21/11/2018 IR table

last updated: Friday, March 9, 2001

Infrared Spectroscopy Table

Functional Group Frequency (cm­1) intensity
water OH Stretch 3700­3100 strong
alcohol OH stretch 3600­3200 strong
carboxylic acid OH stretch 3600­2500 strong
N­H stretch 3500­3350 strong
 stretch ~3300 strong
=C­H stretch 3100­3000 weak
­C­H stretch 2950­2840 weak
­C­H aldehydic  2900­2800 variable
 stretch ~2250 strong
 stretch 2260­2100 variable
C=O aldehyde 1740­1720 strong
C=O anhydride 1840­1800, 1780­1740 weak, strong
C=O ester 1750­1720 strong
C=O ketone 1745­1715 strong
C=O amide 1700­1500 strong
C=C alkene 1680­1600 weak
C=C aromatic 1600­1400 weak
CH2 bend 1480­1440 medium
CH3 bend 1465­1440, 1390­1365 medium
C­O­C stretch 1250­1050 several strong
C­OH stretch 1200­1020 strong
NO2 stretch 1600­1500 and 1400­1300 strong
C­F 1400­1000 strong
C­Cl 800­600 strong
C­Br 750­500 strong
C­I ~500 strong

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