ZnAl2(PO4)3 is quartz (alpha)-derived structured and crystallizes in the triclinic P-1 space group. There are two inequivalent Zn sites. In the first Zn site, Zn(1,4) is bonded to one O(13), one O(18), one O(35), and one O(39) atom to form ZnO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one P(10)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(4)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(5)O4 tetrahedra, and  a cornercorner with one P(9)O4 tetrahedra. The Zn(1,4)-O(13) bond length is 1.77 Å. The Zn(1,4)-O(18) bond length is 1.76 Å. The Zn(1,4)-O(35) bond length is 1.76 Å. The Zn(1,4)-O(39) bond length is 1.77 Å. In the second Zn site, Zn(2,3) is bonded to one O(2), one O(21), one O(22), and one O(32) atom to form ZnO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one P(1)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(4)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(5)O4 tetrahedra, and  a cornercorner with one P(9)O4 tetrahedra. The Zn(2,3)-O(2) bond length is 1.83 Å. The Zn(2,3)-O(21) bond length is 1.83 Å. The Zn(2,3)-O(22) bond length is 1.80 Å. The Zn(2,3)-O(32) bond length is 1.81 Å. There are three inequivalent Al sites. In the first Al site, Al(1,4,6,8) is bonded to one O(19), one O(36), one O(4), and one O(5) atom to form AlO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one P(2)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(3)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(5)O4 tetrahedra, and  a cornercorner with one P(9)O4 tetrahedra. The Al(1,4,6,8)-O(19) bond length is 1.80 Å. The Al(1,4,6,8)-O(36) bond length is 1.77 Å. The Al(1,4,6,8)-O(4) bond length is 1.78 Å. The Al(1,4,6,8)-O(5) bond length is 1.79 Å. In the second Al site, Al(2,7) is bonded to one O(1), one O(27), one O(47), and one O(6) atom to form AlO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one P(1)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(12)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(2)O4 tetrahedra, and  a cornercorner with one P(7)O4 tetrahedra. The Al(2,7)-O(1) bond length is 1.77 Å. The Al(2,7)-O(27) bond length is 1.77 Å. The Al(2,7)-O(47) bond length is 1.76 Å. The Al(2,7)-O(6) bond length is 1.76 Å. In the third Al site, Al(3,5) is bonded to one O(26), one O(45), one O(46), and one O(8) atom to form AlO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one P(10)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(11)O4 tetrahedra,  a cornercorner with one P(3)O4 tetrahedra, and  a cornercorner with one P(7)O4 tetrahedra. The Al(3,5)-O(26) bond length is 1.83 Å. The Al(3,5)-O(45) bond length is 1.83 Å. The Al(3,5)-O(46) bond length is 1.80 Å. The Al(3,5)-O(8) bond length is 1.81 Å. There are twelve inequivalent P sites. In the first P site, P(1) is bonded to one O(1), one O(2), one O(3), and one O(9) atom to form PO4 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent Zn(2,3)O4 tetrahedra and corners with two equivalent Al(2,7)O4 tetrahedra. The P(1)-O(1) bond length is 1.52 Å. The P(1)-O(2) bond length is 1.53 Å. The P(1)-O(3) bond length is 1.52 Å. The P(1)-O(9) bond length is 1.52 Å. In the second P site, P(2) is bonded to one O(10), one O(4), one O(6), and one O(7) atom to form PO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Zn(2,3)O4 tetrahedra;  a cornercorner with one Al(2,7)O4 tetrahedra; and corners with two equivalent Al(1,4,6,8)O4 tetrahedra. The P(2)-O(10) bond length is 1.51 Å. The P(2)-O(4) bond length is 1.51 Å. The P(2)-O(6) bond length is 1.53 Å. The P(2)-O(7) bond length is 1.51 Å. In the third P site, P(3) is bonded to one O(11), one O(12), one O(5), and one O(8) atom to form PO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Zn(1,4)O4 tetrahedra;  a cornercorner with one Al(3,5)O4 tetrahedra; and corners with two equivalent Al(1,4,6,8)O4 tetrahedra. The P(3)-O(11) bond length is 1.51 Å. The P(3)-O(12) bond length is 1.54 Å. The P(3)-O(5) bond length is 1.52 Å. The P(3)-O(8) bond length is 1.51 Å. In the fourth P site, P(4) is bonded to one O(13), one O(14), one O(15), and one O(21) atom to form PO4 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent Zn(1,4)O4 tetrahedra and corners with two equivalent Zn(2,3)O4 tetrahedra. The P(4)-O(13) bond length is 1.52 Å. The P(4)-O(14) bond length is 1.53 Å. The P(4)-O(15) bond length is 1.52 Å. The P(4)-O(21) bond length is 1.52 Å. In the fifth P site, P(5) is bonded to one O(16), one O(18), one O(19), and one O(22) atom to form PO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Zn(1,4)O4 tetrahedra;  a cornercorner with one Zn(2,3)O4 tetrahedra; and corners with two equivalent Al(1,4,6,8)O4 tetrahedra. The P(5)-O(16) bond length is 1.51 Å. The P(5)-O(18) bond length is 1.53 Å. The P(5)-O(19) bond length is 1.51 Å. The P(5)-O(22) bond length is 1.51 Å. In the sixth P