“…The analytical chemistry toolbox offers various methods to elucidate the chemical structure of metabolites, including tandem mass spectrometry, nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy, and radiolabeled analysis of samples. − Tandem mass spectrometry (MS/MS) is sensitive and fast, but data interpretation relies strongly on external standards collected in various libraries. On the other hand, NMR spectroscopy can resolve chemical structures without database references, − ,− but extensive purification is usually required, which is challenging, especially in multiwell plate in vitro studies. ,,,− Much progress has recently been achieved using infrared ion spectroscopy (IRIS), where IR spectra of mass-to-charge selected species in an LC–MS workflow are measured. − IRIS combines the sensitivity and selectivity of MS with the structural diagnostics of IR spectroscopy and has been successfully applied to identify, for instance, drug and plant metabolites. − ,,− …”