What absorbs at 548 cm⁻¹ in an FTIR spectrum?
A band near 548 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Metal oxygen | 2 | 2 | 1.0 |
| Water (H2O) | 1 | 1 | 1.0 |
| C c single bond | 1 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Phosphate (PO4) | 1 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Hydroxyl (O-H) | 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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Hydroxyl (O-H) confidence 1.0
“5 UV-Vis absorption spectra of GO cm(cid:2)1, whereas for rGO-Co 3O 4, the peaks of Co-O and Co548 cm(cid:2)1 along with the peaks of O-H, O appeared at 668 and 578”
Synthesis of Self-Assembled rGO-Co3O4 Nanoparticles in Nanorods Structure for Supercapacitor Application DOI: 10.1007/s11665-018-3361-3 -
Metal oxygen confidence 1.0
“cm-1 (Ba 0.85Ca 0.15)TiO 544 even though some ions are different, the absorption peak in 3 cm-1 548 0 (Ba 0.80Ca 0.20)TiO cm-1 O-M the vicinity of 540 is assigned to the vibration of 3”
Jin 等 - 2009 - Investigation on FTIR spectra of barium calcium ti DOI: 10.1007/s10832-007-9402-1 -
Phosphate (PO4) confidence 1.0
“LLM confirmed rule peak-group candidate”
Enhancement of structural and optical properties of transparent sodium zinc phosphate glass–ceramics nano composite DOI: 10.1007/s41779-022-00716-3 -
C c single bond confidence 1.0
“It was additionally seen that cm(cid:3)1 C-C the force of Raman band at 548.31 and 693.86 relates to the filler extending, due to the presence of nanoin the host sample.”
Effect of Al2O3 on structural and dielectric properties of PVP-CH3COONa based solid polymer electrolyte films for energy storage devices DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2019.e02727 -
Metal oxygen confidence 1.0
“It proved that there is no change of crystal structure on spinel Li cm-1 in the both samples are assigned to the Ti-O vibrations [6], while the vibration at strong bands at 548 and 636 cm-1 denotes Li-O vibration [7].”
Priyono 等 - 2016 - The Effect of 0.025 Al-doped in Li4Ti5O12 Material DOI: 10.1063/1.4941634 -
confidence 1.0
“(2008) and presence of quartz, shows a band at 548 m attributed to hematite Zuo et al., (1999).”
Benquerencia (La Serena - Spain) rock art: An integrated spectroscopy analysis with FTIR and Raman DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2019.e02561 -
Water (H2O) confidence 1.0
“Water Absorption Effect on the 548 Dynamic Properties of Nylon-6 by Dielectric Spectroscopy, Macromolecules, 36 549 (26), 9840-50.”
Sanchis 等 - 2017 - Molecular dynamics of carrageenan composites reinf DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2017.08.012
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