VIII(OH){O2C–C6H4–CO2}.(HO2C–C6H4–O2H)x(DMF)y(H2O)z or MIL-68 was solvothermally synthesised in a non-aqueous medium. Its structure, built up from octahedral chains connected by terephthalate linkers, exhibits large hexagonal channels containing different occluded moieties. Their irreversible removal releases a specific surface area of 603(22) m2.g−1 (BET).
