Bis(1,10-phenanthroline-κ(2) N,N′)(sulfato-O)copper(II) propane-1,3-diol monosolvate

In the title compound, [Cu(SO(4))(C(12)H(8)N(2))(2)]·C(3)H(8)O(2), the Cu(II) ion is bonded to two chelating 1,10-phenanthroline (phen) ligands and one O atom from a monodentate sulfate ligand in a distorted square-based pyramidal arrangement, with the O atom in a basal site. The two chelating N(2)C(2) groups subtend a dihedral angle of 71.10 (15)°. In the crystal, the solvent mol­ecule forms two O—H⋯O hydrogen bonds to its adjacent complex mol­ecule. The chosen crystal was found to be a racemic twin; the presence of pseudosymmetry in the structure suggests the higher symmetry space group C2/c, but attempts to refine the structure in this space group resulted in an unsatisfactory model and high R and wR values.