“…Thus, this article is based on our previous work [ 9 ] discussing the phase profile of a quaternary mixture of fluorinated esters and acids within a reactive distillation process. In particular, our previous work [ 9 ] provides data on the vapour–liquid equilibrium in the binary system methyl trifluoroacetate (MeTFA [ 10 ] )— 2 , 2 , 2 ‐trifluoroacetic acid (TFA [ 11 ] ). The combination of a Brønsted acid, such as TFA, and a Brønsted base, for example, lactam, is a subset of such ILs as protic ionic liquids (PILs).…”