Zn5C28H12O17C9H8O4 crystallizes in the orthorhombic P2_12_12_1 space group. The structure consists of eight 1,3-dimethoxy-2,2-bis(methoxymethyl)propane molecules inside a Zn5C28H12O17 framework. In the Zn5C28H12O17 framework, there are ten inequivalent Zn sites. In the first Zn site, Zn(1) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one O(1), one O(31), one O(32), one O(4), and one O(5) atom. The Zn(1)-O(1) bond length is 1.93 Å. The Zn(1)-O(31) bond length is 2.43 Å. The Zn(1)-O(32) bond length is 1.95 Å. The Zn(1)-O(4) bond length is 1.94 Å. The Zn(1)-O(5) bond length is 1.98 Å. In the second Zn site, Zn(2) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one O(34), one O(36), one O(38), one O(39), and one O(40) atom. The Zn(2)-O(34) bond length is 1.97 Å. The Zn(2)-O(36) bond length is 1.95 Å. The Zn(2)-O(38) bond length is 1.94 Å. The Zn(2)-O(39) bond length is 1.97 Å. The Zn(2)-O(40) bond length is 2.36 Å. In the third Zn site, Zn(3) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one O(11), one O(14), one O(16), and one O(17) atom. The Zn(3)-O(11) bond length is 2.06 Å. The Zn(3)-O(14) bond length is 2.12 Å. The Zn(3)-O(16) bond length is 2.03 Å. The Zn(3)-O(17) bond length is 2.05 Å. In the fourth Zn site, Zn(4) is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one O(33), one O(35), and one O(37) atom. The Zn(4)-O(33) bond length is 1.98 Å. The Zn(4)-O(35) bond length is 1.89 Å. The Zn(4)-O(37) bond length is 1.93 Å. In the fifth Zn site, Zn(5) is bonded in a distorted water-like geometry to one O(2) and one O(3) atom. The Zn(5)-O(2) bond length is 1.92 Å. The Zn(5)-O(3) bond length is 1.92 Å. In the sixth Zn site, Zn(6) is bonded to one O(22), one O(24), one O(25), and one O(27) atom to form corner-sharing ZnO4 trigonal pyramids. The Zn(6)-O(22) bond length is 2.02 Å. The Zn(6)-O(24) bond length is 2.00 Å. The Zn(6)-O(25) bond length is 2.07 Å. The Zn(6)-O(27) bond length is 1.99 Å. In the seventh Zn site, Zn(7) is bonded to one O(12), one O(21), one O(23), and one O(25) atom to form corner-sharing ZnO4 tetrahedra. The Zn(7)-O(12) bond length is 1.88 Å. The Zn(7)-O(21) bond length is 1.91 Å. The Zn(7)-O(23) bond length is 1.94 Å. The Zn(7)-O(25) bond length is 1.98 Å. In the eighth Zn site, Zn(8) is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one O(14), one O(18), and one O(19) atom. The Zn(8)-O(14) bond length is 1.94 Å. The Zn(8)-O(18) bond length is 1.98 Å. The Zn(8)-O(19) bond length is 1.94 Å. In the ninth Zn site, Zn(9) is bonded in a distorted T-shaped geometry to one O(10), one O(14), and one O(15) atom. The Zn(9)-O(10) bond length is 1.92 Å. The Zn(9)-O(14) bond length is 2.12 Å. The Zn(9)-O(15) bond length is 1.93 Å. In the tenth Zn site, Zn(10) is bonded in a T-shaped geometry to one O(13), one O(25), and one O(26) atom. The Zn(10)-O(13) bond length is 2.06 Å. The Zn(10)-O(25) bond length is 1.95 Å. The Zn(10)-O(26) bond length is 2.06 Å. There are fifty-six inequivalent C sites. In the first C site, C(1) is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one C(52), one O(1), and one O(2) atom. The C(1)-C(52) bond length is 1.48 Å. The C(1)-O(1) bond length is 1.28 Å. The C(1)-O(2) bond length is 1.25 Å. In the second C site, C(2) is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one C(23), one O(3), and one O(4) atom. The C(2)-C(23) bond length is 1.49 Å. The C(2)-O(3) bond length is 1.23 Å. The C(2)-O(4) bond length is 1.26 Å. In the third C site, C(3) is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one C(4), one O(5), and one O(6) atom. The C(3)-C(4) bond length is 1.47 Å. The C(3)-O(5) bond length is 1.19 Å. The C(3)-O(6) bond length is 1.28 Å. In the fourth C site, C(4) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one C(3), one C(5), and one C(9) atom. The C(4)-C(5) bond length is 1.38 Å. The C(4)-C(9) bond length is 1.35 Å. In the fifth C site, C(5) is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one C(4), one C(6), and one H(1) atom. The C(5)-C(6) bond length is 1.34 Å. The C(5)-H(1) bond length is 0.93 Å. In the sixth C site, C(6) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one C(5), one