Two cluster-based metal-organic frameworks {[Cd5L4Br10]•2(CH3)2NH}n (1) and {[MnIII3OL(TA)3]F•sol}n (2) (L = 1,3,5-tris(benzimidazol-1-ylmethyl)-2,4,6-trimethylbenzene, TA = terephthalate anion) containing a semi-rigid tribenzimidazol-based ligand were synthesized and characterized. Single crystal X-ray analyses show...