What absorbs at 770 cm⁻¹ in an FTIR spectrum?
A band near 770 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 5 cited sources
Possible functional-group assignments
| Functional group | Supporting facts | Cited sources | Top confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carboxyl (COOH) | 1 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Aromatic ring | 1 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Urethane | 1 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Hydroxyl (O-H) | 1 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Metal oxygen | 1 | 0 | 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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confidence 1.0
“O-O the shoulder at 770 can be assigned to the stretching support to the latter "nucleophilic attack mechanism", as Ti-18O-18O-Ti.”
Nakamura 和 Nakato - 2004 - Primary intermediates of oxygen photoevolution rea DOI: 10.1021/ja0388764CCC -
Hydroxyl (O-H) confidence 1.0
“Obtained Wavenumber Reference Wavenumber Functional Group/Fingerprint ObtainedWavenumber ReferenceWavenumber FunctionalGroup/Fingerprint cm-1 cm-1 2965.11 ±3000 (Strong & Board) -COOH (O-H Stretching) 2965.11cm-1 ±3000cm-1 -COOH(O-HStretchi”
Validation of the Developed Zero-Order Infrared Spectrophotometry Method for Qualitative and Quantitative Analyses of Tranexamic Acid in Marketed Tablets DOI: 10.3390/molecules26226985 -
Urethane confidence 1.0
“The peak at 770 is attributed to the bending vibration peak in vibration peak in the carbamate formed by the reaction.”
The Effect of Glycidyl Azide Polymer Grafted Tetrafunctional Isocyanate on Polytriazole Polyethylene Oxide-Tetrahydrofuran Elastomer and its Propellant Properties DOI: 10.3390/polym12020278 -
Aromatic ring confidence 1.0
“LLM confirmed rule peak-group candidate”
Mahapatra 等 - 2023 - Chemically activated carbon preparation from natur DOI: 10.2166/wst.2023.004 -
Carboxyl (COOH) confidence 1.0
“The changes on the bands of reactive groups may also 895cm-1, 770cm-1 and Additionally, new peaks appeared at be explained by the protonation of reactive groups: carboxylate groups 467cm-1 Cr]O, CreO corresponding to the stretching vibratio”
Mo 等 - 2019 - New highly-percolating alginate-PEI membranes for DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2019.115177
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