What absorbs at 979 cm⁻¹ in an FTIR spectrum?
A band near 979 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 3 cited sources
Possible functional-group assignments
| Functional group | Supporting facts | Cited sources | Top confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Methoxy (OCH3) | 1 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Methacrylate | 1 | 1 | 1.0 |
| C-O single bond | 1 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Acetate | 1 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Sulfate (SO4) | 1 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Alkene (C=C) | 1 | 1 | 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
“cm(cid:1)1 CAH peaks at 979 and 758 were assigned to out of plane bend alkenes and C-X chloride, respectively.”
Green synthesis of Silver nanoparticles using Streptomyces hirsutus strain SNPGA-8 and their characterization, antimicrobial activity, and anticancer activity against human lung carcinoma cell line A549 DOI: 10.1016/j.sjbs.2021.08.084 -
Sulfate (SO4) confidence 1.0
“The peaks at 979 1048 bond with the hydrated titanium complex ions on SeO the surface to form a new complex by chemical adsorption in the correspond to the symmetric stretching vibration of atomic SO42(cid:1) SeO forms of inorganic chelatin”
Study on the behavior of sulfur in hydrolysis process of titanyl sulfate solution DOI: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2016.02.031 -
Acetate confidence 1.0
“PHB to 979 cm-1 was denoted as the C-O and C-C stretching vibration [31].”
Leptolyngbya sp. NIVA-CYA 255, a Promising Candidate for Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) Production under Mixotrophic Deficiency Conditions DOI: 10.3390/biom12040504
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