C(66), and one C(7) atom. The C(6)-C(66) bond length is 1.58 Å. The C(6)-C(7) bond length is 1.42 Å. In the seventh C site, C(7) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one C(6) and one H(2) atom. The C(7)-H(2) bond length is 0.93 Å. In the eighth C site, C(9) is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one C(4) and one H(3) atom. The C(9)-H(3) bond length is 0.93 Å. In the ninth C site, C(15) is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one C(16) and one H(10) atom. The C(15)-C(16) bond length is 1.42 Å. The C(15)-H(10) bond length is 0.93 Å. In the tenth C site, C(16) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one C(15), one C(17), and one C(65) atom. The C(16)-C(17) bond length is 1.35 Å. The C(16)-C(65) bond length is 1.52 Å. In the eleventh C site, C(17) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one C(16), one C(18), and one H(11) atom. The C(17)-C(18) bond length is 1.38 Å. The C(17)-H(11) bond length is 0.93 Å. In the twelfth C site, C(18) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one C(17), one C(19), and one C(20) atom. The C(18)-C(19) bond length is 1.39 Å. The C(18)-C(20) bond length is 1.51 Å. In the thirteenth C site, C(19) is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one C(18) and one H(12) atom. The C(19)-H(12) bond length is 0.93 Å. In the fourteenth C site, C(20) is bonded in a distorted bent 120 degrees geometry to one C(18), one O(12), and one O(13) atom. The C(20)-O(12) bond length is 1.28 Å. The C(20)-O(13) bond length is 1.19 Å. In the fifteenth C site, C(22) is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one C(23) and one H(13) atom. The C(22)-C(23) bond length is 1.39 Å. The C(22)-H(13) bond length is 0.93 Å. In the sixteenth C site, C(23) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one C(2), one C(22), and one C(24) atom. The C(23)-C(24) bond length is 1.40 Å. In the seventeenth C site, C(24) is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one C(23), one C(25), and one H(14) atom. The C(24)-C(25) bond length is 1.36 Å. The C(24)-H(14) bond length is 0.93 Å. In the eighteenth C site, C(25) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one C(24), one C(26), and one C(27) atom. The C(25)-C(26) bond length is 1.37 Å. The C(25)-C(27) bond length is 1.47 Å. In the nineteenth C site, C(26) is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one C(25) and one H(15) atom. The C(26)-H(15) bond length is 0.93 Å. In the twentieth C site, C(27) is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one C(25), one O(10), and one O(11) atom. The C(27)-O(10) bond length is 1.26 Å. The C(27)-O(11) bond length is 1.27 Å. In the twenty-first C site, C(28) is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one C(29), one O(15), and one O(16) atom. The C(28)-C(29) bond length is 1.53 Å. The C(28)-O(15) bond length is 1.25 Å. The C(28)-O(16) bond length is 1.21 Å. In the twenty-second C site, C(29) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one C(28), one C(30), and one C(35) atom. The C(29)-C(30) bond length is 1.35 Å. The C(29)-C(35) bond length is 1.39 Å. In the twenty-third C site, C(30) is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one C(29) and one H(16) atom. The C(30)-H(16) bond length is 0.93 Å. In the twenty-fourth C site, C(33) is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one C(34) and one H(19) atom. The C(33)-C(34) bond length is 1.36 Å. The C(33)-H(19) bond length is 0.93 Å. In the twenty-fifth C site, C(34) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one C(33), one C(35), and one C(36) atom. The C(34)-C(35) bond length is 1.33 Å. The C(34)-C(36) bond length is 1.52 Å. In the twenty-sixth C site, C(35) is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one C(29), one C(34), and one H(20) atom. The C(35)-H(20) bond length is 0.93 Å. In the twenty-seventh C site, C(36) is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one C(34), one O(26), and one O(27) atom. The C(36)-O(26) bond length is 1.28 Å. The C(36)-O(27) bond length is 1.25 Å. In the twenty-eighth C site, C(37) is bonded in a distorted bent 120 degrees