site, P(6) is bonded to one O(17), one O(20), one O(23), and one O(24) atom to form PO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Al(2,7)O4 tetrahedra;  a cornercorner with one Al(3,5)O4 tetrahedra; and corners with two equivalent Al(1,4,6,8)O4 tetrahedra. The P(6)-O(17) bond length is 1.52 Å. The P(6)-O(20) bond length is 1.51 Å. The P(6)-O(23) bond length is 1.51 Å. The P(6)-O(24) bond length is 1.54 Å. In the seventh P site, P(7) is bonded to one O(25), one O(26), one O(27), and one O(33) atom to form PO4 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent Al(2,7)O4 tetrahedra and corners with two equivalent Al(3,5)O4 tetrahedra. The P(7)-O(25) bond length is 1.52 Å. The P(7)-O(26) bond length is 1.53 Å. The P(7)-O(27) bond length is 1.52 Å. The P(7)-O(33) bond length is 1.52 Å. In the eighth P site, P(8) is bonded to one O(28), one O(30), one O(31), and one O(34) atom to form PO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Al(2,7)O4 tetrahedra;  a cornercorner with one Al(3,5)O4 tetrahedra; and corners with two equivalent Al(1,4,6,8)O4 tetrahedra. The P(8)-O(28) bond length is 1.51 Å. The P(8)-O(30) bond length is 1.53 Å. The P(8)-O(31) bond length is 1.51 Å. The P(8)-O(34) bond length is 1.51 Å. In the ninth P site, P(9) is bonded to one O(29), one O(32), one O(35), and one O(36) atom to form PO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Zn(1,4)O4 tetrahedra;  a cornercorner with one Zn(2,3)O4 tetrahedra; and corners with two equivalent Al(1,4,6,8)O4 tetrahedra. The P(9)-O(29) bond length is 1.52 Å. The P(9)-O(32) bond length is 1.51 Å. The P(9)-O(35) bond length is 1.51 Å. The P(9)-O(36) bond length is 1.54 Å. In the tenth P site, P(10) is bonded to one O(37), one O(38), one O(39), and one O(45) atom to form PO4 tetrahedra that share corners with two equivalent Zn(1,4)O4 tetrahedra and corners with two equivalent Al(3,5)O4 tetrahedra. The P(10)-O(37) bond length is 1.52 Å. The P(10)-O(38) bond length is 1.53 Å. The P(10)-O(39) bond length is 1.52 Å. The P(10)-O(45) bond length is 1.52 Å. In the eleventh P site, P(11) is bonded to one O(40), one O(42), one O(43), and one O(46) atom to form PO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Zn(1,4)O4 tetrahedra;  a cornercorner with one Al(3,5)O4 tetrahedra; and corners with two equivalent Al(1,4,6,8)O4 tetrahedra. The P(11)-O(40) bond length is 1.51 Å. The P(11)-O(42) bond length is 1.53 Å. The P(11)-O(43) bond length is 1.51 Å. The P(11)-O(46) bond length is 1.51 Å. In the twelfth P site, P(12) is bonded to one O(41), one O(44), one O(47), and one O(48) atom to form PO4 tetrahedra that share  a cornercorner with one Zn(2,3)O4 tetrahedra;  a cornercorner with one Al(2,7)O4 tetrahedra; and corners with two equivalent Al(1,4,6,8)O4 tetrahedra. The P(12)-O(41) bond length is 1.52 Å. The P(12)-O(44) bond length is 1.51 Å. The P(12)-O(47) bond length is 1.51 Å. The P(12)-O(48) bond length is 1.54 Å. There are forty-eight inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Al(2,7) and one P(1) atom. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one Zn(2,3) and one P(1) atom. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Al(2,7) and one P(1) atom. The O(3)-Al(2,7) bond length is 1.77 Å. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Al(1,4,6,8) and one P(2) atom. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Al(1,4,6,8) and one P(3) atom. In the sixth O site, O(6) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Al(2,7) and one P(2) atom. In the seventh O site, O(7) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Al(1,4,6,8) and one P(2) atom. The O(7)-Al(1,4,6,8) bond length is 1.80 Å. In the eighth O site, O(8) is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one Al(3,5) and one P(3) atom. In the ninth O site, O(9) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Zn(2,3) and one P(1) atom. The O(9)-Zn(2,3) bond length is 1.83 Å. In the tenth O site, O(10) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Zn(2,3) and one P(2) atom. The O(10)-Zn(2,3) bond length is 1.80 Å. In the eleventh O site, O(11) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Zn(1,4) and one P(3) atom. The O(11)-Zn(1,4) bond length is 1.76 Å. In the twelfth O site, O(12) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Al(1,4,6,8) and one P(3) atom. The O(12)-Al(1,4,6,8) bond length is 1.77 Å. In the thirteenth O site, O(13) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Zn(1,4) and one P(4) atom. In the fourteenth O site, O(14) is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one Zn(2,3) and one P(4) atom. The O(14)-Zn(2,3) bond length is 1.83 Å. In the fifteenth O site, O(15) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Zn(1,4) and one P(4) atom. The O(15)-Zn(1,4) bond length is 1.77 Å. In the sixteenth O