What absorbs at 3736 cm⁻¹ in an FTIR spectrum?
A band near 3736 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 5 cited sources
Possible functional-group assignments
| Functional group | Supporting facts | Cited sources | Top confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hydroxyl (O-H) | 3 | 3 | 1.0 |
| Silanol (Si-OH) | 2 | 2 | 1.0 |
| Carbonyl (C=O) | 1 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Alkene (C=C) | 1 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Lipid | 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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Silanol (Si-OH) confidence 1.0
“For cm-1 SiBEA three characteristic bands at 3736, 3705 and 3520 may be attributed to isolated internal, terminal internal and hydrogen-bonded silanol groups, respectively, situated at vacant T-atom sites forming hydroxyl nests [14, 27].”
High activity of mononuclear copper present in the framework of CuSiBEA zeolites in the selective catalytic reduction of NO with NH3 DOI: 10.1016/j.micromeso.2015.11.065 -
Lipid confidence 1.0
“cm-1, ThePC2loadingplotshowsremarkablepositivevaluespeakingat3736, 3461, 3397 cm-1, 3022sh, 2962, 2926, 2878sh, and 2857 characteristic of lipids.”
The Role of the Preanalytical Step for Human Saliva Analysis via Vibrational Spectroscopy DOI: 10.3390/metabo13030393 -
Alkene (C=C) confidence 1.0
“Type of vibrations) (cm-1) (cm-1) (cm-1) Stretching vibration Symmetric C=C stretching vibration Stretching vibration of the 3736”
Hybrid Hosts Based on Sodium Alginate and Porous Clay Heterostructures for Drug Encapsulation DOI: 10.3390/xxxxx -
Hydroxyl (O-H) confidence 1.0
“of the cm-1 Vibration Peak position, vibration assignments Hydrogen chloride H-Cl asymmetric stretching 3150-2600 Saturated hydrocarbon C-H stretching 2935 Plasticizer (ester group) C-O-C symmetric stretching 1120 C-O-C asymmetric stretchin”
Zhao 等 - 2022 - Experimental investigation and numerical modeling DOI: 10.1007/s10973-022-11723-8 -
Hydroxyl (O-H) confidence 0.8
“Text: 'the most intense bands at 3736 and 3745 ... groups and isolated external groups'”
Engineering the porosity and acidity of H-Beta zeolite by dealumination for the production of 2-ethylanthraquinone via 2-(4′-ethylbenzoyl)benzoic acid dehydration DOI: 10.1039/c7ra13576a
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