What absorbs at 517 cm⁻¹ in an FTIR spectrum?
A band near 517 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 | 3 | 1.0 |
| Silicon-oxygen (Si-O) | 2 | 2 | 1.0 |
| Silicon (Si) | 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 |
| Metal carbon | 1 | 1 | 0.9 |
| Sulfur | 1 | 1 | 0.8 |
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
“9 b, it can be 2 cm-1 seen a bare TiO displays abroad bandbelow 517 due to 2 the vibration of Ti-O-Ti bonds in TiO (Djellabi et al.”
New composite material based on Kaolinite, cement, TiO2 for efficient removal of phenol by photocatalysis DOI: 10.1007/s11356-021-13150-y -
Metal oxygen confidence 1.0
“The absorption band at 517 cm-1 vibration of Zn-O bonds and confirms the formation of materials [44].”
Innovative Investigation of Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles Used in Dentistry DOI: 10.3390/cryst12081063 -
Acetate confidence 1.0
“646.78 CS stretching - 1384.21 Asymmetric COC stretching of lignin 517.10 - Out of plane bending of OH C-O stretching of acetyl group in lignin and hemicel- -”
Biodegradable Green Composites: Effects of Potassium Permanganate (KMnO4) Treatment on Thermal, Mechanical, and Morphological Behavior of Butea Parviflora (BP) Fibers DOI: 10.3390/polym15092197 -
confidence 1.0
“below new bands appeared at 517 and 303cm-1, The bond distances of the complex obtained in this work assigned to the Zn-N stretching, and at 317 and”
Cordeiro 等 - 2019 - A Novel Zn-II Complex Bearing Two Monodentate (4-M DOI: 10.1155/2019/7876495 -
Silicon (Si) confidence 1.0
“peaks at 797, 779 and 693 For the same samples, the sharp band at 456 and cm-1-this the peak at 517 last one observed only in PK11552-can be ascribed to Si-O bending vibrations [31].”
Assessment of Easily Accessible Spectroscopic Techniques Coupled with Multivariate Analysis for the Qualitative Characterization and Differentiation of Earth Pigments of Various Provenance DOI: 10.3390/min12060755 -
confidence 1.0
“The presence of tetrahedral titanium in the TiO2/Al-ZSM-12 sample, which forms SiO-Ti bonds, is confirmed by bands with maxima at 517 cm-1 (Raman, Figure 4b) [42,43] and 953 cm-1 (DRIFTS, Figure 4d) [44,45].”
Synthesis and Investigation of Zeolite TiO2/Al-ZSM-12 Structure and Properties DOI: 10.3390/catal13020216 -
Metal carbon confidence 0.9
“Explicit assignment for R”
Ashfaq 等 - 2016 - SYNTHESIS AND BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY OF NEW SERIES OF DOI: 10.5935/0100-4042.20150171 -
Sulfur confidence 0.8
“Bands due to s(C=O).”
Hyperoxaluria is related to whewellite and hypercalciuria to weddellite: What happens when crystalline conversion occurs? DOI: 10.1016/j.crci.2015.12.011
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