Three types of interplay/synergy between spin-crossover (SCO) and liquid crystalline (LC) phase transitions can be predicted:(i) systems with coupled phase transitions, where the structural changes associated to the Cr↔ LC phase transition drives the spin-state transition,(ii) systems where both transitions coexist in the same temperature region but are not coupled, and (iii) systems with uncoupled phase transitions. Here we present a new ...
