(ZnC7H3O4)4C9H8O4 crystallizes in the tetragonal P4_12_12 space group. The structure consists of eight 1,3-dimethoxy-2,2-bis(methoxymethyl)propane molecules inside a ZnC7H3O4 framework. In the ZnC7H3O4 framework, there are four inequivalent Zn sites. In the first Zn site, Zn(1) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one O(15), one O(16), one O(2), and one O(9) atom. The Zn(1)-O(15) bond length is 2.05 Å. The Zn(1)-O(16) bond length is 2.20 Å. The Zn(1)-O(2) bond length is 1.92 Å. The Zn(1)-O(9) bond length is 1.91 Å. In the second Zn site, Zn(2) is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to one O(1), one O(10), one O(3), and one O(4) atom. The Zn(2)-O(1) bond length is 1.92 Å. The Zn(2)-O(10) bond length is 1.99 Å. The Zn(2)-O(3) bond length is 2.17 Å. The Zn(2)-O(4) bond length is 2.14 Å. In the third Zn site, Zn(3) is bonded in a distorted water-like geometry to one O(12) and one O(6) atom. The Zn(3)-O(12) bond length is 2.01 Å. The Zn(3)-O(6) bond length is 1.94 Å. In the fourth Zn site, Zn(4) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to one O(11), one O(14), one O(5), one O(7), and one O(8) atom. The Zn(4)-O(11) bond length is 1.91 Å. The Zn(4)-O(14) bond length is 2.02 Å. The Zn(4)-O(5) bond length is 1.93 Å. The Zn(4)-O(7) bond length is 2.27 Å. The Zn(4)-O(8) bond length is 2.01 Å. There are twenty-eight inequivalent C sites. In the first C site, C(7) is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one C(8) and one H(9) atom. The C(7)-C(8) bond length is 1.39 Å. The C(7)-H(9) bond length is 0.93 Å. In the second C site, C(8) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one C(10), one C(7), and one C(9) atom. The C(8)-C(10) bond length is 1.35 Å. The C(8)-C(9) bond length is 1.60 Å. In the third C site, C(9) is bonded in a distorted bent 120 degrees geometry to one C(8), one O(1), and one O(2) atom. The C(9)-O(1) bond length is 1.24 Å. The C(9)-O(2) bond length is 1.33 Å. In the fourth C site, C(10) is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one C(11), one C(8), and one H(10) atom. The C(10)-C(11) bond length is 1.39 Å. The C(10)-H(10) bond length is 0.93 Å. In the fifth C site, C(11) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one C(10), one C(12), and one C(13) atom. The C(11)-C(12) bond length is 1.39 Å. The C(11)-C(13) bond length is 1.43 Å. In the sixth C site, C(12) is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one C(11) and one H(11) atom. The C(12)-H(11) bond length is 0.93 Å. In the seventh C site, C(13) is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one C(11), one O(5), and one O(6) atom. The C(13)-O(5) bond length is 1.29 Å. The C(13)-O(6) bond length is 1.24 Å. In the eighth C site, C(15) is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one C(16) and one H(12) atom. The C(15)-C(16) bond length is 1.39 Å. The C(15)-H(12) bond length is 0.93 Å. In the ninth C site, C(16) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one C(15), one C(17), and one C(18) atom. The C(16)-C(17) bond length is 1.61 Å. The C(16)-C(18) bond length is 1.34 Å. In the tenth C site, C(17) is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one C(16), one O(15), and one O(16) atom. The C(17)-O(15) bond length is 1.13 Å. The C(17)-O(16) bond length is 1.11 Å. In the eleventh C site, C(18) is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one C(16), one C(19), and one H(13) atom. The C(18)-C(19) bond length is 1.39 Å. The C(18)-H(13) bond length is 0.93 Å. In the twelfth C site, C(19) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one C(18), one C(20), and one C(21) atom. The C(19)-C(20) bond length is 1.39 Å. The C(19)-C(21) bond length is 1.50 Å. In the thirteenth C site, C(20) is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one C(19) and one H(14) atom. The C(20)-H(14) bond length is 0.93 Å. In the fourteenth C site, C(21) is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one C(19), one O(11), and one O(12) atom. The C(21)-O(11) bond length is 1.27 Å. The C(21)-O(12) bond length is 1.24 Å. In the fifteenth C site, C(23) is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one C(24) and one H(15) atom. The C(23)-C(24) bond length is 1.39 Å. The C(23)-H(15) bond length is 0.93 Å. In the sixteenth C site, C(24) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one C(23), one C(25), and one C(26) atom. The C(24)-C(25) bond length is 1.54 Å. The C(24)-C(26) bond length is 1.37 Å. In the seventeenth C site, C(25) is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one C(24), one O(10), and one O(9) atom. The C(25)-O(10) bond length is 1.22 Å. The C(25)-O(9) bond length is 1.31 Å. In the eighteenth C site, C(26) is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one C(24), one C(27), and one H(16) atom. The C(26)-C(27) bond length is 1.39 Å. The C(26)-H(16) bond length is 0.93 Å. In the nineteenth C site, C(27) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one C(26), one