“…24 The Kuratowski-type Zn 5 Cl 4 (Rvtz) 6 (Rvtz -= 1,2,3-triazolate group) clusters have a connection geometry the same as the classical Zn 4 O(RCOO) 6 (RCOO -= carboxylate group) clusters, which can be linked by linear backbones to form the NaCl-type networks. [27][28][29] Although the outer metal ions and end-capped chloride ions of the Zn 5 Cl 4 (Rvtz) 6 clusters can be readily exchanged, the metal-triazolate connections have much higher chemical stability compared with the metal-carboxylate connections. For example, [Zn 5 Cl 4 (bbta) 3 ] (MFU-4, H 2 bbta = 1H,5H-benzo(1,2-d:4,5-d')bistriazole) showed much higher water stability than [Zn 4 O(bdc) 3 ] (MOF-5, H 2 bdc = 1,4-benzenedicarboxylic acid), 29,30 and structural distortion or reconstitution has not been reported for these metal triazolate frameworks.…”