What absorbs at 849 cm⁻¹ in an FTIR spectrum?
A band near 849 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Methoxy (OCH3) | 3 | 3 | 1.0 |
| Methacrylate | 3 | 3 | 1.0 |
| C-O single bond | 3 | 3 | 1.0 |
| Acetate | 3 | 3 | 1.0 |
| Alkyl C-H | 3 | 3 | 1.0 |
| Hydroxyl (O-H) | 2 | 2 | 1.0 |
| Silicon-oxygen (Si-O) | 2 | 2 | 1.0 |
| Silicon nitrogen | 1 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Silicon (Si) | 1 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Carbohydrate | 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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Hydroxyl (O-H) confidence 1.0
“Impedance can provide valuable information on cm-1 observed hydroxyl group peaks at 849 as shown in charge transport phenomena in conducting polymer, elec-”
Structural and Electronic Property Study of Polypyrrole Nanowires Synthesized by Electrochemical Method DOI: 10.1166/nnl.2013.1514 -
Silicon-oxygen (Si-O) confidence 1.0
“cm-1 cm-1 of SOC and 821 of observed with the band at 849 POXC, representing quartz-like Si-O (Margenot et al., 2020).”
Identifying the fingerprint of permanganate oxidizable carbon as a measure of labile soil organic carbon using Fourier transform mid‐infrared photoacoustic spectroscopy DOI: 10.1111/ejss.13085 -
Alkyl C-H confidence 1.0
“CH rocking and wagging are observed at 3 2 -1 849cm-1.The 752 cm and spectrum depicts shift in the wavelength of the vibration bands and also an extra peak at 2355cm-1 .”
Naik 等 - 2019 - Optical and Electrical Properties of TCNQ Doped PM DOI: 10.1063/1.5100466 -
Acetate confidence 1.0
“The absorption band near 849 peak C-O-C β (1⟶4)-glycosidic corresponds to symmetric stretching of linkage.”
Influence of size classifications on the crystallinity index of Albizia gummifera cellulose DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e12019 -
Alkyl C-H confidence 1.0
“2 Out-of-plane bending vibration of 848.849 C-H in the -CH=CHgroup of 836.955 840.812 blue shift of peak”
Chen 等 - 2013 - Fourier Transform Infrared Spectral Analysis of Po DOI: 10.1155/2013/937284 -
Silicon nitrogen confidence 1.0
“cm-1, cm-1, cm-1, 912 and 961 which can be fitted by three symmetric Gaussian bands at 849 represent absorption states of the Si-N stretching mode [52-54].”
Hermann 等 - 2014 - Characterization of semiconductor materials using DOI: 10.1364/OE.22.017948 -
Acetate confidence 1.0
“stretching), (C-H bending), 1261 and (C-O 1100-1000cm(cid:3)1 stretching), (C-O stretching in C-O-H groups and 849cm(cid:3)1 observed.20,21 COC groups) and (C-H rocking mode) were”
DSC-FTIR microspectroscopy used to investigate the heat-induced intramolecular cyclic anhydride formation between Eudragit E and PVA copolymer DOI: 10.1038/pj.2011.15; -
Acetate confidence 1.0
“C=O to P-O bending (crystalline) and P-O bending (amorphous), associated with C-O (Stretch) and (Stretch) stretching cm-1 cm-1 respectively, presence of C-O stretching at 849 band modes, respectively, and the broad band at about 3710 show t”
Vyas 等 - 2016 - Effect of nickel oxide substitution on bioactivity DOI: 10.1007/s12034-016-1242-7
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