C(28), and one C(29) atom. The C(27)-C(28) bond length is 1.39 Å. The C(27)-C(29) bond length is 1.51 Å. In the twentieth C site, C(28) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one C(27) and one H(17) atom. The C(28)-H(17) bond length is 0.93 Å. In the twenty-first C site, C(29) is bonded in a distorted bent 120 degrees geometry to one C(27), one O(3), and one O(4) atom. The C(29)-O(3) bond length is 1.20 Å. The C(29)-O(4) bond length is 1.26 Å. In the twenty-second C site, C(31) is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one C(32) and one H(18) atom. The C(31)-C(32) bond length is 1.39 Å. The C(31)-H(18) bond length is 0.93 Å. In the twenty-third C site, C(32) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one C(31), one C(33), and one C(34) atom. The C(32)-C(33) bond length is 1.50 Å. The C(32)-C(34) bond length is 1.42 Å. In the twenty-fourth C site, C(33) is bonded in a distorted bent 120 degrees geometry to one C(32), one O(7), and one O(8) atom. The C(33)-O(7) bond length is 1.15 Å. The C(33)-O(8) bond length is 1.30 Å. In the twenty-fifth C site, C(34) is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one C(32), one C(35), and one H(19) atom. The C(34)-C(35) bond length is 1.39 Å. The C(34)-H(19) bond length is 0.93 Å. In the twenty-sixth C site, C(35) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one C(34), one C(36), and one C(37) atom. The C(35)-C(36) bond length is 1.39 Å. The C(35)-C(37) bond length is 1.49 Å. In the twenty-seventh C site, C(36) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one C(35) and one H(20) atom. The C(36)-H(20) bond length is 0.93 Å. In the twenty-eighth C site, C(37) is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one C(35), one O(13), and one O(14) atom. The C(37)-O(13) bond length is 1.24 Å. The C(37)-O(14) bond length is 1.19 Å. There are twelve inequivalent H sites. In the first H site, H(9) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one C(7) atom. In the second H site, H(10) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one C(10) atom. In the third H site, H(11) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one C(12) atom. In the fourth H site, H(12) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one C(15) atom. In the fifth H site, H(13) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one C(18) atom. In the sixth H site, H(14) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one C(20) atom. In the seventh H site, H(15) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one C(23) atom. In the eighth H site, H(16) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one C(26) atom. In the ninth H site, H(17) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one C(28) atom. In the tenth H site, H(18) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one C(31) atom. In the eleventh H site, H(19) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one C(34) atom. In the twelfth H site, H(20) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one C(36) atom. There are sixteen inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Zn(2) and one C(9) atom. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one Zn(1) and one C(9) atom. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded in an L-shaped geometry to one Zn(2) and one C(29) atom. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded in an L-shaped geometry to one Zn(2) and one C(29) atom. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one Zn(4) and one C(13) atom. In the sixth O site, O(6) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Zn(3) and one C(13) atom. In the seventh O site, O(7) is bonded in an L-shaped geometry to one Zn(4) and one C(33) atom. In the eighth O site, O(8) is bonded in an L-shaped geometry to one Zn(4) and one C(33) atom. In the ninth O site, O(9) is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one Zn(1) and one C(25) atom. In the tenth O site, O(10) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Zn(2) and one C(25) atom. In the eleventh O site, O(11) is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one Zn(4) and one C(21) atom. In the twelfth O site, O(12) is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one Zn(3) and one C(21) atom. In the thirteenth O site, O(13) is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one C(37) atom. In the fourteenth O site, O(14) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Zn(4) and one C(37) atom. In the fifteenth O site, O(15) is bonded in an L-shaped geometry to one Zn(1) and one C(17) atom. In the sixteenth O site, O(16) is bonded in an L-shaped geometry to one Zn(1) and one C(17) atom. Linkers: 8 [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. Metal clusters: 8 [C]1O[Zn]2(O1)O[C]O[Zn]1(O[C]O1)O[C]O2 ,8 [C]1O[Zn]2O[C]O[Zn]3(O1)(O[C]O2)O[C]O3. RCSR code: flu. The MOF has largest included sphere 11.11 A, density 0.73 g/cm3, surface area 3865.66 m2/g, accessible volume 1.02 cm3/g