MnC38H34(N2Cl)2 crystallizes in the monoclinic C2/c space group. The structure consists of a MnC38H34(N2Cl)2 framework. Mn(1) is bonded in an octahedral geometry to one N(1), one N(2), one N(3), one N(4), one Cl(1), and one Cl(2) atom. The Mn(1)-N(1) bond length is 2.23 Å. The Mn(1)-N(2) bond length is 2.34 Å. The Mn(1)-N(3) bond length is 2.26 Å. The Mn(1)-N(4) bond length is 2.34 Å. The Mn(1)-Cl(1) bond length is 2.49 Å. The Mn(1)-Cl(2) bond length is 2.52 Å. There are thirty-eight inequivalent C sites. In the first C site, C(1) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one C(2), one N(1), and one H(1) atom. The C(1)-C(2) 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 single-bond geometry to one C(1), one C(3), and one H(2) atom. The C(2)-C(3) bond length is 1.40 Å. The C(2)-H(2) bond length is 1.09 Å. In the third C site, C(3) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one C(2), one C(21), and one C(4) atom. The C(3)-C(21) bond length is 1.49 Å. The C(3)-C(4) bond length is 1.40 Å. In the fourth C site, C(4) is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one C(3), one C(5), and one H(3) atom. The C(4)-C(5) bond length is 1.39 Å. The C(4)-H(3) bond length is 1.09 Å. In the fifth C site, C(5) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one C(4), one N(1), and one H(4) atom. The C(5)-N(1) bond length is 1.35 Å. The C(5)-H(4) bond length is 1.09 Å. In the sixth C site, C(6) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one C(7), one N(2), and one H(5) atom. The C(6)-C(7) bond length is 1.39 Å. The C(6)-N(2) bond length is 1.35 Å. The C(6)-H(5) bond length is 1.09 Å. In the seventh C site, C(7) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one C(6), one C(8), and one H(6) atom. The C(7)-C(8) bond length is 1.40 Å. The C(7)-H(6) bond length is 1.09 Å. In the eighth C site, C(8) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one C(31), one C(7), and one C(9) atom. The C(8)-C(31) bond length is 1.49 Å. The C(8)-C(9) bond length is 1.40 Å. In the ninth C site, C(9) is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one C(10), one C(8), and one H(7) atom. The C(9)-C(10) bond length is 1.39 Å. The C(9)-H(7) bond length is 1.09 Å. In the tenth C site, C(10) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one C(9), one N(2), and one H(8) atom. The C(10)-N(2) bond length is 1.35 Å. The C(10)-H(8) bond length is 1.09 Å. In the eleventh C site, C(11) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one C(12), one N(3), and one H(9) atom. The C(11)-C(12) bond length is 1.39 Å. The C(11)-N(3) bond length is 1.34 Å. The C(11)-H(9) bond length is 1.09 Å. In the twelfth C site, C(12) is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one C(11), one C(13), and one H(10) atom. The C(12)-C(13) bond length is 1.40 Å. The C(12)-H(10) bond length is 1.09 Å. In the thirteenth C site, C(13) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one C(12), one C(14), and one C(36) atom. The C(13)-C(14) bond length is 1.40 Å. The C(13)-C(36) bond length is 1.48 Å. In the fourteenth C site, C(14) is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one C(13), one C(15), and one H(11) atom. The C(14)-C(15) bond length is 1.39 Å. The C(14)-H(11) bond length is 1.09 Å. In the fifteenth C site, C(15) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one C(14), one N(3), and one H(12) atom. The C(15)-N(3) bond length is 1.35 Å. The C(15)-H(12) bond length is 1.09 Å. In the sixteenth C site, C(16) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one C(17), one N(4), and one H(13) atom. The C(16)-C(17) bond length is 1.39 Å. The C(16)-N(4) bond length is 1.35 Å. The C(16)-H(13) bond length is 1.09 Å. In the seventeenth C site, C(17) is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one C(16), one C(18), and one H(14) atom. The C(17)-C(18) bond length is 1.40 Å. The C(17)-H(14) bond length is 1.09 Å. In the eighteenth C site, C(18) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one C(17), one C(19), and one C(28) atom. The C(18)-C(19) bond length is 1.40 Å. The C(18)-C(28) bond length is 1.49 Å. In the nineteenth C site, C(19) is bonded in a distorted single-bond geometry to one C(18), one C(20), and one H(15) atom. The C(19)-C(20) bond length is 1.39 Å. The C(19)-H(15) bond length is 1.09 Å. In the twentieth C site, C(20) is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to one C(19), one N(4), and one H(16) atom. The C(20)-N(4) bond length is 1.35 Å. The C(20)-H(16) bond length is 1.09 Å. In the twenty-first C site, C(21) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one C(22), one C(29), and one C(3) atom. The C(21)-C(22) bond length is 1.41 Å. The C(21)-C(29) bond length is 1.41 Å. In the twenty-second C site, C(22) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one C(21), one C(23), and one C(24) atom. The C(22)-C(23) bond length is 1.51 Å. The C(22)-C(24) bond length is 1.41 Å. In the twenty-third C site, C(23) is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one C(22), one H(17), one H(18), and one H(19) atom. The C(23)-H(17) bond length is 1.10 Å. The C(23)-H(18) bond length is 1.10 Å. The C(23)-H(19) bond length is 1.10 Å. In the twenty-fourth C site, C(24) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one C(22), one C(25), and one C(26) atom. The C(24)-C(25) bond length is 1.49 Å. The C(24)-C(26) bond length is 1.41 Å. In the twenty-fifth C site, C(25) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one C(24), one C(34), and one C(37) atom. The C(25)-C(34) bond length is 1.41 Å. The C(25)-C(37) bond length is 1.41 Å. In the twenty-sixth C site, C(26) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one C(24), one C(27), and one C(28) atom. The C(26)-C(27) bond length is 1.51 Å. The C(26)-C(28) bond length is 1.41 Å. In the twenty-seventh C site, C(27) is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one C(26), one H(20), one H(21), and one H(22) atom. The C(27)-H(20) bond length is 1.10 Å. The C(27)-H(21) bond length is 1.10 Å. The C(27)-H(22) bond length is 1.10 Å. In the twenty-eighth C site, C(28) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one C(18), one C(26), and one C(29) atom. The C(28)-C(29) bond length is 1.40 Å. In the twenty-ninth