What absorbs at 3684 cm⁻¹ in an FTIR spectrum?
A band near 3684 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) | 5 | 4 | 1.0 |
| Metal oxygen | 1 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Amide | 1 | 1 | 1.0 |
| N h | 1 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Water (H2O) | 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
“O-H M-H-A-S-De-He 1168, 1240 S=O, S-O cm-1 A peak at 3684 was observed on the surface of the M-H sample, which can be attributed to the adsorption of the stretching vibrations of OH groups, suggesting that”
Surface Heparinization of a Magnesium-Based Alloy: A Comparison Study of Aminopropyltriethoxysilane (APTES) and Polyamidoamine (PAMAM) Dendrimers DOI: 10.3390/jfb13040296 -
Hydroxyl (O-H) confidence 1.0
“3b), the sharp and innation for the relative intensity variations of the 3693 and 7240cm-1 ∼7212cm-1 3684cm-1 tense signals observed at and corfeatures between the FTIR and Raman spectra respond to the stretching of inner OH groups in Mg an”
Fritsch 等 - 2021 - Structural, textural, and chemical controls on the DOI: 10.5194/ejm-33-447-2021 -
Hydroxyl (O-H) confidence 1.0
“IR spectrum of tofacitinib presented in Figure 3C showed noticeable bands at cm-1 cm-1 3684 and 3446 due to stretching of the O-H group.”
Development of Tofacitinib Loaded pH-Responsive Chitosan/Mucin Based Hydrogel Microparticles: In-Vitro Characterization and Toxicological Screening DOI: 10.3390/gels9030187 -
Water (H2O) confidence 1.0
“The IR measurements were performed 10(cid:1)3 SAPO-5 with water adsorbed at mbar showed using in situ IR microspectroscopy on single large cm(cid:1)1 IR absorption bands at 3684, 3160 and 2540 with a crystals of MeAPO-5, that allowed us to”
Muller 等 - 2004 - Interactions of water and methanol with MeAPO-5. F DOI: 10.1016/j.micromeso.2003.12.025 -
confidence 1.0
“cm-1 The band located between 3684 and 3113 is attributed to the N-H stretching vibration”
Active Biopolymeric Films Inoculated with Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus, a Predatory Bacterium DOI: 10.3390/coatings11050605 -
Hydroxyl (O-H) confidence 1.0
“(cm-1) Band Functional Group and Commonly Assigned Compound Wavenumber 3684 A O-H stretching (inner-layer Al-O ...”
Assessing the Aflatoxin B1 Adsorption Capacity between Biosorbents Using an In Vitro Multicompartmental Model Simulating the Dynamic Conditions in the Gastrointestinal Tract of Poultry DOI: 10.3390/toxins10110484
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