Density, refractive index, and related properties for 2-butanone plus n-hexane binary mixtures at various temperatures

Density refractive index n and the related properties molar volume V and molar refraction R have been investigated for 2-butanone + n-hexane liquid binary mixtures over the entire composition range and a wide range of temperatures. Some well-known relationships have been applied to study the temperature and composition dependence of the measured and derived quantities. Furthermore, the deviations of the respective excess properties V-E, n(E), and R-E have been examined, with the aim of identifying particular intermolecular interaction patterns responsible for the macroscopic behavior of these binary mixtures. The results have been interpreted on the basis of structural and geometric effects between the components.