%0 Journal Article %@ 00319104 %A Ziyada, A.K. %A Wilfred, C.D. %A Murugesan, T. %D 2012 %F scholars:3056 %J Physics and Chemistry of Liquids %K Decomposition temperature; Empirical correlations; Imidazolium; Imidazolium ionic liquids; Thermal expansion coefficients; Thermogravimetric, Chlorine compounds; Cyanides; Density (specific gravity); Ionic liquids; Viscosity, Refractive index %N 2 %P 152-160 %R 10.1080/00319104.2010.521928 %T Densities, viscosities and refractive indices of 1-alkyl-3-propanenitrile imidazolium chloride ionic liquids %U https://khub.utp.edu.my/scholars/3056/ %V 50 %X In this study, a series of nitrile-functionalised imidazolium ionic liquids (C 2CN RimCl, where R = butyl, hexyl and octyl) were synthesised by reacting imidazole with acrylonitrile and then with butyl, hexyl and octyl chlorides, respectively. The structure of these compounds were established using 1H NMR, FT-IR and elemental analyses. The densities and viscosities were measured at T = (293.15-353.15 K), whereas the refractive index was measured at T = (293.15-333.15 K) and empirical correlations were proposed to represent this study. The decomposition temperatures were determined using a thermogravimetric analyser. The thermal expansion coefficients were also calculated and reported. © 2012 Copyright Taylor and Francis Group, LLC. %Z cited By 7