A new alcohol soluble functionalized vic-dioxime, bis-[(1-hydroxyhexyl)-(8,9-hydroxyimino)-7,10-dithiahexacosane (LH 2 ), and its alcohol-soluble mono and dinuclear complexes (Ni II , Cu II , Co II , Mn II , Pd II and UO 2 II ) have been prepared from 6-mercapto-1-hexanol and (E,E)-dichloroglyoxime under high dilution basic conditions. Reactive polyalcohol moieties appended at the periphery of the oxime containing two different heteroatoms (S-, O-), serve as a weak exocyclic binding sites for Pd II and Ag I metal ions and also provide solubility for the vic-dioxime complexes in low molecular-weight alcohols. Both mono-nuclear (LH) 2 M and homodinuclear (LH) 2 (UO 2 ) 2 (OH) 2 and heterotrinuclear (LH) 2 MM 2 ¢ Xn, where M = Co II M¢ = Pd II , X = Cl ) , n = 4 and Ag I X = NO 3 ) , n = 2) complexes have been obtained with a 1:2, 2:2, 3:2 metal/ligand ratio, respectively. Electronic spectra of the modified vic-dioximes exhibit monitorable changes in UV. All mono and dinuclear-complexes are soluble in common organic solvents. The elemental analysis, 1 H-n.m.r, i.r., u.v-vis, and f.a.b.-m.s data and by cyclic and differential pulse voltammetry measurements are presented.