[Fe(bpp)
2][Pt(ox)
2]·H
2O (with bpp = 2,6-bis(pyrazol-3-yl)-pyridine and ox = oxalate) was prepared, and itsspin crossover behavior was characterized. The two-step spin transition behavior chan
ges over several cycles.The ori
ginal behavior is restored when the sample is allowed to relax for a week. Furthermore, the ST exhibitsa stron
g dependence on the heatin
g and coolin
g rate. Heatin
g the compound at 1 K/min leads to a spintransition with a third step and a second plateau at
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g the sample to 77 K also affects thespin transition behavior. The kinetic relaxation is followed after quenchin
g and after li
ght-induced excitedspin state trappin
g experiments.