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Table 3 Assignments of IR reflectance bands of photographic film based on literature [21, 24, 42, 50,51,52]

From: Rapid identification of cellulose nitrate and cellulose acetate film in historic photograph collections

Cellulose nitrate

Cellulose acetate

Position (cm−1)

Assignment

Intensity

Position (cm−1)

Assignment

Intensity

1727

ν(C=O) camphor

Weak

1751

νs(C=O)

Strong

1654

νa(NO2)

Strong

1588

Additive

Weak

1453

δ(CH2)

Weak

1488

Additive

Weak

1420

δ(COH)

Weak

1432

δ(CH2)

Weak

1375

δ(CH2)

Weak

1369

δ(CH)

Medium

1282

νs(NO2)

Strong

1234

νa(CCO)ester

Strong

1161

ν(COC)

Weak

1187

δs(COC)

Weak

1120

ν(COC)

Weak

1162

νs(COC)

Weak

1070

ν(COC)

Medium

1123

νs(COC)

Weak

1024

ν(COC)

Weak

1052

νa(CCO)

Strong

1004

ν(COC)

Weak

963

Additive

Weak

920

δring

Weak

903

δ(CH)

Weak

843

ν(NO)

Medium

   

750

δ(NO2)

Weak

   

694

δ(NO2)

Weak

   
  1. ν, stretching; δ, bending; a, anti-symmetric; s, symmetric