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Stretching Vibrations
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Bending Vibrations
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Functional Class
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Range (cm-1)
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Intensity
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Assignment
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Range (cm-1)
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Intensity
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Assignment
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Alkanes
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2850-3000 |
str |
CH3, CH2 & CH
2 or 3 bands |
1350-1470
1370-1390
720-725 |
med
med
wk |
CH2 & CH3 deformation
CH3 deformation
CH2 rocking |
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Alkenes
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3020-3100
1630-1680
1900-2000 |
med
var
str |
=C-H & =CH2 (usually sharp)
C=C (symmetry reduces intensity)
C=C asymmetric stretch |
880-995
780-850
675-730 |
str
med
med |
=C-H & =CH2
(out-of-plane bending)
cis-RCH=CHR |
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Alkynes
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3300
2100-2250 |
str
var |
C-H (usually sharp)
C≡C (symmetry reduces intensity) |
600-700 |
str |
C-H deformation |
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Arenes
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3030
1600 & 1500 |
var
med-wk |
C-H (may be several bands)
C=C (in ring) (2 bands)
(3 if conjugated) |
690-900 |
str-med |
C-H bending &
ring puckering |
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Alcohols & Phenols
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3580-3650
3200-3550
970-1250 |
var
str
str |
O-H (free), usually sharp
O-H (H-bonded), usually broad
C-O |
1330-1430
650-770 |
med
var-wk |
O-H bending (in-plane)
O-H bend (out-of-plane) |
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Amines
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3400-3500 (dil. soln.)
3300-3400 (dil. soln.)
1000-1250 |
wk
wk
med |
N-H (1°-amines), 2 bands
N-H (2°-amines)
C-N |
1550-1650
660-900 |
med-str
var |
NH2 scissoring (1°-amines)
NH2 & N-H wagging
(shifts on H-bonding) |
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Aldehydes & Ketones
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2690-2840(2 bands)
1720-1740
1710-1720
1690
1675
1745
1780
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med
str
str
str
str
str
str |
C-H (aldehyde C-H)
C=O (saturated aldehyde)
C=O (saturated ketone)
aryl ketone
α, β-unsaturation
cyclopentanone
cyclobutanone |
1350-1360
1400-1450
1100 |
str
str
med |
α-CH3 bending
α-CH2 bending
C-C-C bending |
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Carboxylic Acids & Derivatives
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2500-3300 (acids) overlap C-H
1705-1720 (acids)
1210-1320 (acids)
1785-1815 ( acyl halides)
1750 & 1820 (anhydrides)
1040-1100
1735-1750 (esters)
1000-1300
1630-1695(amides)
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str
str
med-str
str
str
str
str
str
str |
O-H (very broad)
C=O (H-bonded)
O-C (sometimes 2-peaks)
C=O
C=O (2-bands)
O-C
C=O
O-C (2-bands)
C=O (amide I band) |
1395-1440
1590-1650
1500-1560 |
med
med
med |
C-O-H bending
N-H (1¡-amide) II band
N-H (2¡-amide) II band |
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Nitriles
Isocyanates,Isothiocyanates,
Diimides, Azides & Ketenes
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2240-2260
2100-2270 |
med
med |
C≡N (sharp)
-N=C=O, -N=C=S
-N=C=N-, -N3, C=C=O |
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