C site, C(29) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one C(21), one C(28), and one C(30) atom. The C(29)-C(30) bond length is 1.51 Å. In the thirtieth C site, C(30) is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one C(29), one H(23), one H(24), and one H(25) atom. The C(30)-H(23) bond length is 1.10 Å. The C(30)-H(24) bond length is 1.10 Å. The C(30)-H(25) bond length is 1.10 Å. In the thirty-first C site, C(31) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one C(32), one C(34), and one C(8) atom. The C(31)-C(32) bond length is 1.41 Å. The C(31)-C(34) bond length is 1.41 Å. In the thirty-second C site, C(32) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one C(31), one C(33), and one C(36) atom. The C(32)-C(33) bond length is 1.51 Å. The C(32)-C(36) bond length is 1.41 Å. In the thirty-third C site, C(33) is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one C(32), one H(26), one H(27), and one H(28) atom. The C(33)-H(26) bond length is 1.09 Å. The C(33)-H(27) bond length is 1.10 Å. The C(33)-H(28) bond length is 1.10 Å. In the thirty-fourth C site, C(34) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one C(25), one C(31), and one C(35) atom. The C(34)-C(35) bond length is 1.51 Å. In the thirty-fifth C site, C(35) is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one C(34), one H(29), one H(30), and one H(31) atom. The C(35)-H(29) bond length is 1.10 Å. The C(35)-H(30) bond length is 1.10 Å. The C(35)-H(31) bond length is 1.10 Å. In the thirty-sixth C site, C(36) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one C(13), one C(32), and one C(37) atom. The C(36)-C(37) bond length is 1.41 Å. In the thirty-seventh C site, C(37) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one C(25), one C(36), and one C(38) atom. The C(37)-C(38) bond length is 1.51 Å. In the thirty-eighth C site, C(38) is bonded in a distorted trigonal non-coplanar geometry to one C(37), one H(32), one H(33), and one H(34) atom. The C(38)-H(32) bond length is 1.09 Å. The C(38)-H(33) bond length is 1.10 Å. The C(38)-H(34) bond length is 1.10 Å. There are four inequivalent N sites. In the first N site, N(1) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one Mn(1), one C(1), and one C(5) atom. In the second N site, N(2) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one Mn(1), one C(10), and one C(6) atom. In the third N site, N(3) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one Mn(1), one C(11), and one C(15) atom. In the fourth N site, N(4) is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to one Mn(1), one C(16), and one C(20) atom. There are thirty-four 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 C(4) atom. In the fourth H site, H(4) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one C(5) atom. In the fifth H site, H(5) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one C(6) atom. In the sixth H site, H(6) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one C(7) atom. In the seventh H site, H(7) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one C(9) atom. In the eighth H site, H(8) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one C(10) atom. In the ninth H site, H(9) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one C(11) atom. In the tenth H site, H(10) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one C(12) atom. In the eleventh H site, H(11) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one C(14) atom. In the twelfth H site, H(12) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one C(15) atom. In the thirteenth H site, H(13) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one C(16) atom. In the fourteenth H site, H(14) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one C(17) atom. In the fifteenth H site, H(15) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one C(19) atom. In the sixteenth H site, H(16) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one C(20) atom. In the seventeenth H site, H(17) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one C(23) atom. In the eighteenth H site, H(18) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one C(23) atom. In the nineteenth H site, H(19) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one C(23) atom. In the twentieth H site, H(20) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one C(27) atom. In the twenty-first H site, H(21) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one C(27) atom. In the twenty-second H site, H(22) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one C(27) atom. In the twenty-third H site, H(23) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one C(30) atom. In the twenty-fourth H site, H(24) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one C(30) atom. In the twenty-fifth H site, H(25) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one C(30) atom. In the twenty-sixth H site, H(26) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one C(33) atom. In the twenty-seventh H site, H(27) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one C(33) atom. In the twenty-eighth H site, H(28) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one C(33) atom. In the twenty-ninth H site, H(29) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one C(35) atom. In the thirtieth H site, H(30) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one C(35) atom. In the thirty-first H site, H(31) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one C(35) atom. In the thirty-second H site, H(32) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one C(38) atom. In the thirty-third H site, H(33) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one C(38) atom. In the thirty-fourth H site, H(34) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one C(38) atom. There are two inequivalent Cl sites. In the first Cl site, Cl(1) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one Mn(1) atom. In the second Cl site, Cl(2) is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one Mn(1) atom. Linkers: 4 Cc1c(-c2ccncc2)c(C)c(-c2c(C)c(-c3ccncc3)c(C)c(-c3ccncc3)c2C)c(C)c1-c1ccncc1. Metal clusters: 4 Cl[Mn]Cl. The MOF has largest included sphere 5.50 A, density 1.10 g/cm3, surface area 5072.40 m2/g, accessible volume 0.36 cm3/g