The crystal structure of the title compound, chloro(1,10-phenanthroline-N,N
')(1-phenyl-1,3-butanedionato-O,O')copper(II), [CuCl(C10H9O2)(C12H8N2)], ha
s been determined. The Cu II ion displays a distorted square-pyramidal coor
dination, being linked to the two O atoms of the benzoylacetonate ligand an
d the two N atoms of the 1,10-phenanthroline ligand in the basal plane, and
the Cl atom in the apical site. The Cu-N, Cu-O and Cu-Cl bond lengths are
2.043 (2)/ 2.025 (2), 1.914 (2)/1.941 (2) and 2.485 (1) Angstrom, respectiv
ely.