IR Spectral Table
IR Spectral Table
IR Spectral Table
Daley
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Chemistry
Appendix B
Reference tables for interpreting infrared spectra
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Appendix B
Infrared Spectral Tables
Group
Intensitya
Range
(cm-1)b
Group
Hydrocarbons
Alkene, nonconjugated
CH Stretching
Monosubstituted
Disubstituted, cis
Disubstituted, trans
Disubstituted, gem
Trisubstituted
Tetrasubstuted
Diene
Alkane
Alkene, monosubstituted
m-s
m
and m
m
m
m
m
s
v
2960-2850
3040-3010
3095-3075
3040-3010
3040-3010
3095-3075
3040-3010
~3300
~3030
Alkane, CH
Alkane, CH2
w
m
~1340
1485-1445
Alkane, CH3
m
and s
s
and s
m
and s
s
s
and s
s
m
and s
s
and s
s
s
v,s
and v,s
v,s
v,m
v, m
v,w
s
s
s
w
and w
1470-1430
1380-1370
1385-1380
1370-1365
1395-1385
1370-1365
1420-1410
995-985
915-905
~690
1310-1295
970-960
1420-1410
895-885
840-790
~630
~750
~700
~750
~780
~830
~880
1705-1680
1680-1660
1715-1695
2900-2820
2775-2700
CH Bending
Alkane, gem-dimethyl
Alkane, tert-butyl
Alkene, monosubstituted
CC Stretching
Alkyne, monosubstituted
Alkyne, disubstituted
Allene
Aromatic
Intensitya
Range
(cm-1)b
m
m
m
m
m
w
w
and w
m
v,w
m
and m
v
v
m
and m
~1645
~1658
~1675
~1653
~1669
~1669
~1650
~1600
2140-2100
2260-2190
~1960
~1060
~1600
~1580
~1500
~1450
1725-1705
s
s
s
s
1725-1705
1750-1740
~1775
1685-1665
1685-1665
1725-1708
s
s
s
s
s
s
s
1670-1663
1700-1680
1670-1660
1730-1710
1640-1540
1690-1660
~2150
s
s
and m
1740-1720
1780-1750
1750-1720
Carbonyl Groups
Ketone
Acyclic
Cyclic, 6-member ring or
larger
Cyclic, 5-member ring
Cyclic, 4-member ring
,-Unsaturated, acyclic
,-Unsaturated, cyclic, 6member ring or larger
,-Unsaturated, acyclic, 5member ring
,,,-Unsaturated, acyclic
Aryl
Diaryl
-Diketones
-Diketones (enolic)
1,4-Quinones
Ketenes
Aldehydes
Acyclic
,-Unsaturated and aryl
Ester
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Group
Acyclic
Cyclic, -lactones
Cyclic, -lactones
Cyclic, -lactones
Vinyl esters
,-Unsaturated and aryl
,-Unsaturated -lactone
,-Unsaturated -lactone
,-Unsaturated -lactone
-Ketoester
-Ketoester (enolic)
Carbonates
Intensitya
s
s
s
s
s
s
s
s
s
s
s
s
Range
(cm-1)b
1750-1735
1750-1735
1780-1760
~1820
1800-1770
1730-1717
1730-1717
1760-1740
~1800
1755-1740
~1650
1780-1740
Carboxylic acids
Acyclic
,-Unsaturated
Aryl
Hydroxyl stretching (several
bands)
Carboxylate anion
s
s
s
1725-1700
1715-1690
1700-1680
w
s
and s
2700-2500
1610-1550
1400-1300
s
and s
1850-1800
1790-1740
1830-1780
Primary, H-bonded
Secondary, free
Secondary, H-bonded
s
and s
1850-1800
1830-1780
Alcohol OH stretch
s
s
s
~1850
~1795
~1810
Alcohol OH bending
~1650
~1690
s
s
s
s
s
s
1680-1630
1700-1670
1670-1630
~1680
~1700
1750-1700
s
s
1760-1730
1780-1770
~1660
~1640
Range
(cm-1)b
s
s
s
and s
~1720
1740-1690
~1710
~1700
s
and s
~1710
~1700
s
and s
~1730
~1670
s
and s
~1770
~1700
s
and s
~1790
~1710
m
and m
m
and m
m
m
~3500
~3400
~3350
~3180
~3430
3320-3140
s
s
1620-1590
1550-1510
v, sh
s,b
3650-3590
3400-3200
s
and s
s
and s
s
and s
s
and s
1350-1260
~1050
1350-1260
~1100
1410-1310
~1150
1410-1310
~1200
m
and m
m
m
m
~3500
~3400
3500-3310
3400-3300
3130-3030
s-m
w
s
and s
1650-1590
1650-1550
1600-1575
~1500
Amide NH bending
Primary, dilute solution
Secondary
Free OH
H-bonded
Primary alcohols
Secondary alcohols
s
s
Intensitya
Amide NH stretch
1770-1720
1870-1820
1800-1750
Amide Carbonyls
Primary, solid or
concentrated solution
Primary, dilute solution
Secondary, solid or
concentrated solution
Secondary, dilute solution
Tertiary
Cyclic, -lactam
Cyclic. -lactam
Cyclic. -lactam, fused to
another ring
Cyclic, -lactam
Cyclic. -lactam, fused to
another ring
Ureas, acyclic
Ureas, cyclic, 6-membered
ring
s
and s
s
and s
Acyl halides
Acyl fluorides
Acyl chlorides
Acyl bromides
Group
Primary, free
Anhydride
Acyclic
Tertiary alcohols
Phenols
Amine NH stretch
Primary
Secondary
Imine (C=NH)
Amine salts
Amine NH bending
Primary
Secondary
Amine salts
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Group
Intensitya
Range
(cm-1)b
Amine CH vibrations
Aromatic, primary
Aromatic, secondary
Aromatic, tertiary
Aliphatic
s
s
s
w
and w
1340-1250
1350-1280
1360-1310
~1410
1220-1020
Unsaturated
Nitrogen
Compounds
Alkyl nitriles
,-Unsaturated alkyl
nitriles
Aryl nitriles
Isocyanates
Isocyanides
Alkyl oximes and imines
,-Unsaturated oximes and
imines
Azo stretching
Diimide (N=C=N)
Stretching
Azide stretching
Nitroso (CN=O)
Aromatic nitro compounds
Aliphatic nitro compounds
2260-2240
m
m
m
m
v
v
2235-2215
2240-2220
2275-2240
2220-2070
1690-1640
1660-1630
1630-1575
s
s
and w
s
s
and s
s
2155-2130
2160-2120
1340-1180
1600-1500
1570-1500
1370-1300
1570-1550
Group
Nitrates (ONO2)
Nitrites (ON=O)
Intensitya
and s
s
Range
(cm-1)b
1380-1370
1650-1600
and s
s
and s
1300-1250
1680-1650
1625-1610
s
s
s
s
1400-1000
800-600
600-500
~500
s
s
s
s
and s
s
s
s
and s
s
and s
s
s
and s
2600-2550
1200-1050
1070-1030
1350-1300
1230-1150
1430-1350
1230-1150
1370-1340
1185-1165
1350-1300
1180-1140
1210-1150
1060-1030
~650
Halogen compounds
stretching
Fluorides
Chlorides
Bromides
Iodides
Sulfur compounds
Thiol SH stretching
C=S stretching
Sulfoxides
Sulfones
Sulfites
Sulfonyl chlorides
Sulfonamides
Sulfonic acids
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