site, O(16) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Al(1,4,6,8) and one P(5) atom. The O(16)-Al(1,4,6,8) bond length is 1.78 Å. In the seventeenth O site, O(17) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Al(1,4,6,8) and one P(6) atom. The O(17)-Al(1,4,6,8) bond length is 1.79 Å. In the eighteenth O site, O(18) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Zn(1,4) and one P(5) atom. In the nineteenth O site, O(19) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Al(1,4,6,8) and one P(5) atom. In the twentieth O site, O(20) is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one Al(3,5) and one P(6) atom. The O(20)-Al(3,5) bond length is 1.81 Å. In the twenty-first O site, O(21) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Zn(2,3) and one P(4) atom. In the twenty-second O site, O(22) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Zn(2,3) and one P(5) atom. In the twenty-third O site, O(23) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Al(2,7) and one P(6) atom. The O(23)-Al(2,7) bond length is 1.76 Å. In the twenty-fourth O site, O(24) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Al(1,4,6,8) and one P(6) atom. The O(24)-Al(1,4,6,8) bond length is 1.77 Å. In the twenty-fifth O site, O(25) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Al(2,7) and one P(7) atom. The O(25)-Al(2,7) bond length is 1.77 Å. In the twenty-sixth O site, O(26) is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one Al(3,5) and one P(7) atom. In the twenty-seventh O site, O(27) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Al(2,7) and one P(7) atom. In the twenty-eighth O site, O(28) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Al(1,4,6,8) and one P(8) atom. The O(28)-Al(1,4,6,8) bond length is 1.78 Å. In the twenty-ninth O site, O(29) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Al(1,4,6,8) and one P(9) atom. The O(29)-Al(1,4,6,8) bond length is 1.79 Å. In the thirtieth O site, O(30) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Al(2,7) and one P(8) atom. The O(30)-Al(2,7) bond length is 1.76 Å. In the thirty-first O site, O(31) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Al(1,4,6,8) and one P(8) atom. The O(31)-Al(1,4,6,8) bond length is 1.80 Å. In the thirty-second O site, O(32) is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one Zn(2,3) and one P(9) atom. In the thirty-third O site, O(33) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Al(3,5) and one P(7) atom. The O(33)-Al(3,5) bond length is 1.83 Å. In the thirty-fourth O site, O(34) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Al(3,5) and one P(8) atom. The O(34)-Al(3,5) bond length is 1.80 Å. In the thirty-fifth O site, O(35) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Zn(1,4) and one P(9) atom. In the thirty-sixth O site, O(36) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Al(1,4,6,8) and one P(9) atom. In the thirty-seventh O site, O(37) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Zn(1,4) and one P(10) atom. The O(37)-Zn(1,4) bond length is 1.77 Å. In the thirty-eighth O site, O(38) is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one Al(3,5) and one P(10) atom. The O(38)-Al(3,5) bond length is 1.83 Å. In the thirty-ninth O site, O(39) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Zn(1,4) and one P(10) atom. In the fortieth O site, O(40) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Al(1,4,6,8) and one P(11) atom. The O(40)-Al(1,4,6,8) bond length is 1.78 Å. In the forty-first O site, O(41) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Al(1,4,6,8) and one P(12) atom. The O(41)-Al(1,4,6,8) bond length is 1.79 Å. In the forty-second O site, O(42) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Zn(1,4) and one P(11) atom. The O(42)-Zn(1,4) bond length is 1.76 Å. In the forty-third O site, O(43) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Al(1,4,6,8) and one P(11) atom. The O(43)-Al(1,4,6,8) bond length is 1.80 Å. In the forty-fourth O site, O(44) is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one Zn(2,3) and one P(12) atom. The O(44)-Zn(2,3) bond length is 1.81 Å. In the forty-fifth O site, O(45) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Al(3,5) and one P(10) atom. In the forty-sixth O site, O(46) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Al(3,5) and one P(11) atom. In the forty-seventh O site, O(47) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Al(2,7) and one P(12) atom. In the forty-eighth O site, O(48) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Al(1,4,6,8) and one P(12) atom. The O(48)-Al(1,4,6,8) bond length is 1.77 Å. Linkers: 24 [O]P([O])([O])=O. Metal clusters: 16 [Al] ,8 [Zn]. The MOF has largest included sphere 5.39 A, density 1.96 g/cm3, surface area 2561.14 m2/g, accessible volume 0.24 cm3/g