The title complex Ba (thd) 2(phen) 2 (thd = 2, 2, 6, 6-tetramethyl-2, 5-heptanedionate, phen = 1, 10-phenanthroline) (C 46H 54O 4N 4Ba, M r = 864.29) was prepared by the reaction of barium dichloride dihydrate with 2, 2, 6, 6-tetramethyl-3, 5-hep-tanedione and 1, 10-phenanthroline in DME(DME = MeOCH 2CH 2OMe) and was characterized by X-ray diffraction analysis. The title complex crystallized in monoclinic system, space group P2 1/n (# 14) with a = 12.542(2), b = 19.881(3), c = 18.253(3) Å, β = 105.50(1)°, V = 4385(1) Å 3, Z = 4, D c = 1.309g/cm 3, F(000) = 1784.00, μ = 9.50cm -1, The final R = 0.033 and R w, = 0.043 for 5728 observed reflections with I≥3σ(I). The crystal structure shows the β-diketonate ligand coordinated to barium with a delocalized π bond. The mean bond distances of Ba - N and Ba - O are 2.949 Å and 2.657 Å, respectively.