (figure 3), the hypothesis emerges”

  Wolfe 等 - 2009 - A new proposal concerning the botanical origin of DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2009.0806
• 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