Zn2C17H12(NO2)4 crystallizes in the orthorhombic P2_12_12 space group. There are two inequivalent Zn sites. In the first Zn site, Zn(1) is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to one N(1), one N(2), one O(3), and one O(7) atom. The Zn(1)-N(1) bond length is 2.16 Å. The Zn(1)-N(2) bond length is 2.16 Å. The Zn(1)-O(3) bond length is 2.12 Å. The Zn(1)-O(7) bond length is 2.11 Å. In the second Zn site, Zn(2) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one N(3), one O(1), one O(5), and one O(6) atom. The Zn(2)-N(3) bond length is 2.13 Å. The Zn(2)-O(1) bond length is 2.00 Å. The Zn(2)-O(5) bond length is 2.02 Å. The Zn(2)-O(6) bond length is 2.25 Å. There are eighteen inequivalent C sites. In the first C site, C(1) is bonded in a distorted bent 120 degrees geometry to one C(2), one N(2), and one H(1) atom. The C(1)-C(2) bond length is 1.39 Å. The C(1)-N(2) bond length is 1.33 Å. The C(1)-H(1) bond length is 0.93 Å. In the second C site, C(2) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one C(1), one C(3), and one C(4) atom. The C(2)-C(3) bond length is 1.48 Å. The C(2)-C(4) bond length is 1.39 Å. In the third C site, C(3) is bonded in a distorted bent 120 degrees geometry to one C(2), one O(1), and one O(2) atom. The C(3)-O(1) bond length is 1.29 Å. The C(3)-O(2) bond length is 1.23 Å. In the fourth C site, C(4) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one C(2), one C(5), and one C(6) atom. The C(4)-C(5) bond length is 1.54 Å. The C(4)-C(6) bond length is 1.38 Å. In the fifth C site, C(5) is bonded in a distorted bent 120 degrees geometry to one C(4), one O(3), and one O(4) atom. The C(5)-O(3) bond length is 1.25 Å. The C(5)-O(4) bond length is 1.23 Å. In the sixth C site, C(6) is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one C(4) and one H(2) atom. The C(6)-H(2) bond length is 0.93 Å. In the seventh C site, C(7) is bonded in a distorted bent 120 degrees geometry to one N(2) and one H(3) atom. The C(7)-N(2) bond length is 1.32 Å. The C(7)-H(3) bond length is 0.93 Å. In the eighth C site, C(8) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one C(9), one N(1), and one H(4) atom. The C(8)-C(9) bond length is 1.40 Å. The C(8)-N(1) bond length is 1.32 Å. The C(8)-H(4) bond length is 0.93 Å. In the ninth C site, C(9) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one C(10), one C(11), and one C(8) atom. The C(9)-C(10) bond length is 1.50 Å. The C(9)-C(11) bond length is 1.38 Å. In the tenth C site, C(10) is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one C(9), one O(5), and one O(6) atom. The C(10)-O(5) bond length is 1.27 Å. The C(10)-O(6) bond length is 1.25 Å. In the eleventh C site, C(11) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one C(12), one C(13), and one C(9) atom. The C(11)-C(12) bond length is 1.53 Å. The C(11)-C(13) bond length is 1.39 Å. In the twelfth C site, C(12) is bonded in a distorted bent 120 degrees geometry to one C(11), one O(7), and one O(8) atom. The C(12)-O(7) bond length is 1.26 Å. The C(12)-O(8) bond length is 1.23 Å. In the thirteenth C site, C(13) is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one C(11) and one H(5) atom. The C(13)-H(5) bond length is 0.93 Å. In the fourteenth C site, C(14) is bonded in a distorted bent 120 degrees geometry to one N(1) and one H(6) atom. The C(14)-N(1) bond length is 1.35 Å. The C(14)-H(6) bond length is 0.93 Å. In the fifteenth C site, C(15) is bonded to one N(3); one N(4); and two equivalent H(7,8) atoms to form corner-sharing CH2N2 tetrahedra. The C(15)-N(3) bond length is 1.47 Å. The C(15)-N(4) bond length is 1.50 Å. Both C(15)-H(7,8) bond lengths are 0.97 Å. In the sixteenth C site, C(16) is bonded to one N(3); one N(4); and two equivalent H(10,11) atoms to form corner-sharing CH2N2 tetrahedra. The C(16)-N(3) bond length is 1.54 Å. The C(16)-N(4) bond length is 1.44 Å. Both C(16)-H(10,11) bond lengths are 0.97 Å. In the seventeenth C site, C(17) is bonded to two equivalent N(4) and two equivalent H(9) atoms to form corner-sharing CH2N2 tetrahedra. Both C(17)-N(4) bond lengths are 1.46 Å. Both C(17)-H(9) bond lengths are 0.97 Å. In the eighteenth C site, C(18) is bonded to two equivalent N(3) and two equivalent H(12) atoms to form corner-sharing CH2N2 tetrahedra. Both C(18)-N(3) bond lengths are 1.47 Å. Both C(18)-H(12) bond lengths are 0.97 Å. There are four inequivalent N sites. In the first N site, N(1) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one Zn(1), one C(14), and one C(8) atom. In the second N site, N(2) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one Zn(1), one C(1), and one C(7) atom. In the third N site, N(3) is bonded to one Zn(2), one C(15), one C(16), and one C(18) atom to form corner-sharing NZnC3 tetrahedra. In the fourth N site, N(4) is bonded in a trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one C(15), one C(16), and one C(17) atom. There are ten inequivalent H sites. In the first H site, H(1) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one C(1) atom. In the second H site, H(2) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one C(6) atom. In the third H site, H(3) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one C(7) atom. In the fourth H site, H(4) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one C(8) atom. In the fifth H site, H(5) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one C(13) atom. In the sixth H site, H(6) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one C(14) atom. In the seventh H site, H(7,8) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one C(15) atom. In the eighth H site, H(9) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one C(17) atom. In the ninth H site, H(10,11) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one C(16) atom. In the tenth H site, H(12) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one C(18) atom. There are eight inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a water-like geometry to one Zn(2) and one C(3) atom. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one C(3) atom. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded in a distorted bent 120 degrees geometry to one Zn(1) and one C(5) atom. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one C(5) atom. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded in an L-shaped geometry to one Zn(2) and one C(10) atom. In the sixth O site, O(6) is bonded in a distorted L-shaped geometry to one Zn(2) and one C(10) atom. In the seventh O site, O(7) is bonded in a distorted bent 120 degrees geometry to one Zn(1) and one C(12) atom. In the eighth O site, O(8) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one C(12) atom. Linkers: 8 [O]C(=O)c1ccncc1C([O])=O ,2 C1N2CN3CN1CN(C2)C3. Metal clusters: 4 O=[C]O[Zn]O[C]=O ,4 O=[C]O[Zn]1O[C]O1. The MOF has largest included sphere 7.93 A, density 0.97 g/cm3, surface area 3957.20 m2/g, accessible volume 0.62 cm3/g