2,2'-bipyridine (bpy), 1,10-phenanthroline (phen)) and [Cu(sampn)Fe(L)Cl] (H4sampn = N,N'-2-propanedisalicylamide) were synthesized. From elemental analyses, IR, magnetic and conductance measurements, the complexes have phenoxy-bridged structure and consist of a Cu(II) in a planar environment and Fe(III) in a square-pyramidal environment with S = 3/2. [Cu(samen)Fe(L)Cl] were characterized with variable-temp. magnetic susceptibility (4-300 K), giving the parameters J = -23.12 cm-1, q = -4.1 K for bpy and J = -40.77 cm-1, q = -4.6 K for phen, indicating that a moderate antiferromagnetic spin-exchange interaction operates between the metal ions and only a weak intermol. interaction is present between 2 binuclear units.

Key words: INFRARED SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, NITROGEN, ELEMENTAL ANALYSIS, IRON COMPLEX, COPPER COMPLEX, DINUCLEAR COMPLEX, SALICYLIC ACID P, MAGNETISM, AMIDES P