Densities, speeds of sound, heats of mixing, refractive indices and surface tensions for the binary mixtures of 2-methyl-tetrahydrofuran with benzene, fluorobenzene and chlorobenzene have been determined at atmospheric pressure at the temperature of 298.15 K. Excess molar volumes, excess isentropic compressibilities, excess molar enthalpies, refractive index deviations and surface tension deviations have been calculated from the experimental data and fitted to a Redlich-Kister polynomial function. The Prigogine-Flory-Patterson theory has been used to predict the excess thermophysical properties of the binary mixtures. (C) 2005 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.