Cu2C8N2H11I3(CH3CHO)2 is Indium-derived structured and crystallizes in the triclinic P-1 space group. The structure is zero-dimensional and consists of four dimethyl ether molecules and one Cu2C8N2H11I3 cluster. In the Cu2C8N2H11I3 cluster, there are two inequivalent Cu sites. In the first Cu site, Cu(1) is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one Cu(2), one N(1), one I(1), one I(2), and one I(3) atom. The Cu(1)-Cu(2) bond length is 2.44 Å. The Cu(1)-N(1) bond length is 1.97 Å. The Cu(1)-I(1) bond length is 2.63 Å. The Cu(1)-I(2) bond length is 2.71 Å. The Cu(1)-I(3) bond length is 2.72 Å. In the second Cu site, Cu(2) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to one Cu(1), one Cu(2), one I(1), one I(3), and two equivalent I(2) atoms. The Cu(2)-Cu(2) bond length is 2.65 Å. The Cu(2)-I(1) bond length is 2.77 Å. The Cu(2)-I(3) bond length is 2.78 Å. There is one shorter (2.53 Å) and one longer (2.78 Å) Cu(2)-I(2) bond length. There are eight inequivalent C sites. In the first C site, C(1) is bonded in a distorted bent 120 degrees geometry to one C(12), one N(1), and one H(1) atom. The C(1)-C(12) bond length is 1.39 Å. The C(1)-N(1) bond length is 1.35 Å. The C(1)-H(1) bond length is 1.09 Å. In the second C site, C(2) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one C(4), one N(1), and one H(2) atom. The C(2)-C(4) bond length is 1.40 Å. The C(2)-N(1) bond length is 1.35 Å. The C(2)-H(2) bond length is 1.09 Å. In the third C site, C(3) is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one C(4), one N(2), one H(4), and one H(5) atom. The C(3)-C(4) bond length is 1.50 Å. The C(3)-N(2) bond length is 1.51 Å. The C(3)-H(4) bond length is 1.10 Å. The C(3)-H(5) bond length is 1.10 Å. In the fourth C site, C(4) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one C(2), one C(3), and one C(5) atom. The C(4)-C(5) bond length is 1.40 Å. In the fifth C site, C(5) is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one C(12), one C(4), and one H(6) atom. The C(5)-C(12) bond length is 1.39 Å. The C(5)-H(6) bond length is 1.09 Å. In the sixth C site, C(6) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one N(2), one H(7), and one H(8) atom. The C(6)-N(2) bond length is 1.50 Å. The C(6)-H(7) bond length is 1.10 Å. The C(6)-H(8) bond length is 1.10 Å. In the seventh C site, C(8) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one N(2), one H(11), and one H(12) atom. The C(8)-N(2) bond length is 1.50 Å. The C(8)-H(11) bond length is 1.10 Å. The C(8)-H(12) bond length is 1.10 Å. In the eighth C site, C(12) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one C(1), one C(5), and one H(19) atom. The C(12)-H(19) bond length is 1.09 Å. There are two inequivalent N sites. In the first N site, N(1) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one Cu(1), one C(1), and one C(2) atom. In the second N site, N(2) is bonded in a tetrahedral geometry to one C(3), one C(6), one C(8), and one H(3) atom. The N(2)-H(3) bond length is 1.04 Å. There are eleven 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(2) atom. In the third H site, H(3) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one N(2) atom. In the fourth H site, H(4) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one C(3) atom. In the fifth H site, H(5) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one C(3) atom. In the sixth H site, H(6) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one C(5) atom. In the seventh H site, H(7) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one C(6) atom. In the eighth H site, H(8) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one C(6) atom. In the ninth H site, H(11) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one C(8) 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(19) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one C(12) atom. There are three inequivalent I sites. In the first I site, I(1) is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to one Cu(1) and one Cu(2) atom. In the second I site, I(2) is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to one Cu(1) and two equivalent Cu(2) atoms. In the third I site, I(3) is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to one Cu(1) and one Cu(2) atom. Linkers: 2 C1COCC[NH](C[CH]OCCOCC[NH](CCO1)Cc1cccnc1)Cc1cccnc1 ,1 C1COCC[NH](CCOCCOCC[NH](CCO1)Cc1cccnc1)Cc1cccnc1. Metal clusters: 1 I[Cu](I)/[Cu](I)=[Cu](\I)[Cu](I)I. The MOF has largest included sphere 1.97 A, density 2.70 g/cm3, surface area 2879.59 m2/g, accessible volume 0.08 cm3/g