What absorbs at 3649 cm⁻¹ in an FTIR spectrum?
A band near 3649 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 6 cited sources
Possible functional-group assignments
| Functional group | Supporting facts | Cited sources | Top confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hydroxyl (O-H) | 4 | 4 | 1.0 |
| N h | 2 | 2 | 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 |
| Ester | 1 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Acetyl | 1 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Metal oxygen | 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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confidence 1.0
“IR peaks at higher ranges, 3380 cm-1 and 3649 cm-1, corresponding to N-H stretching [58], and O-H stretching [56], respectively.”
Thermal Hazard and Smoke Toxicity Assessment of Building Polymers Incorporating TGA and FTIR—Integrated Cone Calorimeter Arrangement DOI: 10.3390/fire5050139 -
Hydroxyl (O-H) confidence 1.0
“3b) such as hydroxyl, Ti-O cm-1, cm-1, films23, υ υ υ υ ethyl, acetyl and ethoxide in the shows stretching's for at 3649 at 3445 CH2,”
Ghann 等 - 2017 - Fabrication, Optimization and Characterization of DOI: 10.1038/srep41470 -
N h confidence 1.0
“Explicit assignment in text”
Fabrication of Chitosan Nanofibers Containing Some Steroidal Compounds as a Drug Delivery System DOI: 10.3390/polym14102094 -
Hydroxyl (O-H) confidence 1.0
“Therefore, the hypothesis emitted in -1 -1 In contrast, IR bands at 3649 cm and 1741 cm correspond to the previous publication [8] suggesting the presence of nodules of the phenol and ester functions of AO completely dissolved into the AO c”
Physico-chemical analysis of a silane-grafted polyethylene stabilised with an excess of Irganox 1076®. Proposal of a microstructural model DOI: 10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2020.109453 -
Acetate confidence 1.0
“cm-1 cm-1 777 (C-H bending), 1134 1158 1158 (C-O stretching), 3649 and 3662 R2 (O-H stretching)].”
Relationships in Gas Chromatography—Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy—Comprehensive and Multilinear Analysis DOI: 10.3390/separations7020027 -
confidence 0.8
“attributed to O-Si asymmetric stretch”
Sadeghzadeh 和 Zhiani - 2019 - Photooxidation of triarylphosphines under aerobic DOI: 10.1039/c8ra09721f
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