The LIESST and SCO behavior of five complexes belonging to the family of mononuclear [FeII (L Ch) 2 (NCX) 2] complexes has been investigated. A two-stepped T (LIESST) curve has been detected for [FeII (LS) 2 (NCS) 2].[FeII (L Se) 2 (NCS) 2] exhibits a small light induced thermal hysteresis (LITH), whereas no SCO could be detected for [FeII (LO) 2 (NCS) 2].