Alkyls                 1450-1470           s        C-H bend                R-C(O)-OH            1710-1715        s, broad   C=O stretch
1370-1390           m        CH3 C-H bend            C=C-C(O)-OH or       1680-1710            s      C=O stretch
                       1365 + 1395          m        -CH(CH3)2 or            Ar-C(O)-OH
                       (two bands)                   -(CH3)3 bend
                         715-725            w        -(CH2)n bend             Esters         aliphatic 1160-1210 s-vs         O=C-O-C
                                                                                                acetates ~1240                stretch
                                                                                             aromatic 1250-1310
Alkenes                 3020-3140         w-m        =C-H stretch            R-C(O)-O-R           1735-1750        s          C=O stretch
                        1640-1670         vw-m       C=C stretch             C=C-C(O)-O-R or      1715-1730        s          C=O stretch
 RCH=CH2                910 + 990         m+s        =C-H bend               Ar-C(O)-O-R
                       (two bands)                                           R-C(O)-O-Ar          1760-1790        s          C=O stretch
 RR’C=CH2                885-895             s       =C-H bend
 cis-RCH=CHR’            665-730        m-s, broad   =C-H bend               Acyl Chlorides
 trans-RCH=CHR’          960-980             s       =C-H bend               R-C(O)-Cl            1785-1815           s       C=O stretch
 RCH=CR’R”               790-840             s       =C-H bend               Ar-C(O)-Cl           1770-1800           s       C=O stretch
Alkynes                                                                     Anhydrides
 R-C≡C-H                3265-3335        s, sharp    ≡C-H stretch            R-C(O)-O-C(O)-R ~1750 + ~1815           s,s      C=O symmetric
                        2100-2140            m       C≡C stretch             Ar-C(O)-O-C(O)-Ar ~1720 + ~1775         s,s      & asym. stretch
                         610-700         s, broad    ≡C-H bend                                 (both two bands)
 R-C≡C-R’               2190-2260         vw-w       C≡C stretch            Nitriles
                                                                             R-C≡N                2240-2260          m-s      C≡N stretch
Alkyl halides                                                                C=C-C≡N or           2220-2240           s       C≡N stretch
                                                                            Ar-C≡N
 R-F                    1000-1350           vs       C-F stretch
 R-Cl                    750-850            s        C-Cl stretch           Amines
 R-Br                    500-680            s        C-Br stretch            R-NH2               ~3400 + ~3500        w       N-H symmetric
 R-I                     200-500             s       C-I stretch                                  (two bands)                 & asym. stretch
                                                                                                   1580-1650        w-m       N-H bend
Alcohols                3300-3400        s, broad    O-H stretch             RR’N-H               3310-33350         w        N-H stretch
   C=C-CH2-OH           1035-1050           m-s      C-O stretch
 R-CH2-OH (1o) or       1050-1085           m-s      C-O stretch            Amides
   C=C-CH(R)-OH                                                              R-C(O)-NH2          3200-3400 and      w-m       N-H symmetric
 RR’CH-OH (2o) or       1085-1125          m-s       C-O stretch                                   3400-3500                  & asym. stretch
   C=C-CRR’-OH                                                                                    (two bands)
 RR’R”C-OH (3o)         1125-1205          m-s       C-O stretch                                   1650-1690       s, broad   C=O stretch
 Ar-O-H                 1180-1260          m-s       C-O stretch                                   1590-1655          m-s     N-H bend
                                                                             R-C(O)-NH-R           3400-3500         w-m      N-H stretch
Ethers                                                                                             1640-1690       s, broad   C=O stretch
 R-O-R’                 1085-1150           s        C-O-C stretch                                 1510-1560          m-s     N-H bend
 Ar-O-R               1020-1075 and        m-s       =C-O-C sym.             R-C(O)-NR’R”          1630-1680          m-s     C=O stretch
                        1200-1275                    & asym. stretch
                        (two band)                                          Nitro Compounds
                                                                             R-NO2                 ~1550 and          s       N-O symmetric
Aldehydes               2700-2725           m        H-C=O stretch                                   ~1370            s       & asym. stretch
 R-CH=O                 1720-1740           s        C=O stretch             C=C-NO2 or            ~1525 and          s       N-O symmetric
 C=C-CH=O or            1685-1710           s        C=O stretch              Ar-NO2                 ~1335            s       & asym. stretch
   Ar-CH=O                                                                                      (both two bands)
Ketones                                                                     Aromatic Compounds     3010-3100         m        Ar C-H stretch
 RR’C=O                 1710-1720            s       C=O stretch                                   1450-1600        m-s       ring C=C stretch
 C=C-C(O)-R             1665-1685            s       C=O stretch                               (two to four bands) sharp
 Ar-C(O)-R              1675-1695            s       C=O stretch             monosubstituted      730-770 and        s        C-H bend
 four member            1770-1780            s       C=O stretch                                    690-710          s        C-H bend
    cyclic                                                                                        (two bands)
 five member            1740-1755            s       C=O stretch             o-disubstituted        735-770          s        C-H bend
    cyclic                                                                   m-disubstituted      750-810 and        s        C-H bend
 six member             1710-1720            s       C=O stretch                                    690-710          s        C-H bend
    cyclic                                                                   p-disubstituted        810-840          s        C-H bend
 Intensity abbreviations: vw = very weak, w = weak, m = medium, s = strong, vs = very strong
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