Excess molar volumes V-E at 298.15 K were determined by means of a vibrating tube densimeter for binary mixtures of heptane + primary n-alkyl (C-3 to C-10) and branched amines (iso-propyl-, iso-, sec-, and tert-butyl-, iso-, tert-pentyl-, and pentan-3-amine) in the whole composition range. The apparent molar volumes of solid dodecyl- and tetradecylamine in heptane dilute solution were also determined. The V-E values were found positive for mixtures involving C-3 to C-8 linear amines, with V-E decreasing with chain lengthening. Heptane + nonyl and decylamine showed s-shaped, markedly asymmetric, curves. Mixtures with branched C-3 to C-5 amines displayed positive V-E's larger than those observed in the mixtures of the corresponding linear isomers. Partial molar volumes V-o at infinite dilution in heptane were evaluated for the examined amines and compared with those of alkanes and alkanols taken from the literature. An additivity scheme, based on the intrinsic volume approach, was applied to estimate group (CH3, CH2, CH, C, NH2, and OH) contributions to V-o. The effect of branching on V and the limiting slope of the apparent excess molar volumes were evaluated and discussed in terms of solute-solvent and solute-solute interactions. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.