The title complex [Ni(IDB)(2)] [C6H4(OH)COO]. ClO4. CH3CH2OH .H2O [IDB = N,N-di(2-benzimidazolylmethyl) imine] has been synthesized and characterized by elemental analysis, IR and UV - Vis spectra The crystal structure has been determined by single crystal X-ray diffraction. The crystal of mononuclear Ni(II) complex is triclinic system, space group, P (1) over bar, a = 1.1010(2)nm, b = 1.3800(3)nm, c=1.5550(3)nm, alpha = 100.75(3)degrees, beta = 102.97(3)degrees, gamma = 107.56(3)degrees, V = 2.1113(7)nm(3), Z = 2, F(000) = 952, D-c = 1.438g/cm(3), M-r = 914.01, mu = 0.591mm(-1). The final R [...