The novel API-IL, 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium salicylate was synthesized.
Effect of the API-IL on the thermodynamic properties of some amino acid has been investigated.
The API-IL behaves as structure maker in the studied amino acids solutions.
Dehydration effect was observed more effective in glycine rather than l-alanine.
Dominant interaction between amino acid and API-IL are ion-hydrophilic and hydrophilic-hydrophilic interactions.