What absorbs at 759 cm⁻¹ in an FTIR spectrum?
A band near 759 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 6 cited sources
Possible functional-group assignments
| Functional group | Supporting facts | Cited sources | Top confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alkyl C-H | 5 | 5 | 1.0 |
| Aromatic ring | 3 | 3 | 1.0 |
| C c single bond | 1 | 1 | 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 |
Ranking reflects accumulated literature evidence, not a single authoritative rule. Always confirm against your sample context.
Literature behind these assignments
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Alkyl C-H confidence 1.0
“2 759cm-1 1″-H 2′, 2″-H) confirming C-H and 2, are giving cross peaks that there is The peaks at 1002, 966, 909 and are due to wagging of”
Reactive grafting of 3-octanoylthio-1-propyltriethoxysilane in styrene butadiene rubber_ Characterization and its effect on silica reinforced tire composites DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2019.121693 -
Aromatic ring confidence 1.0
“Another is at cm-1 at 759 which refers to the out-of-plane bending vibration of the five -CHgroups in the ring 759 cm-1 which refers to the out-of-plane bending vibration of the five -CHgroups in the ring of the of the monosubstituted benze”
Sulfonated Polystyrene Nanoparticles as Oleic Acid Diethanolamide Surfactant Nanocarriers for Enhanced Oil Recovery Processes DOI: 10.3390/polym11091513 -
Aromatic ring confidence 1.0
“The cm-1 cm-1 850 is assigned to the aromatic C-H out-of-plane deformation, and the peak at 759 probably”
Durazzo 等 - 2018 - Qualitative Analysis of Traditional Italian Dishes DOI: 10.3390/su10114112 -
Acetate confidence 1.0
“2 1204cm-1 878cm-1 (C-O C-O-C C-H-C), The effect of CSPS-1 on in vitro S-180 cell proliferation as a funcstretching of and (ab759cm-1”
Mei 等 - 2014 - Isolation, Characterization, and Antitumor Activit DOI: 10.1055/s-0034-1382960 -
Alkyl C-H confidence 1.0
“cm-1 peak at 1154 The low-level band at 759 also confirmed nano-sized gold particles with uniform shape and different size the presence of C-H vibrations of aromatic compounds (Fig.”
Biogenic gold nanoparticles for reduction of 4‐nitrophenol to 4‐aminophenol: an eco‐friendly bioremediation DOI: 10.1049/iet-nbt.2017.0210 -
Alkyl C-H confidence 0.9
“Assigned to bending vibrations of C-H single bond”
Biocatalysts Synthesized with Lipase from Pseudomonas cepacia on Glycol-Modified ZIF-8: Characterization and Utilization in the Synthesis of Green Biodiesel DOI: 10.3390/molecules27175396
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