Frequency Absorption Appearance Group Compound class Comments
range (cm-1) (cm-1)
4000-3000 3700-3584 Medium, sharp O-H stretching Alcohol Free
3550-3200 Strong, broad O-H stretching Alcohol Intermolecular bonded
3500 Medium N-H stretching Primary amine
3400
3400-3300 Medium N-H stretching Aliphatic primary amine
3330-3250
3350-3310 Medium N-H stretching Secondary amine
3300-2500 Strong, broad O-H stretching Carboxylic acid Usually centred on 3000 cm-1
3200-2700 Weak, broad O-H stretching Alcohol Intramolecular bonded
3000-2800 Strong, broad N-H stretching Amine salt
3000-2500 3333-3267 Strong, sharp C-H stretching Alkyne
3100-3000 Medium C-H stretching Alkene
3000-2840 Medium C-H stretching Alkane
2830-2695 Medium C-H stretching Aldehyde Doublet
2600-2550 Weak S-H stretching Thiol
2400-2000 2349 Strong O=C=O stretching Carbon dioxide
2275-2250 Strong, broad N=C=O stretching Isocyanate
2260-2222 Weak C≡N stretching Nitrile
2260-2190 Weak C≡C stretching Alkyne Disubstituted
2175-2140 Strong S-C≡N stretching Thiocyanate
2160-2120 Strong N=N=N stretching Azide
2150 C=C=O stretching Ketene
2145-2120 Strong N=C=N stretching Carbodiimide
2140-2100 Weak C≡C stretching Alkyne Monosubstituted
2140-1990 Strong N=C=S stretching Isothiocyanate
2000-1900 Medium C=C=C stretching Allene
2000 C=C=N Ketenimine
2000-1650 2000-1650 Weak C-H bending Aromatic compound Overtone
1870-1540
1818 Strong C=O stretching Anhydride
1750
1815-1785 Strong C=O stretching Acid halide
1800-1770 Strong C=O stretching Conjugated acid halide
1775 Strong C=O stretching Conjugated anhydride
1720
1770-1780 Strong C=O stretching Vinyl / phenyl / ester
1760 Strong C=O stretching Carboxylic acid Monomer
1750-1735 Strong C=O stretching Esters 6-membered lactone
1750-1735 Strong C=O stretching δ-lactone γ: 1770
1745 Strong C=O stretching Cyclopentanone
1740-1720 Strong C=O stretching Aldehyde
1730-1715 Strong C=O stretching α,β-unsaturated ester Or formates
1725-1705 Strong C=O stretching Aliphatic ketone Cyclohexanone/cyclopentenone
1720-1706 Strong C=O stretching Carboxylic acid Dimer
1710-1680 Strong C=O stretching Conjugated acid Dimer
1710-1685 Strong C=O stretching Conjugated aldehyde
1690 Strong C=O stretching Primary amide Free (associated: 1650)
1690-1640 Medium C=N stretching Imine / Oxime
1685-1666 Strong C=O stretching Conjugated ketone
1680 Strong C=O stretching Secondary amide Free (associated: 1640)
1680 Strong C=O stretching Tertiary amide Free (associated: 1630)
1650 Strong C=O stretching δ-lactam γ: 1750-1700 β: 1760-1730
1670-1600 1678-1668 Weak C=C stretching Alkene Disubstituted (trans)
1675-1665 Weak C=C stretching Alkene Trisubstituted
1675-1665 Weak C=C stretching Alkene Tetrasubstituted
1662-1626 Medium C=C stretching Alkene Disubstituted (cis)
1658-1648 Medium C=C stretching Alkene Vinyliedene
1650-1600 Medium C=C stretching Conjugated alkene
1650-1580 Medium N-H stretching Amine
1650-1566 Medium C=C stretching Cyclic alkene
1648-1638 Strong C=C stretching Alkene Monosubstituted
1620-1610 Strong C=C stretching α,β-unsaturated ketone
1600-1300 1550-1500 Strong N-O stretching Nitro compound
1372-1290
1465 Medium C-H bending Alkane Methylene group
1450 Medium C-H bending Alkane Methyl group
1375
1390-1380 Medium C-H bending Aldehyde
1385-1380 Medium C-H bending Alkane Gem dimethyl
1400-1000 1440-1395 Medium O-H bending Carboxylic acid
1420-1330 Medium O-H bending Alcohol
1415-1380 Strong S=O stretching Sulfate
1200-1185
1410-1380 Strong S=O stretching Sulfonyl chloride
1204-1177
1400-1000 Strong C-F stretching Fluoro compound
1390-1310 Medium O-H bending Phenol
1372-1335 Strong S=O stretching Sulfonate
1195-1168
1370-1335 Strong S=O stretching Sulfonamide
1170-1155
1350-1342 Strong S=O stretching Sulfonic acid Anhydrous
1165-1150 Hydrate: 1230-1120
1350-1300 Strong S=O stretching Sulfone
1160-1120
1342-1266 Strong C-N stretching Aromatic amine
1310-1250 Strong C-O stretching Aromatic ester
1275-1200 Strong C-O stretching Alkyl aryl ether
1075-1020
1250-1020 Medium C-N stretching Amine
1225-1200 Strong C-O stretching Vinyl ether
1075-1020
1210-1163 Strong C-O stretching Ester
1205-1124 Strong C-O stretching Tertiary alcohol
1150-1085 Strong C-O stretching Aliphatic ether
1124-1087 Strong C-O stretching Secondary alcohol
1085-1050 Strong C-O stretching Primary alcohol
1070-1030 Strong S=O stretching Sulfoxide
1050-1040 Strong, broad CO-O-CO stretching Anhydride
1000-650 995-985 Strong C=C bending Alkene Monosubstituted
915-905
980-960 Strong C=C bending Alkene Disubstituted (trans)
895-885 Strong C=C bending Alkene Vinylidene
850-550 Strong C-Cl stretching Halo compound
840-790 Medium C=C stretching Alkene Trisubstituted
730-665 Strong C=C bending Alkene Disubstituted (cis)
690-515 Strong C-Br stretching Halo compound
600-500 Strong C-I stretching Halo compound
900-700 880 ± 20 Strong C-H bending 1,2,4-trisubstituted
810 ± 20
880 ± 20 Strong C-H bending 1,3-disubstituted
780 ± 20
700 ± 20
810 ± 20 Strong C-H bending
1,4-disubstituted /
1,2,3,4-tetrasubstituted
780 ± 20 Strong C-H bending 1,2,3-trisubstituted
700 ± 20
755 ± 20 Strong C-H bending 1,2-disubstituted
750 ± 20 Strong C-H bending Monosubstituted
700 ± 20 Benzene derivative