Table 6. Characteristic Absorption Wavenumbers for the Functional Groups of PPOA-PUs15-21

Approximate absorbances maxima (cm-1) Functional group
3330~3340 N-H stretching
2930 & 2860 C-H stretching
2270 Isocyanate / N=C=O stretching
1695~1723(H-bonded & free) Urethane / C=O stretching
1680 PPOA / P-OH stretching
1596 (used MDI) Phenyl Ring / C=C stretching
1527 (used H12MDI) Urethane / N-H + C-N stretching
1510 (used MDI) Urethane / N-H + C-N stretching
1247 (used H12MDI) Urethane / C-N & C-O-C stretching
1220 (used MDI) Urethane / C-N & C-O-C stretching
950 H12MDI cyclohexyl -CH2-
880 Polyol / C-C-O stretching
788~785 PPO modified polyol & PPOA-PU/ P-O-C stretching