You can try and match large absorptions with a table of typical absorpton wavelengths to identify possible functional groups. Hydrogen bonding is normally a very broad -OH absorbance in alcohols and carboxylic acids. Carbonyl is fairly obvious.
If you suspect the identity of a compound you can compare it's IR with the sample (fingerprinting)
You can try and match large absorptions with a table of typical absorpton wavelengths to identify possible functional groups. Hydrogen bonding is normally a very broad -OH absorbance in alcohols and carboxylic acids. Carbonyl is fairly obvious.
If you suspect the identity of a compound you can compare it's IR with the sample (fingerprinting)
There will be a strong absorption due to the carbonyl group C=O stretching at about 1670 - 1820 cm-1. There will be also be a C-H stretch at about 3000 cm -1 and C-H bends at about 1400 cm-1