What absorbs at 3242 cm⁻¹ in an FTIR spectrum?
A band near 3242 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hydroxyl (O-H) | 2 | 2 | 0.9 |
| N h | 1 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Oxygen heterocycle | 1 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Water (H2O) | 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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Water (H2O) confidence 1.0
“When CO molecules are less 271 ν̃p/cm-1 st CO 1742.0 (0.2) 1735.6 (0.3) exposed, water bands are centered at 3242.3 and 3589.3, and 272 unbounded when CO molecules are more exposed, those bands are 273 ν̃p/cm-1 st CO bounded 1725.9 (0.2)”
Disalvo 和 Frias - 2013 - Water State and Carbonyl Distribution Populations DOI: 10.1021/la304390r -
Oxygen heterocycle confidence 1.0
“As the cure reaction proceeds from stage I to stage III, the two humps cm-1) (characteristics bands at 3242 and 3469 start to disappear due to epoxy-amine reaction.”
Aerospace composite cured by quickstep and autoclave processing techniques: Evaluation and comparison of reaction progress DOI: 10.1016/j.ast.2017.02.014. -
Hydroxyl (O-H) confidence 0.9
“Explicit assignment: 'peak bands at 3241.88 to 3267.97 cm-1 were identified as complex vibrational -OH stretching of hydrogen-bonded hydroxyl'”
Development and Characterization of Biosorbent Film from Eggshell/Orange Waste Enriched with Banana Starch DOI: 10.3390/polym15112414 -
Hydroxyl (O-H) confidence 0.8
“Peaks attributed to OH incorporation.”
Zhang 等 - 2017 - Mechanisms of Incorporation of Hydroxyl in Coesite DOI: 10.1166/jnn.2017.14519
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