What absorbs at 3479 cm⁻¹ in an FTIR spectrum?
A band near 3479 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) | 3 | 3 | 1.0 |
| Hydrogen bond | 1 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Amide | 1 | 1 | 1.0 |
| N h | 1 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Methoxy (OCH3) | 1 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Methacrylate | 1 | 1 | 1.0 |
| C-O single bond | 1 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Acetate | 1 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Alkyl C-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
“For pure MC, absorption peaks were observed at 3479 cm-1, cm-1, 2907 and 1057 which correspond to O-H stretching, C-H (in CH 2) stretching, and C-O-C stretching, respectively [7,21,46].”
Innovative Methylcellulose-Polyvinyl Pyrrolidone-Based Solid Polymer Electrolytes Impregnated with Potassium Salt: Ion Conduction and Thermal Properties DOI: 10.3390/polym14153055 -
confidence 1.0
“While cm-1 cm-1 shows absorption bands at 3479 studying Figure 2A, N-H vibrations were observed at and 1720 corcm-1 cm-1 3324 responding to the hydroxyl and carbonyl groups, respecand 1598 for NF-NDs/PAP/PANi/PTh.”
Ashraf 等 - 2014 - Preparation and properties of multilayered polymer DOI: 10.1515/polyeng-2013-0297 -
Hydroxyl (O-H) 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 -
Amide confidence 1.0
“Therefore, it is D 3479-cm-1 band in the wild type peptide backbone originate from ppR [13].”
Kandori 等 - 2010 - Protein-Protein Interaction Changes in an Archaeal DOI: 10.1155/2010/424760
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