Accepted Manuscript Synthesis, experimental and DFT characterization of the 2-((E)-(2-[(E)-2,3- Dihydroxybenzylideneamino]-5-methylphenyl)iminiomethyl)-6-hydroxyphenolate and its Ni(II) and Cu(II) complexes S. Ali Beyramabadi, Bahareh Esmaeili, Azar Gharib, Mahdi Khorsandi-Chenarboo, Ali Morsali, Maryam Khashi, Razieh Sanavi-Khoshnood PII: S0022-2860(17)30831-1 DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2017.06.050 Reference: MOLSTR 23936 To appear in: Journal of Molecular Structure Received Date: 9 February 2017 Revised Date: 6 June 2017 Accepted Date: 12 June 2017 Please cite this article as: S.A. Beyramabadi, B. Esmaeili, A. Gharib, M. Khorsandi-Chenarboo, A. Morsali, M. Khashi, R. Sanavi-Khoshnood, Synthesis, experimental and DFT characterization of the 2- ((E)-(2-[(E)-2,3-Dihydroxybenzylideneamino]-5-methylphenyl)iminiomethyl)-6-hydroxyphenolate and its Ni(II) and Cu(II) complexes, Journal of Molecular Structure (2017), doi: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2017.06.050. This is a PDF file of an unedited manuscript that has been accepted for publication. As a service to our customers we are providing this early version of the manuscript. The manuscript will undergo copyediting, typesetting, and review of the resulting proof before it is published in its final form. Please note that during the production process errors may be discovered which could affect the content, and all legal disclaimers that apply to the journal pertain.