CdC8NH10O3Cl2 crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. There are four inequivalent Cd sites. In the first Cd site, Cd(1) is bonded to one O(1), one O(2), one O(5), one Cl(1), one Cl(5), and one Cl(6) atom to form distorted edge-sharing CdCl3O3 octahedra. The Cd(1)-O(1) bond length is 2.39 Å. The Cd(1)-O(2) bond length is 2.31 Å. The Cd(1)-O(5) bond length is 2.49 Å. The Cd(1)-Cl(1) bond length is 2.65 Å. The Cd(1)-Cl(5) bond length is 2.65 Å. The Cd(1)-Cl(6) bond length is 2.64 Å. In the second Cd site, Cd(2) is bonded to one O(1), one O(2), one O(6), one Cl(5), and one Cl(6) atom to form distorted edge-sharing CdCl2O3 square pyramids. The Cd(2)-O(1) bond length is 2.36 Å. The Cd(2)-O(2) bond length is 2.36 Å. The Cd(2)-O(6) bond length is 2.25 Å. The Cd(2)-Cl(5) bond length is 2.56 Å. The Cd(2)-Cl(6) bond length is 2.57 Å. In the third Cd site, Cd(3) is bonded to one O(3), one O(4), one O(7), one Cl(7), and one Cl(8) atom to form distorted edge-sharing CdCl2O3 square pyramids. The Cd(3)-O(3) bond length is 2.35 Å. The Cd(3)-O(4) bond length is 2.36 Å. The Cd(3)-O(7) bond length is 2.25 Å. The Cd(3)-Cl(7) bond length is 2.57 Å. The Cd(3)-Cl(8) bond length is 2.56 Å. In the fourth Cd site, Cd(4) is bonded to one O(3), one O(4), one O(8), one Cl(4), one Cl(7), and one Cl(8) atom to form distorted edge-sharing CdCl3O3 octahedra. The Cd(4)-O(3) bond length is 2.31 Å. The Cd(4)-O(4) bond length is 2.39 Å. The Cd(4)-O(8) bond length is 2.50 Å. The Cd(4)-Cl(4) bond length is 2.65 Å. The Cd(4)-Cl(7) bond length is 2.63 Å. The Cd(4)-Cl(8) bond length is 2.65 Å. There are thirty-two inequivalent C sites. In the first C site, C(1) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one C(5), one C(9), and one N(1) atom. The C(1)-C(5) bond length is 1.48 Å. The C(1)-C(9) bond length is 1.43 Å. The C(1)-N(1) bond length is 1.34 Å. In the second C site, C(2) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one C(10), one C(6), and one N(2) atom. The C(2)-C(10) bond length is 1.42 Å. The C(2)-C(6) bond length is 1.48 Å. The C(2)-N(2) bond length is 1.35 Å. In the third C site, C(3) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one C(11), one C(7), and one N(3) atom. The C(3)-C(11) bond length is 1.41 Å. The C(3)-C(7) bond length is 1.48 Å. The C(3)-N(3) bond length is 1.35 Å. In the fourth C site, C(4) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one C(12), one C(8), and one N(4) atom. The C(4)-C(12) bond length is 1.43 Å. The C(4)-C(8) bond length is 1.48 Å. The C(4)-N(4) bond length is 1.34 Å. In the fifth C site, C(5) is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one C(1), one H(13), one H(5), and one H(9) atom. The C(5)-H(13) bond length is 1.10 Å. The C(5)-H(5) bond length is 1.10 Å. The C(5)-H(9) bond length is 1.10 Å. In the sixth C site, C(6) is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one C(2); one H(10,11); one H(14,15); and one H(6,7) atom. The C(6)-H(10,11) bond length is 1.10 Å. The C(6)-H(14,15) bond length is 1.10 Å. The C(6)-H(6,7) bond length is 1.10 Å. In the seventh C site, C(7) is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one C(3); one H(10,11); one H(14,15); and one H(6,7) atom. The C(7)-H(10,11) bond length is 1.10 Å. The C(7)-H(14,15) bond length is 1.10 Å. The C(7)-H(6,7) bond length is 1.10 Å. In the eighth C site, C(8) is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one C(4), one H(12), one H(16), and one H(8) atom. The C(8)-H(12) bond length is 1.10 Å. The C(8)-H(16) bond length is 1.10 Å. The C(8)-H(8) bond length is 1.10 Å. In the ninth C site, C(9) is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one C(1), one C(17), and one O(1) atom. The C(9)-C(17) bond length is 1.42 Å. The C(9)-O(1) bond length is 1.32 Å. In the tenth C site, C(10) is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one C(18), one C(2), and one O(2) atom. The C(10)-C(18) bond length is 1.42 Å. The C(10)-O(2) bond length is 1.33 