Table 3: IR spectral data of copper surfactants.

Absorption
Bands
CG cm-1 CB cm-1 CN cm-1 CK cm-1
CH3 and CH2, C-H Anti symm. stretching (νas) 2975-2960 2975-2953 2925.6 2927.6
CH3 and CH2, C-H Symm. Stretching (νs) 2850-2840 2855-2840 2855.1 2855.7
>C=O stretching - - 1727.6 1736.0
COO-, C-O Antisymm. Stretching 1590 1590 1592.8 1609.3
CH3, C-H sym. Bending (δs) - - 1377 1377.3
CH2, C-H Bending (δ) (twisting and wagging) 1295 1310 1340 1345
=C-H, out-of-plane bending of C-H (strong) - - 761.3 759.1
CH2, C-H rocking 730 730 670.2 669.2
Cu-O stretching 665 670 480 480