Three Ni8-pyrazolate metal-organic frameworks, namely Ni8-NiL1, Ni8-CuL1 and Ni8-CuL2, were prepared by using metallosalen-based ligands (NiL1, CuL1, CuL2). The octanuclear cubic clusters [Ni8(OH)4(H2O)2] render these materials with sufficient robustness, enabling...