What absorbs at 887 cm⁻¹ in an FTIR spectrum?
A band near 887 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alkyl C-H | 3 | 3 | 1.0 |
| Water (H2O) | 1 | 1 | 1.0 |
| C c single bond | 1 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Hydroxyl (O-H) | 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 |
| Alkene (C=C) | 1 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Carbonate | 1 | 1 | 0.7 |
| N h | 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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Alkene (C=C) confidence 1.0
“A sharp peak near 887 is assigned to C=CH out of plane bending and is derived from 2”
Chen 等 - 2019 - Baltic amber or Burmese amber FTIR studies on amb DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2019.117270 -
Alkyl C-H confidence 1.0
“( C-H) δ δ ( 1457 1375 In the amber samples a wide absorption shoulder in the ( C-O) 887 2) δ 2852 CH ( δ cm-1, region between 1255 and 1156 related to C-O stretch1645”
Differentiation between copal and amber by their structure and thermal behaviour DOI: 10.1007/s10973-023-12333-8 -
Alkyl C-H confidence 1.0
“This assignment is supported by the fact that the 838 be consumed to oxidize contaminating hydrocarbons at the TiO 2 cm-1 and 887 bands in Figure 5, assigned to the OO stretching surface, as indicated by the decreases in the CH-stretching b”
Nakamura 等 - 2003 - In situ FTIR studies of primary intermediates of p DOI: 10.1021/ja029503q -
Hydroxyl (O-H) confidence 1.0
“In addition to this, GP10, GP11 and GP13 also cm-1, showed new peaks around 887 which may be due to the deformation vibration of O-H, while the formation of hydrogen bonds in O-H may be due to the Maillard reaction or the glycosylation of g”
Characterization and Application in Packaging Grease of Gelatin–Sodium Alginate Edible Films Cross-Linked by Pullulan DOI: 10.3390/polym14153199 -
C c single bond confidence 1.0
“1715, 1646 and which are attribcm-1 887 uted to C = H stretching, C-C stretching, and = CH out-ofare believed to be dependent on the degree of”
Amber, beads and social interaction in the Late Prehistory of the Iberian Peninsula: an update DOI: 10.1007/s12520-017-0549-7 -
Water (H2O) confidence 1.0
“cm-1 cm-1, both DFO-B applications, the increased maxima at 1637 and 3342 assigned to as the intensive agarose peaks at 1370cm-1, 1037 cm-1, 928 cm-1, 887 cm-1 and 768 cm-1 were hydroxyls, are probably due to the water absorbed during the a”
Desferrioxamine B: Investigating the Efficacy of Hydrogels and Ethanol Gels for Removing Akaganeite and Maghemite from Dry Wooden Substrates DOI: 10.3390/f14020247 -
confidence 0.9
“Text: 'stretching vibration bands of Mo-O-Mo are observed at 887, 830, 893, and 832'.”
Lakhlifi 等 - 2022 - Purple nanometrics pigments based on cobalt-doped DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2021.131458 -
confidence 0.9
“Explicit assignment: 'at 935 and 887 to' (bending vibrations from context)”
Diamonds in the rough: identification of naphthenic acids in oil sands waste and degraded crude oils DOI: 10.1080/14786419.2018.1428599
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