What absorbs at 782 cm⁻¹ in an FTIR spectrum?
A band near 782 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 (Si) | 2 | 2 | 1.0 |
| Alkyl C-H | 2 | 2 | 1.0 |
| Metal hydroxyl | 2 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Metal oxygen | 2 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Chlorine | 1 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Siloxane (Si-O-Si) | 1 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Silicon-oxygen (Si-O) | 1 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Phosphate (PO4) | 1 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Carboxyl (COOH) | 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 |
| Water (H2O) | 1 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Amine primary | 1 | 1 | 1.0 |
| N h | 1 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Aromatic ring | 1 | 1 | 0.8 |
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
“D = (1) (cid:7)cos(cid:6) cm-1 cm-1 Finaly, the weak bands at 782.0 and 680.5 indicated the existence of the C-H out-of-plane bending”
Cobalt nanoparticle production using algal extract: A nanocarrier for antimicrobial potential DOI: 10.1166/mex.2023.2392 -
Silicon (Si) confidence 1.0
“are attributed to Si-O-Si bending vibrations, B-O Absorption spectra measure the absorbed energy of bending vibration, and M-O stretching vibrations (where M canbeFeorAl).Thebandat782cm-1isattributedtoSi-O-Si electrons when they jump from l”
Ahmad 等 - 2021 - Spectroscopic Analysis for Harnessing the Quality DOI: 10.1155/2021/6629640 -
confidence 1.0
“On cm-1 strong band at 782 is due to the N-H wag of a primary amine.”
Research on Misfiring Fault Diagnosis of Engine Based on Wavelet Analysis DOI: 10.25165/j.ijabe.20181105.3748 -
Metal oxygen confidence 1.0
“linkages.57 M-O M-OH with the help of and However, the peaks at 781.69 eV could be assigned to Co 2p3/ Co+2 2 at the tetrahedral sites of ions.”
Iqbal 等 - 2023 - Reduced Graphene Oxide-Modified Spinel Cobalt Ferr DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.2c06636 -
Alkyl C-H confidence 1.0
“The peak at 1143 corresponds to cm-1 aromatic C-H stretching and the band at 782 is due to the rocking of CH 2, both in phenolic compounds [58].”
Grape Seeds: Chromatographic Profile of Fatty Acids and Phenolic Compounds and Qualitative Analysis by FTIR-ATR Spectroscopy DOI: 10.3390/foods9010010 -
Water (H2O) confidence 1.0
“The blank sample also provided vibration bands at 782 cm-1 and 520 cm-1, which are assigned to the bending of water that differ only by their shape and intensity [30].”
Calcium Oxalate and Gallic Acid: Structural Characterization and Process Optimization toward Obtaining High Contents of Calcium Oxalate Monohydrate and Dihydrate DOI: 10.3390/cryst11080954 -
Acetate confidence 1.0
“- 806 819 823 carbohydrate structure and δ (C-H) ν 1248 1243 1248 1248 1246 (C-O) acid stretching 782 775 788 785 777 ν-stretching vibrations, δ-deformation vibrations, s-symmetric, as-asymmetric, st-strong, w1136 - 1134 1153 1148 ν”
Samborska 等 - 2018 - Membrane Processing in the Sustainable Production DOI: 10.3390/app8071082 -
Phosphate (PO4) confidence 1.0
“cm-1 cm-1 be identified at 1269 (P=O stretching vibration), 988 (P-O stretching vibration) cm-1 and 782 (P-O-C asymmetric stretching vibration) [27].”
Bio-Based Phosphate-Containing Polyester for Improvement of Fire Reaction in Wooden Particleboard DOI: 10.3390/polym15051093
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