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Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) constructed by tetrathiafulvalene-tetrabenzoate (H₄TTFTB) have been widely studied in porous materials, while the studies of other TTFTB derivatives are rare. Herein, the meta derivative of the frequently used <i>p</i>-H₄TTFTB ligand, <i>m</i>-H₄TTFTB, and lanthanide (Ln) metal ions (Tb³⁺, Er³⁺, and Gd³⁺) were assembled into three novel MOFs. Compared with the reported porous Ln-TTFTB, the resulted three-dimensional frameworks, Ln-<i>m</i>-TTFTB ([Ln₂(<i>m</i>-TTFTB)(<i>m</i>-H₂TTFTB)_0.5(HCOO)(DMF)]·2DMF·3H₂O), possess a more dense stacking which leads to scarce porosity. The solid-state cyclic voltammetry studies revealed that these MOFs show similar redox activity with two reversible one-electron processes at 0.21 and 0.48 V (vs. Fc/Fc⁺). The results of magnetic properties suggested Dy-<i>m</i>-TTFTB and Er-<i>m</i>-TTFTB exhibit slow relaxation of the magnetization. Porosity was not found in these materials, which is probably due to the meta-configuration of the <i>m</i>-TTFTB ligand that seems to hinder the formation of pores. However, the <i>m</i>-TTFTB ligand has shown to be promising to construct redox-active or electrically conductive MOFs in future work.