What absorbs at 3671 cm⁻¹ in an FTIR spectrum?
A band near 3671 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 2 cited sources
Possible functional-group assignments
| Functional group | Supporting facts | Cited sources | Top confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hydroxyl (O-H) | 3 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Water (H2O) | 1 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Silanol (Si-OH) | 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
“According to reports in the relevant literature, during Li+ the heating process of Li-Mt, hydrated can dehydrate into the empty octahedral site of montmorillonite to form a local trioctahedral structure (AlMgLiOH), resulting in a new cm-1 O”
Thermal Migration Behavior of Na+, Cu2+ and Li+in Montmorillonite DOI: 10.3390/min12040477 -
Water (H2O) confidence 1.0
“Page 11 Water Molecules in the Phe219-Thr46-Asp96 Region in M cm-1 Previous studies at 230 K have found that the water vibration band of M at 3671 was cm-1 affected by F219L and T46V, while the corresponding band of N at 3654 was affected”
Morgan 等 - 2007 - Water structural changes in the L and M photocycle DOI: 10.1021/bi0616596.
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