What absorbs at 434 cm⁻¹ in an FTIR spectrum?
A band near 434 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 8 cited sources
Possible functional-group assignments
| Functional group | Supporting facts | Cited sources | Top confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Metal oxygen | 3 | 2 | 1.0 |
| Silicon-oxygen (Si-O) | 2 | 2 | 1.0 |
| Acetate | 2 | 2 | 1.0 |
| Silicon (Si) | 1 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Carbonyl (C=O) | 1 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Methoxy (OCH3) | 1 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Methacrylate | 1 | 1 | 1.0 |
| C-O single bond | 1 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Aromatic ring | 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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Aromatic ring confidence 1.0
“For the degradation of reactive violet (RV) 1 by the ligninolytic enzymes of the strain Ganoderma cupreum AG-1, the peaks at 1,602 and 1,434 cm-1 may be characteristics of C=C aromatic skeletal vibration and azo linkages (-N=N-) on aromatic”
Trichoderma asperellum laccase mediated crystal violet degradation–Optimization of experimental conditions and characterization DOI: 10.1016/j.jece.2016.11.044 -
Acetate confidence 1.0
“For degradation ratios lower than 1 for stretching of C-O bonds (phytate 434 content, 0.90 ± 0.05) and stretching vibrations of C-O bonds (polysaccharides, 0.93 ± 0.03) were 435 observed.”
Valorisation of wheat bran to produce natural pigments using selected microorganisms DOI: 10.1016/j.carres.2013.08.015 -
confidence 1.0
“Therefore, the dehydrogenation peak at 434 C is probably related to the decomposition of the unknown compounds, which can be denoted as "Li-Al-B-H".”
He 等 - 2019 - The Dehydrogenation Mechanism and Reversibility of DOI: 10.3390/met9050559 -
confidence 1.0
“The peak at 434 cm-1 was assigned to the Zn-O stretching vibration, confirming the presence of ZnO in the composite Polymers2023,15,9”
Effect of Repeated Contact to Food Simulants on the Chemical and Functional Properties of Nano ZnO Composited LDPE Films for Reusable Food Packaging DOI: 10.3390/polym15010009 -
Silicon-oxygen (Si-O) confidence 1.0
“The peak, centered 434 (νO-Si-O) identified by some peaks, centered at 520, 651 cm-1 at 1018 cm-1 slightly decreased.”
Radev 等 - 2009 - OrganicInorganic bioactive materials Part II in DOI: 10.2478/s11532-009-0076-1 -
Carbonyl (C=O) confidence 1.0
“The carbonyl (C=O) group stretching cm-1 434 vibration appears at 1757 as a sharp peak (Fu et al., 2018;”
Influence of montmorillonite/carbon nanotube hybrid nanofillers on the properties of poly(lactic acid) DOI: 10.1016/j.clay.2020.105925 -
Silicon (Si) confidence 1.0
“The band at 434 was attributed cm-1 to the Si-O the bending-rock mode.”
Zaid 等 - 2017 - Effect of Sintering on Crystallization and Structu DOI: 10.2298/SOS1704409Z -
Metal oxygen confidence 0.9
“Text: 'two bands at 527 and 434 were observed for Fe-O'”
Khan 等 - 2022 - Biosynthesis and characterization of iron oxide na DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.1001499
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