Å. In the eleventh C site, C(11) is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one C(19), one C(3), and one O(3) atom. The C(11)-C(19) bond length is 1.42 Å. The C(11)-O(3) bond length is 1.33 Å. In the twelfth C site, C(12) is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one C(20), one C(4), and one O(4) atom. The C(12)-C(20) bond length is 1.42 Å. The C(12)-O(4) bond length is 1.32 Å. In the thirteenth C site, C(13) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one C(25), one N(1), and one H(37) atom. The C(13)-C(25) bond length is 1.38 Å. The C(13)-N(1) bond length is 1.35 Å. The C(13)-H(37) bond length is 1.09 Å. In the fourteenth C site, C(14) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one C(26), one N(2), and one H(38) atom. The C(14)-C(26) bond length is 1.39 Å. The C(14)-N(2) bond length is 1.35 Å. The C(14)-H(38) bond length is 1.09 Å. In the fifteenth C site, C(15) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one C(27), one N(3), and one H(39) atom. The C(15)-C(27) bond length is 1.39 Å. The C(15)-N(3) bond length is 1.35 Å. The C(15)-H(39) bond length is 1.09 Å. In the sixteenth C site, C(16) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one C(28), one N(4), and one H(40) atom. The C(16)-C(28) bond length is 1.38 Å. The C(16)-N(4) bond length is 1.35 Å. The C(16)-H(40) bond length is 1.09 Å. In the seventeenth C site, C(17) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one C(21), one C(25), and one C(9) atom. The C(17)-C(21) bond length is 1.48 Å. The C(17)-C(25) bond length is 1.41 Å. In the eighteenth C site, C(18) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one C(10), one C(22), and one C(26) atom. The C(18)-C(22) bond length is 1.50 Å. The C(18)-C(26) bond length is 1.41 Å. In the nineteenth C site, C(19) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one C(11), one C(23), and one C(27) atom. The C(19)-C(23) bond length is 1.50 Å. The C(19)-C(27) bond length is 1.41 Å. In the twentieth C site, C(20) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one C(12), one C(24), and one C(28) atom. The C(20)-C(24) bond length is 1.48 Å. The C(20)-C(28) bond length is 1.41 Å. In the twenty-first C site, C(21) is bonded in a distorted bent 120 degrees geometry to one C(17), one H(21), and one O(5) atom. The C(21)-H(21) bond length is 1.10 Å. The C(21)-O(5) bond length is 1.25 Å. In the twenty-second C site, C(22) is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one C(18), one H(18), one H(22), and one O(6) atom. The C(22)-H(18) bond length is 1.10 Å. The C(22)-H(22) bond length is 1.09 Å. The C(22)-O(6) bond length is 1.44 Å. In the twenty-third C site, C(23) is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one C(19), one H(19), one H(23), and one O(7) atom. The C(23)-H(19) bond length is 1.10 Å. The C(23)-H(23) bond length is 1.09 Å. The C(23)-O(7) bond length is 1.44 Å. In the twenty-fourth C site, C(24) is bonded in a distorted bent 120 degrees geometry to one C(20), one H(24), and one O(8) atom. The C(24)-H(24) bond length is 1.10 Å. The C(24)-O(8) bond length is 1.25 Å. In the twenty-fifth C site, C(25) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one C(13), one C(17), and one C(29) atom. The C(25)-C(29) bond length is 1.51 Å. In the twenty-sixth C site, C(26) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one C(14), one C(18), and one C(30) atom. The C(26)-C(30) bond length is 1.51 Å. In the twenty-seventh C site, C(27) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one C(15), one C(19), and one C(31) atom. The C(27)-C(31) bond length is 1.51 Å. In the twenty-eighth C site, C(28) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one C(16), one C(20), and one C(32) atom. The C(28)-C(32) bond length is 1.51 Å. In the twenty-ninth C site, C(29) is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one C(25), one H(29), one H(33), and one O(9) atom. The C(29)-H(29) bond length is 1.11 Å. The