“…2-(4,5-Dihydro-1H-imidazol-2-yl)phenol (58 mg, 0.37 mmol), which was prepared according to the literature method (Bishop et al, 2002), and nickel(II) perchlorate hexahydrate (65 mg, 0.18 mmol) were dissolved separately in methanol (5 ml). The solutions were mixed and stirred for 0.5 h. The clear solution was then kept at room temperature.…”