“…S. acuta IR spectra exhibited free O-H stretching groups at 3728 cm −1 , 3609 cm −1 , and 948 cm −1 , C-H vibrations near 2988 cm −1 , 2884 cm −1 , 2361 cm −1 , 1391 cm −1 and 676 cm −1 , N-H bands around 1663 cm −1 , 1552 cm −1 , and C-Br vibrations near 575 cm −1 , 530 cm −1 and 467 cm −1 assigned to the carboxylic, phenolic and amine functional groups present in leaf extract [39,40]. CS FTIR spectra showed a typical amine stretches near 1656 cm −1 and 1395 cm −1 , hydroxyl bands at 3633 cm −1 , 669 cm −1 , and 624 cm −1 , C-C and C=O vibrations around 1552 cm −1 , 941 cm −1 , and 903 cm −1 , and C-H bands near 844 cm −1 , 572 cm −1 and 460 cm −1 were attributed to the amine groups and acetylated groups of CS [41,42]. CS/FeO NC IR spectra revealed the presence of O-H bands around 1080 cm −1 , and 958 cm −1 , C-H bands at 2976 cm −1 , 2889 cm −1 , 1255 cm −1 and 1150 cm −1 , N-H and C=O bands at 1384 cm −1 , Fe-O bands at 689 cm −1 , 644 cm −1 , 546 cm −1 , 487 cm −1 , 410 cm −1 [43].…”