In this work the intermolecular interaction of ionic liquid 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate [Bmim][BF4] and methyl acrylate [MA] were examined from the measurement of physicochemical properties (density, ultrasonic speed, viscosity and refractive index) at temperatures, T/K = 293.15 to 318.15 and atmospheric pressure. The experimental data were used to calculate the excess properties such as excess molar volume, VmE, excess speed of sound, uE, excess molar isentropic compressibility, Ks, mE, deviation in viscosities Δη, and deviation in refractive index, ΔϕnD. In addition, the partial molar volume, (V¯m,1 and V¯m,2) and compressibility (K¯s,m,1 and K¯s,m,2); and excess partial molar volume, (V¯m,1E and V¯m,2E); and compressibility, (K¯s,m,1E and K¯s,m,2E) over the entire composition range; and partial molar volume (V¯m,1° and V¯m,2°); and compressibility (K¯s,m,1° and K¯s,m,2°) and excess partial molar volume (V¯m,1°E and V¯m,2°E) and compressibility (K¯s,m,1°E and K¯s,m,2°E) at infinite dilution have also been calculated. The correlations of these excess properties were made with the Redlich–Kister polynomial equations. From the variations of these parameters with composition and temperature, the results were discussed from the point of intermolecular interactions prevailing in this system. Also, some theoretical mixing rules (Lorentz-Lorenz, Gladstone-Dale, Arago-Biot, Weiner and Eykman) usually used in correlating the refractive indexes were assessed and results were compared with experimental data.
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