The title complex, [Mn2(glu)(L)2(HL)2]・0.5H2O (H2glu = glutaric acid, HL = 2-(2-chloro-6-fluorophenyl)-1Himidazo[ 4,5-f][1,10]phenanthroline) has been synthesized using a hydrothermal method and characterized by elemental analysis, IR spectroscopy and single-crystal X-ray diffraction. Crystal data: C162H88Cl8F8Mn4N32O9, triclinic, space group P1¯, a = 14.932(5), b = 16.414(5), c = 17.891(5) Å , α = 115.851(5), β = 91.288(5), γ = 112.894(5)◦, V = 3536.4(19) Å3, Z = 1. Compound 1 exhibits 1D chains which are further stacked by C-H...π interactions to give two-dimensional supramolecular layers.