LR5 - one catalog to work on both Mac-OSX and PC-Windows versions of Lightroom ?

Hi,
I need help to determine if this workflow has a chance to work.
PC-Windows computer is at home, I travel with MacBook Air with OSX system.
I place a job in a catalog that is located in a 'dropbox' folder, so a folder that auto-synchronizes itself on both the Mac & PC.
Will I be able to edit photos inside the very same one LR5-catalog on both Mac & PC or a PC-created catalog cannot be opened on Mac ?
What I basically want to achieve is have raw files on PC, start work on PC, but when I try I wanted to use SMart Previews to be able to do edits on the go, pick up where I finished on the PC and when I get back home for the catalog to be synchronized so any edit I did on the MacBook to be visible back on the PC so I can just smoothly work on images regardless of which machine I use.
How to accomplish that ?

exFAT is probably your best bet because it doesn't have file size limitations that FAT32 does and is readable and writable by both Windows and the Mac OS. I have no idea what your TV wants; best to check the owners manual.
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