What absorbs at 3462 cm⁻¹ in an FTIR spectrum?
A band near 3462 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 8 cited sources
Possible functional-group assignments
| Functional group | Supporting facts | Cited sources | Top confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hydroxyl (O-H) | 5 | 5 | 1.0 |
| Water (H2O) | 1 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Carbonyl (C=O) | 1 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Amide | 1 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Secondary amine | 1 | 1 | 1.0 |
| N h | 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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Hydroxyl (O-H) confidence 1.0
“WavenumAssignment (cm-1) ber 3451 Stretching (O-H) 3462 Stretching (O-H) 2) 2945 Asymmetric stretching (CH 2) 2943 Asymmetric stretching (CH”
Experimental and DFT studies on the structural and optical properties of chitosan/polyvinyl pyrrolidone/ZnS nanocomposites DOI: 10.1007/s00289-023-04700-0 -
Hydroxyl (O-H) confidence 1.0
“cm-1, For the spectrum of free eugenol, a characteristic band is observed around 3462 referring to the O-H cm-1 bond in 2838 the absorption peak corresponds to the stretching of the C-H bond.”
Bruckmann 等 - 2022 - Synthesis, Characterization, and Biological Activi DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-1025029/v1 -
Hydroxyl (O-H) confidence 1.0
“The NH2 amino groups had a characteristic peak near enzymolysis should be operated at a chitosan concentration below 10.5 g/L, which is close to the 3462 cm-1, which was overlapping by the peak due to the -OH group [23].”
Optimization and Characterization of Chitosan Enzymolysis by Pepsin DOI: 10.3390/bioengineering3030017 -
confidence 1.0
“The bands in 3520 and cm-1 3462 correspond to the stretching of N-H;”
Larrosa 等 - 2018 - Spirulina sp biomass drieddisrupted by different DOI: 10.1007/s10068-018-0397-y -
Secondary amine confidence 1.0
“CeH 21.56 53.51 11.39 stretch Alkanes 3462e3472 NeH OeH 9.26 45.52 8.26 stretch, primary, secondary amines, amides, Hebonded stretch, alcohols, phenols 4396 2022;21:4386e4397 journal of materials research and technology”
Loto - 2022 - Analysis of the protection performance of admixed DOI: 10.1016/j.jmrt.2022.11.048 -
Amide confidence 1.0
“The spectra of CS-PEC G shifted to 3462 whereas the peaks attributed to amide I, II as well as to the carbonyl”
Preliminary Evaluation of 3D Printed Chitosan/Pectin Constructs for Biomedical Applications DOI: 10.3390/md19010036 -
Hydroxyl (O-H) confidence 1.0
“The broad band around 3462 cm-1 (spectrum 1) and respectively 3459 (spectrum 2) may be attributed to -OH stretching vibrations of adsorbed water molecules overlapped with -OH stretching vibrations of surface silanols [31-33].”
Muresan 等 - 2014 - Hard porous chromium containing macrospheres as ne DOI: 10.2478/s11532-013-0403-4 -
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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