What absorbs at 742 cm⁻¹ in an FTIR spectrum?

Quick answer

A band near 742 cm⁻¹ is usually interpreted by checking which functional groups repeatedly co-occur there in the literature, then confirming at least one or two additional peaks in the same sample. This page ranks those assignments by accumulated evidence rather than by a single fixed textbook rule.

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Possible materials

Materials are shown only when the same literature pool supports this band and at least one additional characteristic peak.

Spectrum logic

This band becomes meaningful only when read with its neighboring peaks. In practice, analysts first look at the assignments above, then check whether the same sample also shows other peaks expected for the same structural motif. A lone band near 742 cm⁻¹ is usually not enough for material identification by itself.

Real-world usage

This type of query is common in polymer identification, unknown plastic screening, QC troubleshooting, recycled-material verification, and literature-backed peak assignment review.

Common mistakes

• Treating one isolated band as proof of a material without checking at least one or two supporting peaks.
• Ignoring overlap: multiple functional groups can contribute near the same wavenumber.
• Skipping validation when additives, blends, oxidation, or contamination may distort the spectrum.

Verification advice

When ambiguity remains, validate the hypothesis with DSC, GC-MS, or TGA, especially for blends, degraded samples, and filled polymers.

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• 신뢰도 1.0

  “The band at cm-1 742 is probably due to the Ca-O bonds [7].”

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• C-S single bond 신뢰도 1.0

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• Carbonyl (C=O) 신뢰도 1.0

  “The corresponding light minus dark FTIR difference spectrum ν(C=O) (Figure 4, in the region black line) shows a sigmoidal cm-1 and a positive peak at band with a negative peak at 1,742 cm-1, that are absent in the difference spectrum of the”

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• Acetate 신뢰도 1.0

  “The band at 742 cm-1 is assigned to the CH3 rocking cm-1 CH rocking mode, while 596 and 562 are related to [ νasGa-C 2] and [ νsGa-C 2].”

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• Acetate 신뢰도 1.0

  “cm-1, cm-1, cm-1, cm-1, C-CH3 stretching at 1042-1046 cm-1, C-COO vibration assigned to 873 cm-1, (possibly due to the to 1095-1098 C-CH stretching at 1042-1046 C-COO vibration assigned to 873 3 cm-1, presence of CaCO3), C=O stretching assi”

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• C c single bond 신뢰도 1.0

  “The third one at 1477 cm-1 was associated with CH-cross deformations in CH 2-groups and the fourth band at 742 cm-1 was assigned to H-C-C-H-bound modes in the CH groups.”

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• Phosphate (PO4) 신뢰도 1.0

  “The bending modes of the P-O bonds in phosphate groups are responsible for the double peak at 563 and 742 cm-1.”

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• Acetate 신뢰도 1.0

  “cm-1 (imide carbonyl asymmetric stretching), 1715 (imide carbonyl symmetric stretchcm-1 ing and C=O stretching of carboxylic pendant groups), 1370 (C-N stretching), and cm-1 cm-1 742 (C=O bending).”

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