Zn3C38H28(NO9)2 crystallizes in the monoclinic C2/c space group. There are two inequivalent Zn sites. In the first Zn site, Zn(1) is bonded in a tetrahedral geometry to one O(1), one O(3), one O(7), and one O(8) atom. The Zn(1)-O(1) bond length is 1.97 Å. The Zn(1)-O(3) bond length is 1.96 Å. The Zn(1)-O(7) bond length is 1.96 Å. The Zn(1)-O(8) bond length is 1.98 Å. In the second Zn site, Zn(2) is bonded in an octahedral geometry to two equivalent O(2), two equivalent O(4), and two equivalent O(9) atoms. Both Zn(2)-O(2) bond lengths are 2.05 Å. Both Zn(2)-O(4) bond lengths are 2.12 Å. Both Zn(2)-O(9) bond lengths are 2.13 Å. There are nineteen inequivalent C sites. In the first C site, C(2) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one C(1), one C(3), and one C(7) atom. The C(2)-C(1) bond length is 1.50 Å. The C(2)-C(3) bond length is 1.40 Å. The C(2)-C(7) bond length is 1.40 Å. In the second C site, C(3) is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one C(2), one C(4), and one H(2) atom. The C(3)-C(4) bond length is 1.40 Å. The C(3)-H(2) bond length is 1.09 Å. In the third C site, C(4) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one C(3), one C(5), and one C(9) atom. The C(4)-C(5) bond length is 1.40 Å. The C(4)-C(9) bond length is 1.48 Å. In the fourth C site, C(5) is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one C(4), one C(6), and one H(3) atom. The C(5)-C(6) bond length is 1.40 Å. The C(5)-H(3) bond length is 1.09 Å. In the fifth C site, C(6) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one C(5), one C(7), and one C(8) atom. The C(6)-C(7) bond length is 1.40 Å. The C(6)-C(8) bond length is 1.50 Å. In the sixth C site, C(7) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one C(2), one C(6), and one H(4) atom. The C(7)-H(4) bond length is 1.09 Å. In the seventh C site, C(8) is bonded in a distorted bent 120 degrees geometry to one C(6), one O(7), and one O(8) atom. The C(8)-O(7) bond length is 1.28 Å. The C(8)-O(8) bond length is 1.27 Å. In the eighth C site, C(9) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one C(10), one C(14), and one C(4) atom. The C(9)-C(10) bond length is 1.40 Å. The C(9)-C(14) bond length is 1.40 Å. In the ninth C site, C(10) is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one C(11), one C(9), and one H(5) atom. The C(10)-C(11) bond length is 1.40 Å. The C(10)-H(5) bond length is 1.09 Å. In the tenth C site, C(11) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one C(10), one C(12), and one C(15) atom. The C(11)-C(12) bond length is 1.40 Å. The C(11)-C(15) bond length is 1.50 Å. In the eleventh C site, C(12) is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one C(11), one C(13), and one H(6) atom. The C(12)-C(13) bond length is 1.40 Å. The C(12)-H(6) bond length is 1.09 Å. In the twelfth C site, C(13) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one C(12), one C(14), and one C(16) atom. The C(13)-C(14) bond length is 1.40 Å. The C(13)-C(16) bond length is 1.48 Å. In the thirteenth C site, C(14) is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one C(13), one C(9), and one H(7) atom. The C(14)-H(7) bond length is 1.09 Å. In the fourteenth C site, C(15) is bonded in a distorted bent 120 degrees geometry to one C(11), one O(3), and one O(4) atom. The C(15)-O(3) bond length is 1.29 Å. The C(15)-O(4) bond length is 1.26 Å. In the fifteenth C site, C(16) is bonded in a distorted bent 120 degrees geometry to one C(13), one O(5), and one O(6) atom. The C(16)-O(5) bond length is 1.36 Å. The C(16)-O(6) bond length is 1.23 Å. In the sixteenth C site, C(17) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one N(1), one H(8), and one O(9) atom. The C(17)-N(1) bond length is 1.34 Å. The C(17)-H(8) bond length is 1.10 Å. The C(17)-O(9) bond length is 1.25 Å. In the seventeenth C site, C(18) is bonded to one N(1), one H(10), one H(11), and one H(9) atom to form corner-sharing CH3N tetrahedra. The C(18)-N(1) bond length is 1.45 Å. The C(18)-H(10) bond length is 1.10 Å. The C(18)-H(11) bond length is 1.09 Å. The C(18)-H(9) bond length is 1.10 Å. In the eighteenth C site, C(19) is bonded to one N(1), one H(12), one H(13), and one H(14) atom to form corner-sharing CH3N tetrahedra. The C(19)-N(1) bond length is 1.45 Å. The C(19)-H(12) bond length is 1.10 Å. The C(19)-H(13) bond length is 1.10 Å. The C(19)-H(14) bond length is 1.10 Å. In the nineteenth C site, C(1) is bonded in a distorted bent 120 degrees geometry to one C(2), one O(1), and one O(2) atom. The C(1)-O(1) bond length is 1.28 Å. The C(1)-O(2) bond length is 1.27 Å. N(1) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one C(17), one C(18), and one C(19) atom. There are fourteen inequivalent H sites. In the first H site, H(1) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one O(5) atom. The H(1)-O(5) bond length is 0.98 Å. In the second H site, H(2) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one C(3) atom. In the third H site, H(3) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one C(5) atom. In the fourth H site, H(4) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one C(7) atom. In the fifth H site, H(5) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one C(10) atom. In the sixth H site, H(6) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one C(12) atom. In the seventh H site, H(7) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one C(14) atom. In the eighth H site, H(8) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one C(17) atom. In the ninth H site, H(9) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one C(18) atom. In the tenth H site, H(10) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one C(18) atom. In the eleventh H site, H(11) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one C(18) atom. In the twelfth H site, H(12) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one C(19) atom. In the thirteenth H site, H(13) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one C(19) atom. In the fourteenth H site, H(14) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one C(19) atom. 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 C(1) atom. In the second O site, O(2) is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one Zn(2) and one C(1) atom. In the third O site, O(3) is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one Zn(1) and one C(15) atom. In the fourth O site, O(4) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Zn(2) and one C(15) atom. In the fifth O site, O(5) is bonded in a water-like geometry to one C(16) and one H(1) atom. In the sixth O site, O(6) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one C(16) atom. In the seventh O site, O(7) is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one Zn(1) and one C(8) atom. In the eighth O site, O(8) is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Zn(1) and one C(8) atom. In the ninth O site, O(9) is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one Zn(2) and one C(17) atom. Linkers: 4 [O]C(=O)c1cc(C([O])=O)cc(-c2cc(C([O])=O)cc(C(=O)O)c2)c1. Metal clusters: 6 [Zn]. The MOF has largest included sphere 4.91 A, density 1.40 g/cm3, surface area 4394.25 m2/g, accessible volume 0.27 cm3/g