ReactIR - FTIR Spectrometers

FTIR Spectrometers for Stable, Scalable, Consistent Process Development

ReactIR 701 ftir spectrometer

ReactIR 701L

Liquid Nitrogen MCT

High-sensitivity detector with >24 hour hold time for demanding applications. Read more

ReactIR 702 ftir spectrometer

ReactIR 702L

TE-Cooled MCT

Solid-state detector cooling delivers high performance without the need for liquid nitrogen. Read more

ReactIR 45p process ftir spectrometer

ReactIR 45P

Process FTIR

Transfer reaction understanding across scales, from the laboratory to classified plant areas. Read more

Versatile FTIR Spectrometers

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Solutions from Lab to Plant

Small enough to fit in a fume hood, ATEX rated to fit in a plant, and sampling technology to sample any reaction or process. ReactIR can be used to prove that what happens in the plant is what you observed in the lab.

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One Click Analytics™

Designed specifically for time-resolved reaction analysis, iC IR software combines a peak picking algorithm with functional group intelligence to drastically reduce analysis time. Read more

reaction analysis experts

Reaction Analysis Experts

As a company, METTLER TOLEDO has over 30 years of dedicated reaction analysis experience. This is our focus and our passion. We built this expertise into fit-for-purpose FTIR spectrometers.

Is FTIR or Raman better for my application?

Raman and FTIR spectrometers offer molecular information about the structure and composition of chemical and biological samples. Because of the fundamental principles that govern each technology, both can yield complementary information. However, frequently one technology is a better choice, depending on the nature of the application.

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What are FTIR spectrometers used for?

Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectrometers are used in both industry and academic laboratories to better understand the molecular structure of materials as well as the kinetics, mechanisms, and pathways in chemical reactions and catalytic cycles. FTIR spectrometers help in understanding the structure of individual molecules and the composition of molecular mixtures. FTIR spectrometers have broad use and applicability in the analysis of molecules important in the pharmaceutical, chemical, and polymer industries.

What is FTIR spectroscopy?

Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) is a type of infrared (IR) spectroscopy that has been in existence for several decades now as a valuable tool to interrogate samples of unknown composition. FTIR is one of the most heavily used optical spectroscopy techniques by scientists in academia, government, and the industrial sector. Infrared spectroscopy takes advantage of the fact that atom-to-atom bonds vibrate at specific frequencies.

When energy, comprised of multiple frequencies (such as that from an infrared source), is introduced to these molecular vibrations, an absorption of that infrared energy occurs at that same molecular vibrational frequency. Plotting the intensity of the absorbance across a range of frequencies, yields an infrared spectrum. Furthermore, bonds of different types (e.g., double, triple) and different atoms (e.g, C–O, C–H, C–N, etc.) each have specific vibrational frequencies.

The specificity of these vibrational frequencies can be thought of as a fingerprint of the atom-to-atom bonds that make up a given molecule. This fingerprint then makes it possible to identify molecules or compounds in a mixture and likewise can detect the making and breaking of chemical bonds that occur in a reaction.

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What is the difference between IR and FTIR?

FTIR (Fourier transform infrared) is a type of IR (Infrared) spectroscopy, that allows scientists to probe the vibrations of molecules. Infrared Spectroscopy was traditionally a dispersive technique, making use of technology such as a monochromator to scan across the wavelengths of the infrared spectrum. With FTIR spectroscopy, all the wavelengths of light are measured at the same time, using an interferometer. The infrared spectrum is then obtained through a mathematical transformation called a Fourier transform. As all the wavelengths are measured simultaneously, FTIR can collect spectra much faster than scanning techniques.

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