aromatic phosphate/ester material consistent with a phosphazene or related polymer, possibly containing oxygen-rich side groups
Library direction- reference library comparison places Poly(diphenoxyphosphazene) (#1597) as the top match (similarity 0.741), with the Top‑15 library consensus emphasizing aromatic and methoxy character.
- Direct literature evidence attributes the 914 cm⁻¹ absorption to phosphate P–O–Ar stretching [4] and the 714/1475 cm⁻¹ pair to long alkyl chains [1], both chemically plausible for the candidate.
- Related‑literature patterns from excipient mixtures (S2, S5) independently align several peaks (1043, 1116, 1160, 1238, 1603 cm⁻¹) with C–O–C, C–O stretch, and sugar ring vibrations, corroborating the oxygen‑rich fingerprint.
The analogical excipient pattern (polysaccharide/sugar alcohol) conflicts with a pure polyphosphazene assignment; the bands at 1043 cm⁻¹ [2] and 1116 cm⁻¹ appear typical of carbohydrate ring vibrations rather than a phosphazene backbone, pointing toward possible co‑formulated additives or a different family of oxygen‑rich polymers.