What absorbs at 768 cm⁻¹ in an FTIR spectrum?
A band near 768 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Water (H2O) | 2 | 2 | 1.0 |
| Aromatic ring | 2 | 2 | 1.0 |
| Metal oxygen | 1 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Chlorine | 1 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Silicon silicon | 1 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Silicon (Si) | 1 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Hydroxyl (O-H) | 1 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Phosphate (PO4) | 1 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Alkyl C-H | 1 | 1 | 0.9 |
Ranking reflects accumulated literature evidence, not a single authoritative rule. Always confirm against your sample context.
Literature behind these assignments
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Phosphate (PO4) confidence 1.0
“cm-1 (ii) The peak at 768 is assigned to symmetric stretching vibrations of the P-O-P rings and possible sharing At high dose of irradiation, most of the IR spectral bands of (AlO show distinct decrease in their intensities and a prominent”
Photoluminescence, optical and structural properties of Pr3+-doped fluorophosphate glasses and their induced defects by gamma irradiation DOI: 10.1007/s10854-018-9120-2 -
Aromatic ring confidence 1.0
“The band at 768 was 3.18% regression attributed to the ortho-disubstituted phenyl group.”
Attenuated total reflection‐Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (ATR‐FTIR) for quantification of piroxicam in tablet dosage from as a green analytical method DOI: 10.1002/vjch.202000049 -
confidence 1.0
“Explicit assignment in text”
Novel Copper(II) Complexes with N4,S-Diallylisothiosemicarbazones as Potential Antibacterial/Anticancer Drugs DOI: 10.3390/inorganics11050195 -
Hydroxyl (O-H) confidence 1.0
“The around 1600 cm-1 H-O-H bending were assigned to Si-Si and The former could be attributed to the bands at ν= 768 and 728 Al-Si stretching vibrations, respectively.”
Nojiri 等 - 2013 - Structural change of alkali feldspar by ball milli DOI: 10.2465/jmps.121122 -
Water (H2O) confidence 1.0
“cm-1 cm-1, both DFO-B applications, the increased maxima at 1637 and 3342 assigned to as the intensive agarose peaks at 1370cm-1, 1037 cm-1, 928 cm-1, 887 cm-1 and 768 cm-1 were hydroxyls, are probably due to the water absorbed during the a”
Desferrioxamine B: Investigating the Efficacy of Hydrogels and Ethanol Gels for Removing Akaganeite and Maghemite from Dry Wooden Substrates DOI: 10.3390/f14020247 -
confidence 1.0
“cm-1 cm-1 parameter in this study, we attempted to estimate those 768 (C-Cl stretch = alkyl halides) and 646 (- C:C-H: phytochemicals quantitatively in MEAIL.”
Identification of food preservative, stress relief compounds by GC–MS and HR-LC/Q-TOF/MS; evaluation of antioxidant activity of Acalypha indica leaves methanolic extract (in vitro) and polyphenolic fraction (in vivo) DOI: 10.1007/s13197-017-2590-z) -
Metal oxygen confidence 1.0
“In Figure 7, the strong peak at 768 cm-1 is due to the W-O bond in the tetrahedral.”
Electro-Oxidation of Metal Oxide-Fabricated Graphitic Carbon Nitride for Hydrogen Production via Water Splitting DOI: 10.3390/coatings12050548 -
Alkyl C-H confidence 0.9
“Text: '768 cm-1 for C-H bending'.”
Bromo-substituted blocked hexamethylene diisocyanate adduct: synthesis, characterization and applica DOI: 10.1080/10601325.2020.1845569
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