C(29)-H(33) bond length is 1.11 Å. The C(29)-O(9) bond length is 1.41 Å. In the thirtieth C site, C(30) is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one C(26); one H(30,31); one H(34,35); and one O(10,11) atom. The C(30)-H(30,31) bond length is 1.10 Å. The C(30)-H(34,35) bond length is 1.10 Å. The C(30)-O(10,11) bond length is 1.43 Å. In the thirty-first C site, C(31) is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one C(27); one H(30,31); one H(34,35); and one O(10,11) atom. The C(31)-H(30,31) bond length is 1.10 Å. The C(31)-H(34,35) bond length is 1.10 Å. The C(31)-O(10,11) bond length is 1.43 Å. In the thirty-second C site, C(32) is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one C(28), one H(32), one H(36), and one O(12) atom. The C(32)-H(32) bond length is 1.11 Å. The C(32)-H(36) bond length is 1.11 Å. The C(32)-O(12) bond length is 1.41 Å. There are four inequivalent N sites. In the first N site, N(1) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one C(1), one C(13), and one H(1) atom. The N(1)-H(1) bond length is 1.03 Å. In the second N site, N(2) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one C(14), one C(2), and one H(2) atom. The N(2)-H(2) bond length is 1.10 Å. In the third N site, N(3) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one C(15), one C(3), and one H(3) atom. The N(3)-H(3) bond length is 1.11 Å. In the fourth N site, N(4) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one C(16), one C(4), and one H(4) atom. The N(4)-H(4) bond length is 1.03 Å. There are thirty-five inequivalent H sites. In the first H site, H(1) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one N(1) atom. In the second H site, H(2) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one N(2) and one O(12) atom. The H(2)-O(12) bond length is 1.52 Å. In the third H site, H(3) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one N(3) and one O(9) atom. The H(3)-O(9) bond length is 1.50 Å. In the fourth H site, H(4) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one N(4) atom. In the fifth H site, H(5) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one C(5) atom. In the sixth H site, H(6,7) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one C(6) atom. In the seventh H site, H(8) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one C(8) atom. In the eighth H site, H(9) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one C(5) atom. In the ninth H site, H(10,11) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one C(6) atom. In the tenth H site, H(12) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one C(8) atom. In the eleventh H site, H(13) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one C(5) atom. In the twelfth H site, H(14,15) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one C(6) atom. In the thirteenth H site, H(16) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one C(8) atom. In the fourteenth H site, H(17) is bonded in a linear geometry to one Cl(2) and one Cl(4) atom. The H(17)-Cl(2) bond length is 1.36 Å. The H(17)-Cl(4) bond length is 1.98 Å. In the fifteenth H site, H(18) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one C(22) atom. In the sixteenth H site, H(19) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one C(23) atom. In the seventeenth H site, H(20) is bonded in a distorted linear geometry to one Cl(1) and one Cl(3) atom. The H(20)-Cl(1) bond length is 2.00 Å. The H(20)-Cl(3) bond length is 1.36 Å. In the eighteenth H site, H(21) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one C(21) atom. In the nineteenth H site, H(22) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one C(22) atom. In the twentieth H site, H(23) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one C(23) atom. In the twenty-first H site, H(24) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one C(24) atom. In the twenty-second H site, H(25) is bonded in a linear geometry to one