Table of Characteristic IR Absorptions

frequency, cm1
36403610 (s, sh) 35003200 (s,b) 34003250 (m) 33002500 (m) 33303270 (n, s) 31003000 (s) 31003000 (m) 30002850 (m) 28302695 (m) 22602210 (v) 22602100 (w) 17601665 (s) 17601690 (s) 17501735 (s) 17401720 (s) 17301715 (s) 1715 (s) 17101665 (s) 16801640 (m) 16501580 (m) 16001585 (m) 15501475 (s) 15001400 (m) 14701450 (m) 13701350 (m) 13601290 (m) 13351250 (s) 13201000 (s) 13001150 (m) 12501020 (m) 1000650 (s) 950910 (m) 910665 (s, b) 900675 (s) 850550 (m) 725720 (m) 700610 (b, s) 690515 (m)

bond
OH stretch, free hydroxyl OH stretch, Hbonded NH stretch OH stretch CCH: CH stretch CH stretch =CH stretch CH stretch HC=O: CH stretch CN stretch CC stretch C=O stretch C=O stretch C=O stretch C=O stretch C=O stretch C=O stretch C=O stretch C=C stretch NH bend CC stretch (inring) NO asymmetric stretch CC stretch (inring) CH bend CH rock NO symmetric stretch CN stretch CO stretch CH wag (CH2X) CN stretch =CH bend OH bend NH wag CH oop CCl stretch CH rock CCH: CH bend CBr stretch

functional group
alcohols, phenols alcohols, phenols 1, 2 amines, amides carboxylic acids alkynes (terminal) aromatics alkenes alkanes aldehydes nitriles alkynes carbonyls (general) carboxylic acids esters, saturated aliphatic aldehydes, saturated aliphatic , unsaturated esters ketones, saturated aliphatic , unsaturated aldehydes, ketones alkenes 1 amines aromatics nitro compounds aromatics alkanes alkanes nitro compounds aromatic amines alcohols, carboxylic acids, esters, ethers alkyl halides aliphatic amines alkenes carboxylic acids 1, 2 amines aromatics alkyl halides alkanes alkynes alkyl halides

m=medium, w=weak, s=strong, n=narrow, b=broad, sh=sharp