==Preparation== Dimethylglyoxime can be prepared from butanone first by reaction with ethyl nitrite followed by sodium hydroxylamine monosulfonate: ==Ni(dmgH)2== Dimethylglyoxime is used as a chelating agent in the gravimetric analysis of nickel: The use of DMG as a reagent to detect nickel was discovered by L. A. Chugaev in 1905. For qualitative ... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dimethylglyoxime