geometry to one C(54), one O(17), and one O(18) atom. The C(37)-C(54) bond length is 1.51 Å. The C(37)-O(17) bond length is 1.27 Å. The C(37)-O(18) bond length is 1.23 Å. In the twenty-ninth C site, C(38) is bonded in a distorted bent 120 degrees geometry to one C(39), one O(19), and one O(20) atom. The C(38)-C(39) bond length is 1.51 Å. The C(38)-O(19) bond length is 1.26 Å. The C(38)-O(20) bond length is 1.21 Å. In the thirtieth C site, C(39) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one C(38), one C(40), and one C(46) atom. The C(39)-C(40) bond length is 1.40 Å. The C(39)-C(46) bond length is 1.39 Å. In the thirty-first C site, C(40) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one C(39), one C(41), and one H(21) atom. The C(40)-C(41) bond length is 1.31 Å. The C(40)-H(21) bond length is 0.93 Å. In the thirty-second C site, C(41) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one C(40), one C(42), and one C(44) atom. The C(41)-C(42) bond length is 1.50 Å. The C(41)-C(44) bond length is 1.36 Å. In the thirty-third C site, C(42) is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one C(41), one O(23), and one O(24) atom. The C(42)-O(23) bond length is 1.25 Å. The C(42)-O(24) bond length is 1.25 Å. In the thirty-fourth C site, C(43) is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one C(73), one O(21), and one O(22) atom. The C(43)-C(73) bond length is 1.46 Å. The C(43)-O(21) bond length is 1.26 Å. The C(43)-O(22) bond length is 1.29 Å. In the thirty-fifth C site, C(44) is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one C(41) and one H(22) atom. The C(44)-H(22) bond length is 0.93 Å. In the thirty-sixth C site, C(46) is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one C(39) and one H(23) atom. The C(46)-H(23) bond length is 0.93 Å. In the thirty-seventh C site, C(51) is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one C(52) and one H(28) atom. The C(51)-C(52) bond length is 1.34 Å. The C(51)-H(28) bond length is 0.93 Å. In the thirty-eighth C site, C(52) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one C(1), one C(51), and one C(53) atom. The C(52)-C(53) bond length is 1.39 Å. In the thirty-ninth C site, C(53) is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one C(52), one C(54), and one H(29) atom. The C(53)-C(54) bond length is 1.43 Å. The C(53)-H(29) bond length is 0.93 Å. In the fortieth C site, C(54) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one C(37), one C(53), and one C(55) atom. The C(54)-C(55) bond length is 1.38 Å. In the forty-first C site, C(55) is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one C(54) and one H(30) atom. The C(55)-H(30) bond length is 0.93 Å. In the forty-second C site, C(58) is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one C(59) and one H(33) atom. The C(58)-C(59) bond length is 1.36 Å. The C(58)-H(33) bond length is 0.93 Å. In the forty-third C site, C(59) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one C(58), one C(60), and one C(61) atom. The C(59)-C(60) bond length is 1.48 Å. The C(59)-C(61) bond length is 1.35 Å. In the forty-fourth C site, C(60) is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one C(59), one O(31), and one O(32) atom. The C(60)-O(31) bond length is 1.26 Å. The C(60)-O(32) bond length is 1.23 Å. In the forty-fifth C site, C(61) is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one C(59), one C(62), and one H(34) atom. The C(61)-C(62) bond length is 1.43 Å. The C(61)-H(34) bond length is 0.93 Å. In the forty-sixth C site, C(62) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one C(61), one C(63), and one C(64) atom. The C(62)-C(63) bond length is 1.36 Å. The C(62)-C(64) bond length is 1.45 Å. In the forty-seventh C site, C(63) is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one C(62) and one H(35) atom. The C(63)-H(35) bond length is 0.93 Å. In the forty-eighth C site, C(64) is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one C(62), one O(33), and one O(34) atom. The C(64)-O(33) bond length is 1.25 Å. The C(64)-O(34) bond length is 1.22 Å. In the forty-ninth C site, C(65) is bonded in a distorted