What absorbs at 3090 cm⁻¹ in an FTIR spectrum?
A band near 3090 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 4 cited sources
Possible functional-group assignments
| Functional group | Supporting facts | Cited sources | Top confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alkyl C-H | 3 | 3 | 1.0 |
| Aromatic ring | 2 | 2 | 1.0 |
| Alkene (C=C) | 1 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Ring structure | 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
“Frequency Assignment Theoretical Experimental (Wavenumber, cm-1) (Wavenumber, cm-1) C-H stretching (alkene/aromatic) 3090, 3114 and 3124 2879, 2940 and 2967”
Yusoff 等 - 2018 - Theoretical and Experimental Approach Towards P-Cy DOI: 10.1088/1757-899X/374/1/012086 -
Alkyl C-H confidence 1.0
“cm-1 and a broad signal The spectrum of the pure NIA contains the NH stretching vibration at 3321 cm-1 at 3090 assigned to stretching vibration of CH groups from benzene ring [3].”
Kacso 等 - 2012 - Structural characterization of ambazone salt with DOI: 10.3233/SPE-2012-0570 -
Alkene (C=C) confidence 1.0
“Additionally performed cm-1 1590-1640 (the stretching vibrations of C=C), and QMS analysis allowed describing more precisely the type cm-1 the bands centered at 3090 (the stretching vibrations of the volatile decomposition products emitted”
TG/DSC/FTIR/QMS studies on the oxidative decomposition of terpene acrylate homopolymers DOI: 10.1007/s10973-016-5753-7 -
Aromatic ring confidence 0.9
“FTIR (ATR) ν 3090 (aromatic C-H stretch).”
Elaboration of new modified electrodes (MEs) by electropolymerization of Cu(II)-Schiff base complexes bearing pyrrole moieties: Application in electroreduction of acetophenone and carbon dioxide DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2018.10.016
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