Article Highlights• Binary mixtures of acetone with 1-propanol, 1,2-propanediol and 1,3-propanediol were analyzed • Viscosity and refractive index were measured • Deviations in viscosity and refractive index were calculated • Modeling of viscosity and refractive index was performed Abstract Viscosities and refractive indices of three binary systems, acetone+1-propanol, acetone+1,2-propanediol and acetone+1,3-propanediol, were measured at eight temperatures (288.15, 293.15, 298.15, 303.15, 308.15, 313.15, 318.15 and 323.15 K) and at atmospheric pressure. From these data, viscosity deviations and deviations in refractive index were calculated and fitted to the Redlich-Kister equation. The viscosity modelling was done by two types of models: predictive UNIFAC-VISCO and ASOG VISCO and correlative Teja--Rice and McAlister equations. The refractive indices of binary mixtures were predicted by various mixing rules and compared with experimental data.