bent 120 degrees geometry to one C(16), one O(35), and one O(36) atom. The C(65)-O(35) bond length is 1.25 Å. The C(65)-O(36) bond length is 1.23 Å. In the fiftieth C site, C(66) is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one C(6), one O(39), and one O(40) atom. The C(66)-O(39) bond length is 1.25 Å. The C(66)-O(40) bond length is 1.11 Å. In the fifty-first C site, C(67) is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one C(68), one O(37), and one O(38) atom. The C(67)-C(68) bond length is 1.48 Å. The C(67)-O(37) bond length is 1.20 Å. The C(67)-O(38) bond length is 1.25 Å. In the fifty-second C site, C(68) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one C(67), one C(69), and one C(74) atom. The C(68)-C(69) bond length is 1.41 Å. The C(68)-C(74) bond length is 1.44 Å. In the fifty-third C site, C(69) is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one C(68) and one H(36) atom. The C(69)-H(36) bond length is 0.93 Å. In the fifty-fourth C site, C(72) is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one C(73) and one H(39) atom. The C(72)-C(73) bond length is 1.39 Å. The C(72)-H(39) bond length is 0.93 Å. In the fifty-fifth C site, C(73) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one C(43), one C(72), and one C(74) atom. The C(73)-C(74) bond length is 1.35 Å. In the fifty-sixth C site, C(74) is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one C(68), one C(73), and one H(40) atom. The C(74)-H(40) bond length is 0.93 Å. There are twenty-four inequivalent H sites. In the first H site, H(1) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one C(5) atom. In the second H site, H(2) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one C(7) atom. In the third H site, H(3) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one C(9) atom. In the fourth H site, H(10) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one C(15) atom. In the fifth H site, H(11) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one C(17) atom. In the sixth H site, H(12) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one C(19) atom. In the seventh H site, H(13) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one C(22) atom. In the eighth H site, H(14) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one C(24) atom. In the ninth H site, H(15) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one C(26) atom. In the tenth H site, H(16) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one C(30) atom. In the eleventh H site, H(19) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one C(33) atom. In the twelfth H site, H(20) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one C(35) atom. In the thirteenth H site, H(21) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one C(40) atom. In the fourteenth H site, H(22) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one C(44) atom. In the fifteenth H site, H(23) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one C(46) atom. In the sixteenth H site, H(28) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one C(51) atom. In the seventeenth H site, H(29) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one C(53) atom. In the eighteenth H site, H(30) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one C(55) atom. In the nineteenth H site, H(33) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one C(58) atom. In the twentieth H site, H(34) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one C(61) atom. In the twenty-first H site, H(35) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one C(63) atom. In the twenty-second H site, H(36) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one C(69) atom. In the twenty-third H site, H(39) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one C(72) atom. In the twenty-fourth H site, H(40) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one C(74) atom. There are thirty-four inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(18) is bonded in a water-like geometry to one Zn(8) and one C(37) atom. In the second O site, O(19) is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one Zn(8) and one C(38) atom. In