An amphiphlic ferric Schiff base complex, FeLCl . 2H(2)O (L = N,N'-bis-(1-p
henyl-3-methyl-4-octadecyridene-pyrazone-5-one)ethylene is newly synthesize
d and characterized. Surface pressure-area isotherm on pure water subphase
of the complex shows stable Langmuir film-formation. UV-visible spectroscop
y and low-angle x-ray diffraction indicate that LB films transferred on hyd
rophilic glass are of highly ordered structure.