What absorbs at 3627 cm⁻¹ in an FTIR spectrum?

Quick answer

A band near 3627 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.

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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 3627 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.

Literatur hinter diesen Zuweisungen

• Hydroxyl (O-H) Vertrauen 1,0

  “FTIRspectraforstarch/MMTsamplesareshowninFig.2(b),and Increasing the glycerol content further highlights the typical 3627cm-1, the shift of band from the free OH group of pristine anti-plasticization to plasticization threshold, which have”

  Glycerol/starch/Na+-montmorillonite nanocomposites: A XRD, FTIR, DSC and 1H NMR study DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2010.10.018
• Hydroxyl (O-H) Vertrauen 1,0

  “OH Stretching Vibrations The FTIR spectra of unheated samples (Na-Mt0, Cu-Mt0 and Li-Mt0) showed an obvicm-1, ous absorption band near 3627 which was the OH group stretching vibration band coordinated with the central atom in the octahedron”

  Thermal Migration Behavior of Na+, Cu2+ and Li+in Montmorillonite DOI: 10.3390/min12040477
• Hydroxyl (O-H) Vertrauen 1,0

  “Notably, the observed OH stretching cm(cid:4)1) cm(cid:4)1 formed, and not only as a ''byproduct'' but in similar amounts band (3627 is only 23 lower in wavenumber, similar cm(cid:4)1 as the most stable homochiral dimer.”

  Altnoeder 等 - 2013 - Chirality-dependent balance between hydrogen bondi DOI: 10.1039/c3cp50708d
• Hydroxyl (O-H) Vertrauen 1,0

  “Instead, within this region of the spectra, a small peak centered around 3627 cm-1 cm-1 cm-1 (outer and inner hydroxyl ion bands), 1028 (Si-O-Si band), and 914 (Al-O-H is present that may be ascribed to Al-OH vibrations in illites [32].”

  Investigation of Ancient Wall Painting Fragments Discovered in the Roman Baths from Alburnus Maior by Complementary Non-Destructive Techniques DOI: 10.3390/app112110049