What absorbs at 773 cm⁻¹ in an FTIR spectrum?
A band near 773 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Silicon silicon | 1 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Silicon-oxygen (Si-O) | 1 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Metal oxygen | 1 | 1 | 1.0 |
| N-O bond | 1 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Alkyl C-H | 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
“LLM confirmed rule peak-group candidate”
Study of biochar from pyrolysis and gasification of wood pellets in a nitrogen plasma reactor for design of biomass processes DOI: 10.1016/j.jece.2019.103391 -
N-O bond confidence 1.0
“Solutions of Al(NO but no bands at 773 or 790 3) 2O mixed with from [Al-HC(O)O] are formed”
Embrechts 等 - 2020 - In situ Raman and FTIR spectroscopic study on the DOI: 10.1039/c9ra09968a -
confidence 1.0
“ESI-MS molecular-ion peak 773.21, corresponding to H+ + 1H [Zn(L1) ].”
Gusev 等 - 2020 - Synthesis, Photoluminescence and Electrical Study DOI: 10.3390/ma13245698 -
Metal oxygen confidence 1.0
“A peak at x cm-1 773 was observed for the SnO-EtOH and SnO-MeOH films, which corresponds to a O-Sn-O cm-1 bond.26 2 The peak attained at around 960 for SnO-EtOH and SnO-MeOH thin films and 5”
Marikkannan 等 - 2015 - A novel synthesis of tin oxide thin films by the s DOI: 10.1063/1.4909542 -
Silicon-oxygen (Si-O) confidence 1.0
“LLM confirmed rule peak-group candidate”
A diamino-functionalized silsesquioxane pillared graphene oxide for CO2 capture DOI: 10.1039/d1ra00777g -
Silicon silicon confidence 1.0
“cm-1 cm-1 1088 and 1061 are the asymmetric stretching vibrations of Si-O, the bands at 773 is cm-1 the stretching vibration of Si-Si, and the bending vibration of O-Si-O is located at 681 [27].”
Wang 等 - 2018 - Developing Effective Separation of Feldspar and Qu DOI: 10.3390/min8040149
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