the third O site, O(20) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one C(38) atom. In the fourth O site, O(21) is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one Zn(7) and one C(43) atom. In the fifth O site, O(22) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Zn(6) and one C(43) atom. In the sixth O site, O(23) is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one Zn(7) and one C(42) atom. In the seventh O site, O(24) is bonded in a distorted bent 120 degrees geometry to one Zn(6) and one C(42) atom. In the eighth O site, O(17) is bonded in a distorted bent 120 degrees geometry to one Zn(3) and one C(37) atom. In the ninth O site, O(26) is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one Zn(10) and one C(36) atom. In the tenth O site, O(27) is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one Zn(6) and one C(36) atom. In the eleventh O site, O(31) is bonded in a distorted L-shaped geometry to one Zn(1) and one C(60) atom. In the twelfth O site, O(32) is bonded in a water-like geometry to one Zn(1) and one C(60) atom. In the thirteenth O site, O(33) is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one Zn(4) and one C(64) atom. In the fourteenth O site, O(34) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Zn(2) and one C(64) atom. In the fifteenth O site, O(35) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Zn(4) and one C(65) atom. In the sixteenth O site, O(36) is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one Zn(2) and one C(65) atom. In the seventeenth O site, O(37) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Zn(4) and one C(67) atom. In the eighteenth O site, O(38) is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one Zn(2) and one C(67) atom. In the nineteenth O site, O(39) is bonded in a water-like geometry to one Zn(2) and one C(66) atom. In the twentieth O site, O(40) is bonded in a distorted L-shaped geometry to one Zn(2) and one C(66) atom. In the twenty-first O site, O(25) is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Zn(10), one Zn(6), and one Zn(7) atom. In the twenty-second O site, O(1) is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one Zn(1) and one C(1) atom. In the twenty-third O site, O(2) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Zn(5) and one C(1) atom. In the twenty-fourth O site, O(3) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Zn(5) and one C(2) atom. In the twenty-fifth O site, O(4) is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one Zn(1) and one C(2) atom. In the twenty-sixth O site, O(5) is bonded in a linear geometry to one Zn(1) and one C(3) atom. In the twenty-seventh O site, O(6) is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one C(3) atom. In the twenty-eighth O site, O(10) is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one Zn(9) and one C(27) atom. In the twenty-ninth O site, O(11) is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one Zn(3) and one C(27) atom. In the thirtieth O site, O(12) is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one Zn(7) and one C(20) atom. In the thirty-first O site, O(13) is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one Zn(10) and one C(20) atom. In the thirty-second O site, O(14) is bonded in a trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Zn(3), one Zn(8), and one Zn(9) atom. In the thirty-third O site, O(15) is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one Zn(9) and one C(28) atom. In the thirty-fourth O site, O(16) is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one Zn(3) and one C(28) atom. Linkers: 5 [O]C(=O)c1cc(OCC(COc2cc(C([O])=O)cc(C([O])=O)c2)(COc2cc(C([O])=O)cc(C([O])=O)c2)COc2cc(C([O])=O)cc(C([O])=O)c2)cc(C([O])=O)c1 ,3 [O]C(=O)c1cc([C]=O)cc(OCC(COc2cc(C([O])=O)cc(C([O])=O)c2)(COc2cc(C([O])=O)cc(C([O])=O)c2)COc2cc(C([O])=O)cc(C([O])=O)c2)c1. Metal clusters: 8 O=[C]O[Zn]12O[C]O[Zn](O[C]O1)O[C]O2 ,4 O=[C]O[Zn]1O[C]O[Zn]2O[C]O[Zn](O[C]O2)O1 ,4 [C]1O[Zn]2O[C]O[Zn]3(O[C]O2)O[C]O[Zn](O1)O3. RCSR code: flu. The MOF has largest included sphere 11.75 A, density 0.78 g/cm3, surface area 3620.33 m2/g, accessible volume 0.90 cm3/g