Table of Characteristic IR Absorptions

frequency, cm1

bond

functional group

36403610 (s, sh)

35003200 (s,b)
34003250 (m)
33002500 (m)
33303270 (n, s)

OH stretch, free hydroxyl

OH stretch, Hbonded
NH stretch
OH stretch
CCH: CH stretch

alcohols, phenols
alcohols, phenols
1, 2 amines, amides
carboxylic acids
alkynes (terminal)

31003000 (s)
31003000 (m)
30002850 (m)
28302695 (m)
22602210 (v)

CH stretch
=CH stretch
CH stretch
HC=O: CH stretch
CN stretch

aromatics
alkenes
alkanes
aldehydes
nitriles

22602100 (w)

CC stretch

alkynes

17601665 (s)
17601690 (s)
17501735 (s)
17401720 (s)
17301715 (s)

C=O stretch
C=O stretch
C=O stretch
C=O stretch
C=O stretch

carbonyls (general)
carboxylic acids
esters, saturated aliphatic
aldehydes, saturated aliphatic
, unsaturated esters

1715 (s)
17101665 (s)

C=O stretch
C=O stretch

ketones, saturated aliphatic

, unsaturated aldehydes, ketones

16801640 (m)
16501580 (m)
16001585 (m)
15501475 (s)
15001400 (m)
14701450 (m)
13701350 (m)
13601290 (m)
13351250 (s)
13201000 (s)
13001150 (m)

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)

alkenes
1 amines
aromatics
nitro compounds
aromatics
alkanes
alkanes
nitro compounds
aromatic amines
alcohols, carboxylic acids, esters, ethers
alkyl halides

12501020 (m)
1000650 (s)
950910 (m)
910665 (s, b)
900675 (s)
850550 (m)
725720 (m)
700610 (b, s)

CN stretch
=CH bend
OH bend
NH wag
CH oop
CCl stretch
CH rock
CCH: CH bend

aliphatic amines
alkenes
carboxylic acids
1, 2 amines
aromatics
alkyl halides
alkanes
alkynes

690515 (m)

CBr stretch

alkyl halides

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