The infrared spectra of caffeine salts

Abstract
The infrared spectra of caffeine and its salts show that protonation occurs at position 9, the free nitrogen atom in the imidazole ring. N+H stretching and in-plane and out-of-plane bending modes have been assigned with the help of the deuterated salts. Protonation causes changes in some ring modes, accompanied by shifts in the carbonyl stretching frequencies to higher values.

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