A trans-diaqua nickel(II) complex of the type [L2-)NiII(H2O)2].nH2O (1.nH2O) was isolated where LH2 is (E)-2-(2-((2-hydroxyphenylimino)methyl)phenoxy)acetic acid (LH2), a tetradentate ligand. The molecular geometry of 1.nH2O was confirmed by single crystal...