Asian Journal of Chemistry; Vol. 30, No. 2 (2018), 280-292 in the azo dyes compounds, such as hydroxyl, carboxylic acid, halogens, esters and amines [19,20]. An important uses of azo imidazole compounds used analytical reagents for solvent extraction to determination of some metal ions [21,22]. The heterocyclic azo imidazole compounds have important role in spectral determination field to determine the trace amount of elements especially transition metal ions and heavy metals because of high sensitivity and selectivity [23,24].The present work describes the synthesis and spectral characterizations of 2'[2'-(1-hydroxy-4-methyl phenyl)azo]-imidazole (HMePAI = HL), containing phenolic-OH function and imidazole moiety. The heterocyclic mono azo dye ligand and its metal complexes were studied by various spectral analysis and screened for their biological activities. As well as the study of ligand and Ni(II) complex of prescription drug anticancer by using the lines of cancerous liver cells of the type HePG2 and compared with line of the ordinary cells.