What absorbs at 948 cm⁻¹ in an FTIR spectrum?
A band near 948 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Methoxy (OCH3) | 2 | 2 | 1.0 |
| Methacrylate | 2 | 2 | 1.0 |
| C-O single bond | 2 | 2 | 1.0 |
| Acetate | 2 | 2 | 1.0 |
| Silanol (Si-OH) | 2 | 2 | 1.0 |
| Metal oxygen | 2 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Hydroxyl (O-H) | 1 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Silicon (Si) | 1 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Alkene (C=C) | 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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Silanol (Si-OH) confidence 1.0
“2020;48 cm-1, vibration of Si-OH appeared at 948 and the anti- (12):64-71+80.”
Qin 等 - 2023 - Preparation and properties of silica solmelamine DOI: 10.1080/15685551.2022.2162280 -
Metal oxygen confidence 1.0
“Hence, the relative intensity of TiOH(948cm-1),Ti-O-Ti band(485cm-1)”
Wan 等 - 2006 - Structure and thermal properties of titanium dioxi DOI: 10.1007/s00289-006-0506-6 -
Silicon (Si) confidence 1.0
“metric and symmetric stretching of Si-O-Si at 1080 with a shoulder at 1200 In cm-1, addition, we can see the bending vibrations of Si-O-Si at 800 and 460 whereas the cm-1 cm-1 band at 948 is assigned to Si-OH bond vibrations.”
Antibacterial Activity and Iron Release of Organic-Inorganic Hybrid Biomaterials Synthesized via the Sol-Gel Route DOI: 10.3390/app11199311 -
Acetate confidence 1.0
“It was observed that C-O-Cstretching 948 etal.,(2021) thecolouredricehadhigherpeakintensitycomparedtothatofthewhite C-Cstretching 881,815 Maetal.,(2018) rice.”
New insight into the pigmented rice of northeast India revealed high antioxidant and mineral compositions for better human health DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e10464 -
Acetate confidence 1.0
“spectrum of the Por-BZ monomer, with the main characteristic signals being those for the cm-1), cm-1), oxazine ring (948 C-O stretching (1222 and N-H stretching of the pyrrole cm-1), 1H 13C units (3319 indicative of the BZ ring having forme”
Zhang 等 - 2022 - Metal Complexes of the Porphyrin-Functionalized Po DOI: 10.3390/polym14030449 -
confidence 0.8
“Peak at 948 cm-1 indicates vibrational mode of PO4^3-.”
Synthesis and structural characterization of samarium doped calcium zinc phosphate nanophosphors DOI: 10.1063/1.5047964
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