A MOF-type magnesium benzene-1,3,5-tribenzoate with two-fold interpenetrated ReO3 nets

A novel metal-organic architecture involving mixed chains of magnesium dinuclear units and dioxane species, linked through the benzene-1,3,5-tribenzoate linker is reported; the resulting 3-D framework consists of super-octahedral cavities, with a topology related to a two-fold interpenetrated ReO3 net.