Comment on “Understanding the infrared spectrum of the protic ionic liquid DEMATfO by atomistic simulations” by F. Parisi, Y. Chen, K. Wippermann, C. Korte, P. M. Kowalski, M. Eikerling and C. Rodenbücher, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. , 2024, 26 , 28037 | Synapse
February 8, 2026Open Access
Comment on “Understanding the infrared spectrum of the protic ionic liquid DEMATfO by atomistic simulations” by F. Parisi, Y. Chen, K. Wippermann, C. Korte, P. M. Kowalski, M. Eikerling and C. Rodenbücher, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. , 2024, 26 , 28037
Key Points
The aim is to clarify inaccuracies in the interpretation of the infrared spectrum of diethylmethylammonium triflate.
Review of a recent article on DEMA TfO's infrared spectrum.
Analysis of reported spectral data.
Identified errors in the assignment of infrared peaks for DEMA TfO.
Highlighted the implications of inaccurate spectral analysis on understanding ionic liquids.
Abstract
A comment on a recent article in this journal that misassigned the infrared spectrum of liquid diethylmethylammonium triflate (DEMA TfO), a room-temperature ionic liquid.