Wave number (cm-1) Bond Functional Groups
1100 C-H wag (CH2X) Alkyl halides
1300-1400 C-O stretch Alcohols, ethers, ester, carboxylic acid
1630 N-H bend 1o amine
1750 C=O Esters, carboxylic acids, aldehydes, carbonyl
2800 H-C=O aldehydes
3230 C-H stretch Alkyne
3400 O-H stretch, H bonded Alcohols, phenols
Table 4: FT-IR peaks assignments of functional group on Activated carbon surface.