Table 2 FT-IR band assignments of the synthesized PM (0, 1, 5, 10, & 15 wt %) composites.

From: Fabrication, structural, and enhanced mechanical behavior of MgO substituted PMMA composites for dental applications

S. no

Wavenumbers (cm-1)

FTIR band assignments

References

PM0

PM1

PM5

PM10

PM15

1

752

752

752

752

752

=C–H bending mode of vibrations

37

2

840

804

806

840

804

C–H vibration

49

3

983

985

981

=C–H bending mode of vibrations, C–O–C group

37,49

4

1022

1024

C–O stretching or O–H deformation

50

5

1070

1095

1066

1064

1097

C–O stretching vibrations

37,49

6

1147

1147

1149

C–O stretching vibrations

37,49

7

1193

1193

1195

C–O stretching vibrations

49

8

1249

1261

1261

1246

1261

C–O stretching vibrations

49

9

1384

1388

1388

1388

1388

–CH2 bending mode, C = O bending vibrations, CH3 symmetric bending

37,51

10

1448

1450

1450

1450

1452

CH3 anti-symmetric bending

51

11

1631

1637

1637

1637

1645

Stretching vibration of O–H bonds, C = C

37,52

12

1730

1730

1730

1730

1730

C–O vibration

52

13

2846

2852

2852

2854

2854

–O–CH3 group, Hydrogen bonding

53,55

14

2951

2962

2954

2953

2962

Stretching & asymmetric –C–H bond of CH3 group, Hydrogen bonding

55,56

15

2997

2997

2997

Asymmetric C–H stretching vibration, Hydrogen bonding

37,55

16

3437

3447

3444

3441

O–H vibration, Molecular water

54,55

17

3741

3695

3695

OH group

55