Chlorido[N,N′-dibenzyl-N′′-(trichloroacetyl)phosphoramidato-κ²O,O′](1,10-phenanthroline-κ²N,N′)copper(II)

In the title complex, [Cu(C16H16Cl3N3O2P)Cl(C12H8N2)], the CuIIcation presents a square-pyramidal environment, where the CuO2N2base is formed by two O atoms from carbonyl and phosphoryl groups, and by two N atoms from a 1,10-phenanthroline molecule. A coordinated Cl atom occupies the apex. N—H...Cl hydrogen bonds link the molecules into one-dimensional chains. The trichloromethyl group is rotationally disordered over two positions, with occupancies of 0.747 (7) and 0.253 (7).