ABSTRACT: In this study, four novel Cu-(II) complexes of the type [Cu-(imine)-(b-diketone)-(NO3)], namely, [Cu-(clmp)-(bta)-(NO3)]·H2O 1, [Cu-(clmp)-(btacl)-(NO3)] 2, [Cu-(memp)-(bta)-(NO3)]·H2O 3, and [Cu-(memp)-(btacl)-(NO3)]·H2O 4, in which clmp = 4-chloro-N-(pyridin-2-methylene) aniline, memp = 4-methyl-N-(pyridin-2-methylene) aniline, bta = (4,4,4-trifluoro-1-phenyl-1,3-butanedionate, and btacl = 1-(4-chlorophenyl)-4,4,4-trifluoro-1,3-butanedionate), were prepared and characterized by elemental analysis, mass spectrometry, conductivity measurements, FT-IR, UV-vis, and single-crystal X-ray diffraction. The spectral and structural data confirmed that the β-diketone ani
