What absorbs at 3617 cm⁻¹ in an FTIR spectrum?
A band near 3617 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 5 cited sources
Possible functional-group assignments
| Functional group | Supporting facts | Cited sources | Top confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hydroxyl (O-H) | 4 | 4 | 1.0 |
| Silanol (Si-OH) | 1 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Metal hydroxyl | 1 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Water (H2O) | 1 | 1 | 0.8 |
| Carbon dioxide | 1 | 0 | 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
“mated for bulk hydrogen and, when possible, individual sistent for peaks at 3617 and 3540 cm The Kunlun diop- -1 O-H stretching bands.”
Site-specific hydrogen diffusion rates during clinopyroxene dehydration DOI: 10.1007/s00410-016-1262-8) -
Hydroxyl (O-H) confidence 1.0
“cm-1 In the 3800-3100 region, typical of the ν(OH) manifestations (inset of Figure 3a), the relatively cm-1 narrow band at 3617 is due to the stretching mode of OH groups formed by dissociative chemisorption of phenol and likely interacting”
Mino 等 - 2016 - A surface science approach to TiO2 P25 photocataly DOI: 10.1016/j.apcatb.2016.05.029 -
Hydroxyl (O-H) confidence 1.0
“The characteristic peak of the Mt was exhibited at 3617 cm-1, which is cm-1 the O-H stretching vibration of Al-OH and Si-OH [35].”
Yuan 等 - 2019 - Ultrasound-Assisted Preparation, Characterization, DOI: 10.3390/ma12244148 -
Hydroxyl (O-H) confidence 0.9
“Band shift from 3588 to 3617 indicates weakened H-bond.”
Noguchi - 2008 - FTIR detection of water reactions in the oxygen-ev DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2007.2214 -
Water (H2O) confidence 0.8
“Explicitly mentioned as 3617cm-1 in context of water vibration.”
Fukuda 等 - 2013 - Detection of a protein-bound water vibration of ha DOI: 10.2142/biophysics.9.167
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