What absorbs at 3672 cm⁻¹ in an FTIR spectrum?
A band near 3672 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 7 cited sources
Possible functional-group assignments
| Functional group | Supporting facts | Cited sources | Top confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hydroxyl (O-H) | 4 | 4 | 1.0 |
| Alkyl C-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 |
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
“2003) 03 cm-1, shows a broad peak centered at 3672 assigned to the CaCa and Al-bearing tremolite/richterite (Hawthorne et al.”
Synthesis and characterization of amphiboles along the tremolite–glaucophane join DOI: 10.2138/am.2013.4281 -
Alkyl C-H confidence 1.0
“3533cm-1 tion peaks at 3672 and represent C-H stretching of UHMWPE polymer.”
Aarya 等 - 2021 - Gamma Rays Induced Modification in Ultrahigh Molec DOI: 10.1155/2021/7013154 -
Hydroxyl (O-H) confidence 1.0
“LLM confirmed rule peak-group candidate”
Hydrogenating activity of Pt/zeolite catalysts focusing acid support and metal dispersion influence DOI: 10.1016/j.apcata.2015.03.027 -
Acetate confidence 1.0
“The new characteristic peaks at 3732 cm-1, 3672 cm-1 and 3648 cm-1 cm-1 and C-O [35,36], and the characteristic peaks at 665 are caused by the bending of of bastnaesite treated with NHA are caused by the tensile vibration of N-H and C-O nap”
Selective Adsorption of 2-Hydroxy-3-Naphthalene Hydroxamic Acid on the Surface of Bastnaesite and Calcite DOI: 10.3390/min12111341 -
Hydroxyl (O-H) confidence 0.95
“Explicit assignment in text: 'free OH stretch at ... 3672'”
Moakes 等 - 2006 - Solvation dynamics of lithium salts in wet nitrobe DOI: 10.1016/j.jelechem.2006.03.028 -
confidence 0.8
“Listed under same assignment.”
Kumar 等 - 2015 - Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) ana DOI: 10.1007/s13197-015-1959-0 -
Hydroxyl (O-H) confidence 0.8
“narrow band at 3672 attributed to O-H in SAPO-18”
Valecillos 等 - 2020 - Quenching the Deactivation in the Methanol-to-Olef DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.0c01616
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