O(7) and one O(9) atom. The H(25)-O(7) bond length is 1.07 Å. The H(25)-O(9) bond length is 1.41 Å. In the twenty-third H site, H(26) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one O(10,11) atom. The H(26)-O(10,11) bond length is 0.99 Å. In the twenty-fourth H site, H(27) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one O(10,11) atom. The H(27)-O(10,11) bond length is 0.99 Å. In the twenty-fifth H site, H(28) is bonded in a linear geometry to one O(12) and one O(6) atom. The H(28)-O(12) bond length is 1.41 Å. The H(28)-O(6) bond length is 1.07 Å. In the twenty-sixth H site, H(29) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one C(29) atom. In the twenty-seventh H site, H(30,31) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one C(30) atom. In the twenty-eighth H site, H(32) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one C(32) atom. In the twenty-ninth H site, H(33) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one C(29) atom. In the thirtieth H site, H(34,35) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one C(30) atom. In the thirty-first H site, H(36) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one C(32) atom. In the thirty-second H site, H(37) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one C(13) atom. In the thirty-third H site, H(38) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one C(14) atom. In the thirty-fourth H site, H(39) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one C(15) atom. In the thirty-fifth H site, H(40) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one C(16) atom. There are eleven inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O(1) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Cd(1), one Cd(2), and one C(9) atom. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Cd(1), one Cd(2), and one C(10) atom. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Cd(3), one Cd(4), and one C(11) atom. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one Cd(3), one Cd(4), and one C(12) atom. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one Cd(1) and one C(21) atom. In the sixth O site, O(6) is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Cd(2), one C(22), and one H(28) atom. In the seventh O site, O(7) is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one Cd(3), one C(23), and one H(25) atom. In the eighth O site, O(8) is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one Cd(4) and one C(24) atom. In the ninth O site, O(9) is bonded in a trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one C(29), one H(25), and one H(3) atom. In the tenth O site, O(10,11) is bonded in a water-like geometry to one C(30) and one H(26) atom. In the eleventh O site, O(12) is bonded in a trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one C(32), one H(2), and one H(28) atom. There are eight inequivalent Cl sites. In the first Cl site, Cl(1) is bonded in a distorted bent 120 degrees geometry to one Cd(1) and one H(20) atom. In the second Cl site, Cl(2) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one H(17) atom. In the third Cl site, Cl(3) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one H(20) atom. In the fourth Cl site, Cl(4) is bonded in a distorted bent 120 degrees geometry to one Cd(4) and one H(17) atom. In the fifth Cl site, Cl(5) is bonded in an L-shaped geometry to one Cd(1) and one Cd(2) atom. In the sixth Cl site, Cl(6) is bonded in an L-shaped geometry to one Cd(1) and one Cd(2) atom. In the seventh Cl site, Cl(7) is bonded in an L-shaped geometry to one Cd(3) and one Cd(4) atom. In the eighth Cl site, Cl(8) is bonded in an L-shaped geometry to one Cd(3) and one Cd(4) atom. Linkers: 1 CC1=C([O])C(C=O)=C(C[O])[CH]N1 ,1 CC1=C([O])C(CO)=C(CO)[CH]N1 ,1 C[C]1NC=C(C[O])C(C=O)=C1[O] ,1 C[C]1NC=C(CO)C(CO)=C1[O]. Metal clusters: 4 [Cd]. The MOF has largest included sphere 2.19 A, density 2.15 g/cm3, surface area 3472.72 m2/g, accessible volume 0.09 cm3/g