Mannich bases are compounds formed from phenols and amines, characterized by intramolecular hydrogen bonds whose strength depends on the substituent implanted on the phenol ring; moreover, as shown by uv measurements, the strength of the interaction for a given phenol derivative depends strongly on the solvent In this work, we have studied the ir spectra of 2,3,4,5-tetrachloro-6-[(diethylamino)methyl]phenol (TCMBH)