Chloro[N,N′‐ethyl­enediimino­bis(acetyl­acetonato)]gallium(III)

In the title compound, Ga(C₁₂H₁₈N₂O₂)Cl], the Ga atom is coordinated to a Cl atom and the two imine N and two enolate O atoms of the Schiff base ligand. The literature reveals few examples of a five‐coordinate GaO₂N₂Cl environment, and only two where both the N and the O atoms are contained within the same ligand. This configuration has the effect of constraining the complex into a square‐pyramidal geometry with less distortion than if formed by two or more ligands. The Ga—N and Ga—O distances are within the ranges expected for Ga–Schiff base derivatives. This compound is also the first group 13 complex containing the N,N′‐ethyl­ene­bis­(acetyl­acetoneimine) (acacen) ligand.