What absorbs at 774 cm⁻¹ in an FTIR spectrum?
A band near 774 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Silicon-oxygen (Si-O) | 2 | 2 | 1.0 |
| Hydroxyl (O-H) | 1 | 1 | 1.0 |
| C c single bond | 1 | 1 | 1.0 |
| N h | 1 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Amide | 1 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Water (H2O) | 1 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Alkyl C-H | 1 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Aromatic ring | 1 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Siloxane (Si-O-Si) | 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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confidence 1.0
“cm-1 (ii) The peak at 774 can be attributed to 10 Zn (Glass) 3.8 3.6 3.5 symmetric stretching vibrations of P - O - P 10 Zn (comp) 5.1 5.1”
Helmy 等 - 2021 - Preparation and Characterization of some Composite DOI: 10.21608/EJCHEM.2021.80482.3986 -
Aromatic ring confidence 1.0
“The absorption peaks at 774 are assigned to aromatic C-H vibrations, indicating there are some aromatics with alkyl cm(cid:3)1 cm(cid:3)1 Transmittance substitution [21].”
Gradient separation of ⩾300°C distillate from low-temperature coal tar based on formaldehyde reactions DOI: 10.1016/j.fuel.2015.07.029 -
Water (H2O) confidence 1.0
“The only exception is that the absorbing band belonging to 774 h in PA11-RH had a 39% increase in curve area, which might be due to the reversible reaction of water with amide”
Comparative Characterization of Hot-Pressed Polyamide 11 and 12: Mechanical, Thermal and Durability Properties DOI: 10.3390/polym13203553 -
confidence 1.0
“cm-1 1710-1730 corresponds to the stretching vibrations of carbonyl groups (C=O), while the peaks corresponds to the stretching vibrations of carbonyl groups (C=O), while the peaks at 1534 and 774 cm-1 at 1534 and 774 correspond to the bend”
Synthesis of Linseed Oil-Based Waterborne Urethane Oil Wood Coatings DOI: 10.3390/polym10111235 -
Silicon-oxygen (Si-O) confidence 1.0
“The studied quartz was detected with bands at 460.90 cm-1, 491.73 cm-1, 773.68 cm-1, and 1071.43 cm-1.”
Fawzy - 2021 - Separation of fine beryl from quartz via magnetic DOI: 10.37190/ppmp/132329 -
C c single bond confidence 1.0
“829 C-C stretching 774 774 OH deformation 771”
Gallegos-Loya 等 - 2012 - An Optical Overview of Poly[mu(2)-L-alanine-mu(3)- DOI: 10.1100/2012/620189 -
confidence 0.9
“Text: '774 cm-1 (P G1)' for glucose”
Landari 等 - 2018 - Pseudo-Continuous Flow FTIR System for Glucose, Fr DOI: 10.3390/mi9100517 -
Siloxane (Si-O-Si) confidence 0.9
“explicit assignment in text”
Evaluation of polyvinyl alcohol–borax/agarose (PVA–B/AG) blend hydrogels for removal of deteriorated consolidants from ancient Egyptian wall paintings DOI: 10.1186/s40494-019-0264-z
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