TY - JOUR EP - 160 KW - Decomposition temperature; Empirical correlations; Imidazolium; Imidazolium ionic liquids; Thermal expansion coefficients; Thermogravimetric KW - Chlorine compounds; Cyanides; Density (specific gravity); Ionic liquids; Viscosity KW - Refractive index JF - Physics and Chemistry of Liquids VL - 50 N2 - 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. AV - none Y1 - 2012/// A1 - Ziyada, A.K. A1 - Wilfred, C.D. A1 - Murugesan, T. ID - scholars3056 SN - 00319104 TI - Densities, viscosities and refractive indices of 1-alkyl-3-propanenitrile imidazolium chloride ionic liquids IS - 2 SP - 152 N1 - cited By 7 UR - https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84859190682&doi=10.1080%2f00319104.2010.521928&partnerID=40&md5=b96559d345277f98522e8d612d83be79 ER -