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Fingerprint bands

Term · Chemistry · MLC-T-CHM-004433

Absorption or scattering bands in an infrared or Raman spectrum that are characteristic of the overall molecular structure of a compound. These bands arise from complex vibrational modes involving many atoms and are unique to each molecule. They are found in the fingerprint region of the spectrum, typically below 1500 cm⁻¹ in infrared spectroscopy.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-CHM-004433
FieldChemistry
SubjectAnalytical Chemistry
ReferencesPAC, 2021, 93, 647. 'Glossary of methods and terms used in analytical spectroscopy (IUPAC Recommendations 2019)' on page 747 (https://doi.org/10.1515/pac-2019-0203)
See alsoRaman band
Record as JSON 
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  "term": "Fingerprint bands",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "Absorption or scattering bands in an infrared or Raman spectrum that are characteristic of the overall molecular structure of a compound. These bands arise from complex vibrational modes involving many atoms and are unique to each molecule. They are found in the fingerprint region of the spectrum, typically below 1500 cm⁻¹ in infrared spectroscopy.",
  "subject": "Analytical Chemistry",
  "see_also": [
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  ],
  "references": [
    "PAC, 2021, 93, 647. 'Glossary of methods and terms used in analytical spectroscopy (IUPAC Recommendations 2019)' on page 747 (https://doi.org/10.1515/pac-2019-0203)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/fingerprint-bands/"
}

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