Table 5 Bending and stretching of bonds in ethanol spectra.

From: DFT and quantum mechanical investigation of polyethylene and polypropylene monomers

Frequency (cm−1)

Vibration mode

Experimental result28

NIST data29

1057.39

C–O Stretch

C–O Stretch (1046 cm−1)

1054.45 cm−1

1097.56

C–O stretch

C–O stretch (1088 cm−1)

1096.34 cm−1

1438.83

C–H Bend

C–H Bend (1200-1600 cm−1)

1452.36 cm−1

3690.64

O–H Stretch

O–H Stretch (3319 cm−1)

3672.25 cm−1