What absorbs at 639 cm⁻¹ in an FTIR spectrum?
A band near 639 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 4 cited sources
Possible functional-group assignments
| Functional group | Supporting facts | Cited sources | Top confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hydroxyl (O-H) | 2 | 2 | 1.0 |
| Chlorine | 2 | 2 | 1.0 |
| Phosphate (PO4) | 1 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Secondary amine | 1 | 1 | 1.0 |
| C n single bond | 1 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Amide | 1 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Bromine | 1 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Carbon bromine | 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
“2932 O-H stretching alcohol 639 C-Br stretching halo compound”
The Antifungal Properties of Tamarix aphylla Extract against Some Plant Pathogenic Fungi DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms11010127 -
confidence 1.0
“It was 1089.6cm-1 (S=O stretching vibration) and 1136.8, and also observed that some peaks shown by pure etoricoxib 639.22009cm-1 (C-Cl stretching vibra834.0, 777.1, and were absent, and the intensity of peaks of these etoricoxib tion).”
Das 等 - 2011 - Solubility and dissolution enhancement of etoricox DOI: 10.5402/2011/819765 -
confidence 1.0
“Raman spectra of PVC showed absorption peaks s c cm-1 at 639 and 697 that are assigned to C-Cl stretching vibrations and absorbance peaks r”
Kundu 等 - 2021 - Identification and removal of microand nano-plas DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2021.129816. -
Phosphate (PO4) confidence 1.0
“We 638 assume these complexes are protonated based on the existence of characteristic P-O-H bands at cm-1, 639 972±7 and 957±8 respectively (Elzinga and Kretzschmar, 2013).”
Rosello 等 - 2023 - Investigating phosphate-adsorption behaviour on a DOI: 10.1071/sr22011
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