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The FTIR search does not support a firm compound-level identification for this sample. The nearest library hit is (E)-3-phenylbut-2-en-1-ol, but all reported library similarities are 0.000 and no direct or related literature evidence independently supports that exact assignment. The observed spectrum is more safely described as an oxygenated organic material showing O-H absorption, strong C-O region bands, aliphatic C-H stretching, and a band near 1630 cm-1 that may reflect C=C unsaturation and/or adsorbed water. Taken together, the current evidence supports a broad direction of an alcohol- and/or ether-containing organic material rather than a defensible specific entity
Recommended next steps: Recollect the FTIR spectrum after careful drying or purging to test whether the 3333 and 1630 cm-1 features are influenced by moisture. Inspect the full spectrum for clearer aromatic ring bands near 1600-1500 cm-1 and out-of-plane C-H patterning to evaluate possible phenyl substitution. Check for a broad versus sharp O-H profile using higher-quality baseline correction to distinguish hydrogen-bonded alcohol from trace water or surface hydroxyl contributions. If available, confirm the oxygenated functionality with complementary Raman, GC-MS, or NMR, especially to determine whether the sample is a single alcohol/ether compound or a mixture.
| Rank | Match % | Compound | SMILES | Spectrum No. | Action |
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| # | Wavenumber (cm⁻¹) | Absorbance | Assignment | Citation | Assignment status | |
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| 1 | · | 1026 | 1.00 | - | - | - |
| 2 | · | 1052 | 0.87 | - | - | - |
| 3 | · | 1107 | 0.49 | - | - | - |
| 4 | · | 1314 | 0.41 | - | - | - |
| 5 | · | 1158 | 0.38 | - | - | - |
| 6 | · | 664 | 0.33 | - | - | - |
| 7 | · | 703 | 0.26 | - | - | - |
| 8 | · | 1426 | 0.25 | - | - | - |
| 9 | · | 1630 | 0.23 | - | - | - |
| 10 | · | 2900 | 0.19 | - | - | - |
| 11 | · | 3333 | 0.18 | - | - | - |
| 12 | · | 1204 | 0.14 | - | - | - |
| 13 | · | 892 | 0.13 | - | - | - |
| 14 | · | 799 | 0.12 | - | - | - |
| 15 | · | 2052 | 0.12 | - | - | - |
| 16 | · | 1908 | 0.11 | - | - | - |
| 17 | · | 2011 | 0.11 | - | - | - |
| 18 | · | 2167 | 0.11 | - | - | - |
| 19 | · | 3743 | 0.10 | - | - | - |
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