What absorbs at 3522 cm⁻¹ in an FTIR spectrum?

Quick answer

A band near 3522 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.

Attributions possibles de groupes fonctionnels

Le classement reflète les preuves bibliographiques accumulées, et non une règle faisant autorité. Confirmez toujours dans le contexte de votre échantillon.

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 3522 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.

Bibliographie derrière ces attributions

• Water (H2O) confiance 1,0

  “3) spectra can be 8 O-H assigned to one of the bonds in the O10 water 9 O10-H101…O1 molecule, while the distance of 2.942 Å 10 cm-1 (Table 5) corresponds to the sharp peak at 3522 11 cm-1 which is present in the Raman spectrum, and 3526”

  Ventruti 等 - 2016 - Hydrogen bond system and vibrational spectroscopy DOI: 10.1127/ejm/2016/0028-2571
• Water (H2O) confiance 1,0

  “cm-1 Cl 0.12 1.49 The bands located at 3522 and 3433 correspond to the valence vibrations of the cm-1, O 1.62 water molecule.”

  Synthesis of New Homopiperazine-1.4-Diium Tetrachloridromercurate (II) Monohydrate (C5H14N2)[HgCl4]H2O, Crystal Structure, Hirshfeld Surface, Spectroscopy, Thermal Analysis, Antioxidant Activity, Electric and Dielectric Behavior DOI: 10.3390/cryst12040486
• Hydroxyl (O-H) confiance 1,0

  “shows two characteristic bands observed at 3522 and 3361 These bands are respectively attributed to free hydroxyl stretching vibrations (not hydrogen bonded) and to those that are self-associated (hydrogen bonded) with the hydroxyl groups (”

  Miscibility and Hydrogen Bonding in Blends of Poly(4-vinylphenol)/Poly(vinyl methyl ketone) DOI: 10.3390/polym6112752
• Hydrogen bond confiance 1,0

  “According to cm-1 and 3550 related to intramolecular hydrogen bond Kubo and Kadla (2005), in lignin the hydroxyl groups cm-1 in phenolic groups, and a small band at around 3522 in alcoholic and phenolic compounds form several lignin2,20.”

  Poletto 和 Zattera - 2013 - Materials Produced from Plant Biomass. Part III D DOI: 10.1590/S1516-14392013005000112