Research Article

Basicity Characterization of Imidazolyl Ionic Liquids and Their Application for Biomass Dissolution

Table 3

Band assignments for FTIR spectra.

Band (cm−1)Assignment

3200–3500O–H vibrations
1730C=O stretching vibration
1591Aromatic skeletal vibration breathing with C=C stretching
1503Aromatic skeletal vibration
1260asymmetric bending in CH3
1251C–O vibration in the syringyl ring
1050C–O stretching vibration in cellulose/hemicellulose
890C–H deformation vibration in cellulose