Chloro(2,9-dimethyl-1,10-phenanthroline-N,N′)(isoquinoline-1-carboxylato-O,N)copper(II)

The asymmetric unit of the title compound, CuCl(C₁₀H₆NO₂)(C₁₄H₁₂N₂)], contains two monomeric copper mol­ecules, A and B. Each Cu atom is coordinated to one 2,9-di­methyl-1,10-phenanthroline (neocuproine) ligand via both N atoms, to one iso­quinoline-1-carboxyl­ate anion (IQC⁻) via the N and one O atom, and to one Cl⁻ anion. The environment of the Cu atom is approximately square pyramidal, with the apical position occupied by an N atom of neocuproine. In mol­ecule A, the Cu atom is 0.301 (1) Å above the basal plane; this distance is 0.316 (1) Å in mol­ecule B. The crystal packing is characterized by several hydrogen bonds.