Dimethylglyoxime, is used as a chelating agent which forms complexes with metals such as copper, nickel, and palladium. Dimethylglyoxime reacts with a nickel salt in a green solution to generate a red colored insoluble tetradentate coordinate complex of nickel. It is used as a reagent for the colorimetric determination of urea and ureido compounds.

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