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In the title compound, [Cu(C10H8N2)(C18H15P)2]NO2·CHCl3·0.5H2O, the Cu atom is tetrahedrally coordinated by a bidentate 2,2′-bipyridine ligand and two PPh3 ligands. The Cu—N and Cu—P distances are similar to those observed in similar compounds. The range of coordination angles shows a moderate distortion from ideal tetrahedral geometry. The bipyridine ligand is twisted [14.2 (4)°] about the ring–ring C—C bond. The nitrate anion and the water and chloroform molecules of solvation are disordered. In the crystal structure, there are O(water)—H...O(nitrate), C—H...O(water) and C—H...O(nitrate) hydrogen bonds.