The　complex　monoaqua[(9-hydroxy-fluorene-9-carboxylato)(N,N-　Dimethylisopropanolamine)]copper(II)　semihydrate,　Cu(C14H　8O3)(C5H13NO)(H2O)]　·0.5H2O　(Mr　=　417.93),　crystallizes　in　triclinic　system,　space　group　P1　with　a　=　9.846(2),　b　=12.419(3),　c　=16.781(3)Å,　α=75.55(3),　β　=　75.00(3),　γ　=　84.58(3)°,　V　=1918.5(7)Å3,　Z　=　4,　F(000)　=872,　Dc=1.45g/cm　3　and　μ=　1.17mm-1.　The　final　R　and　wR　are　0.0481　and　0.1427　for　7099　observed　reflections,　respectively.　The　coordination　polyhedron　around　the　copper　atom　is　a　distorted　square　pyramid,　the　basal　plane　consisting　of　one　carboxyl　oxygen　atom　and　one　α-hydroxylated　oxygen　atom　from　a　9-hydroxy-fluorene-9-carboxylato　ligand,　one　nitrogen　atom　and　one　oxygen　atom　from　the　N,N-dimethylisopropanolamine　ligand;　while　the　axial　coordination　site　is　occupied　by　a　water　oxygen　atom　with　a　Cu-O　bond　length　of　2.428(3)Å.