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Table 2 SERS bands (cm−1) in the range 350–1800 cm−1 of alizarin, carminic acid and indigo identified in Samples 13, 4 and 11, respectively and the most probable bands assignment

From: Colors and dyes of archaeological textiles from Tarapacá in the Atacama Desert (South Central Andes)

Sample 13

Sample 4

Sample 11

Assignment

1647vw

  

υCO/ υCC

  

1591sh

υCC/ υCO/ ipδNH

 

1582vs

1573s

υCC ring

1519w

1553

 

υCC ring

1475sh

1472w

1463w

ipδCH3/ipδCOH/υCC; δCH

1455vs

  

υCC/δCOH/ δCH

1370vw

1397w

 

υCC/δCH

  

1345m

υ(CC)/δ(CCC)

1331vw

  

υCC

 

1322s

 

δCOH/δCC; Amide III

  

1295w

ring6 str., def

1258vs

 

1257m

υCO/ υCC/ δCCC; ρCHiph, asym/υCN/υCCring6/υCCring5

 

1249w

 

δCH

1232w

1224m

1215w

δCH/δCCC; δCH

1163vw

 

1171w

υCC/δCH

 

1149w

 

υCC/υCN; δCH

1132m

 

1128w

δNCH Pro

1078vw

1076w

1081mw

υCC/δCOH; υCC prot

 

1042w

 

υCN Pro

 

1003

 

Breathing ring Phe

956vw

963m

 

ρCC/δCCC; skeletal Pro

 

923w

933w

υC-COO

858vw

872w

896vw

ρCH3/δCCC; υCC ring Pro

804s

831

 

υCC skel

  

762vw

υCC ring

 

731vs

 

ρ(CH3)/δCCC

662m

641s

644vw

γCO/ γCH/γCOH/τ(CCCC); NCC def

620 mw

 

614vw

SkelVibration

567m

560w

 

Skel Vibration

505w

501w

 

Skel Vibration

456 s

  

Skel Vibration

378mw

389w

 

Skel Vibration

  1. Band description: w weak, vw very weak, m medium, mw medium weak, s strong, vs very strong. str.. stretching, def., deformation, ip in plane, op out plane, breath. breathing, skel. Skeletal, ring6 six-member rings, ring5 five-member rings, prot. protein, sh shoulder, Pro proline, Phe phenylalanine
  2. Vibrational modes description: ν stretching, δ in the plane bending, γ out plane bending, ρ rocking, τ torsion