title: Reply to the Comment on the article "Gutmann donor and acceptor numbers for ionic liquids" (Chem. Eur. J. 2012, 18, 10969-10982) by J.-F. Gal and C. Laurence.
authors.affiliation: Inorganic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy, University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, Egerlandstrasse 1, 91058 Erlangen (Germany).
authors.forename: Matthias
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Schmeisser
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Illner
authors.forename: Ralph
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Puchta
authors.forename: Achim
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Zahl
authors.forename: Rudi
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: van Eldik
keywords: NMR spectroscopy; donor-acceptor systems; ionic liquids; nucleophilicity; solvent effects