Table 1 Calculated IR frequencies for HA which calculated at B3LYP/6-31G(d, p), in comparison with FTIR spectrum of HA.

From: DFT insights into humic acid coordination of Cd(II) Cu(II) and Pb(II)

Calculated IR (cm− 1)

FTIR (cm− 1)

Band assignment

Unscaled

Scaled

497.9

482.0

472

CH deformation vibration

656.0

635.2

618

N-H bending

873.8

845.7

800

CH deformation vibration

1118.6

1082.7

993

CH vibration

1181.3

1195.6

1143.3

1157.2

1158

CH vibration

1398.5

1416.0

1353.6

1370.5

1380

Methyl symmetric bending vibration

1668.4

1614.9

1640

C = C stretching vibration

1776.3

1818.7

1719.3

1760.3

1721

C = O

3186.5

3084.2

2800

2900

CH vibration

3749.7

3766.9

3629.3

3646.0

3300

3400

OH

  1. The frequency scale factor is 0.967935.