In the ethanol solvent, a nickel(II) complex Ni(C12H10N2O2S)2 upon reaction of 2’-(2-thienylidene)-hydroxybenzoylhydrazide with nickel acetate was synthesized, and its structure was characterized by IR, UV, elemental analysis and X-ray diffraction analysis. The crystal belongs to monoclinic system, space group C2/c with a = 22.052(3), b = 5.9681(6), c = 18.522(2) , β = 110.679(4)°, V = 2280.6(4) 3, Z = 4, Mr = 551.27, μ = 1.606 mm-1, Dc = 1.075 g/cm3, F(000) = 1136 and Rint = 0.0556. The nickel(Ⅱ ) atom in the compound is four-coordinated with two nitrogen atoms from amide and two oxygen atoms from keto group. The biological activities have been measured, show- ing the compound exhibits better anti-bacterial activity than the ligand.
