Mo12Zn(P3O17)2 crystallizes in the cubic Ia-3d space group. There are three inequivalent Mo sites. In the first Mo site, Mo(1) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one O(2), one O(3), one O(7), and one O(8) atom. The Mo(1)-O(2) bond length is 2.00 Å. The Mo(1)-O(3) bond length is 2.14 Å. The Mo(1)-O(7) bond length is 2.33 Å. The Mo(1)-O(8) bond length is 1.91 Å. In the second Mo site, Mo(2) is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one O(4), one O(5), one O(6), and one O(9) atom. The Mo(2)-O(4) bond length is 2.31 Å. The Mo(2)-O(5) bond length is 2.18 Å. The Mo(2)-O(6) bond length is 1.95 Å. The Mo(2)-O(9) bond length is 1.88 Å. In the third Mo site, Mo(3) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one O(4), one O(6), one O(7), and one O(8) atom. The Mo(3)-O(4) bond length is 2.34 Å. The Mo(3)-O(6) bond length is 1.91 Å. The Mo(3)-O(7) bond length is 2.30 Å. The Mo(3)-O(8) bond length is 1.91 Å. Zn(1) is bonded to four equivalent O(1) atoms to form ZnO4 tetrahedra that share corners with four equivalent P(1)O4 tetrahedra. All Zn(1)-O(1) bond lengths are 1.95 Å. There are two inequivalent P sites. In the first P site, P(1) is bonded to one O(1), one O(2), one O(5), and one O(7) atom to form PO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Zn(1)O4 tetrahedra. The P(1)-O(1) bond length is 1.52 Å. The P(1)-O(2) bond length is 1.56 Å. The P(1)-O(5) bond length is 1.52 Å. The P(1)-O(7) bond length is 1.55 Å. In the second P site, P(2) is bonded in a tetrahedral geometry to two equivalent O(3) and two equivalent O(4) atoms. Both P(2)-O(3) bond lengths are 1.54 Å. Both P(2)-O(4) bond lengths are 1.54 Å. There are nine inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one Zn(1) and one P(1) atom. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a distorted bent 120 degrees geometry to one Mo(1) and one P(1) atom. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one Mo(1) and one P(2) atom. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one Mo(2), one Mo(3), and one P(2) atom. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one Mo(2) and one P(1) atom. In the sixth O site, O(6) is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one Mo(2) and one Mo(3) atom. In the seventh O site, O(7) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one Mo(1), one Mo(3), and one P(1) atom. In the eighth O site, O(8) is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one Mo(1) and one Mo(3) atom. In the ninth O site, O(9) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to two equivalent Mo(2) atoms. Linkers: 144 [O]P([O])([O])=O. Metal clusters: 24 [Zn] ,288 [Mo]. The MOF has largest included sphere 12.87 A, density 1.24 g/cm3, surface area 1965.61 m2/g, accessible volume 0.50 cm3/g