Research Article

Synthesis and Physicochemical Characterization of Chitin Derivatives

Table 3

Characteristic absorption bands of CPA and CTA.

FTIR spectral
(cm−1)
Assignment

CPA

3600–3150O–H stretching vibrations
3070Aromatic C–H stretching vibrations
2975
2939
2878
2802Aliphatic C–H stretching vibrations
2756
2739
2677
2491Hydrogen bond stretching vibrations
1739C=O stretching vibrations (for ester and carboxylic acid)
1631C=O stretching vibrations (amide I band)
1584N–H stretching vibrations (amide II band)
1493–1451Aromatic C=C stretching vibrations
1412C–N stretching vibrations (amide III band)
1332Aliphatic C–H in-plane bending vibrations (for CH3)
1265C–O–C symmetric stretching vibrations (for ester)
1171C–O–C asymmetric stretching vibrations (for ester)
1079C–O–C asymmetric stretching vibrations (for ether)
1036C–O–C symmetric stretching vibrations (for ether)

CTA

3600–3150O–H stretching vibrations
~3071Aromatic C–H stretching vibrations
2976
2941
2879
2803Aliphatic C–H stretching vibrations
2757
2739
2677
2492Hydrogen bond stretching vibrations
1712C=O stretching vibrations (for ester and carboxylic acid)
1605C=O stretching vibrations (amide I band)
~1570N–H stretching vibrations (amide II band)
1503–1476Aromatic C=C stretching vibrations
1433C–N stretching vibrations (amide III band)
1312Aliphatic C–H in-plane bending vibrations (for CH3)
1246C–O–C symmetric stretching vibrations (for ester)
1156C–O–C asymmetric stretching vibrations (for ester)
1069C–O–C asymmetric stretching vibrations (for ether)
1036C–O–C symmetric stretching vibrations (for ether)