The X-band EPR spectra of the templated 2-(DPA)Cu(OTf)2-5% and the non-templated Mg2dotpdc-(DPA)Cu(OTf)2-5% control were collected at 100 K and analyzed (Fig. ). The Cu(II) features in both spectra are best fit using two distinct g-values (2.06 and 2.24, see Fig. ). Similar values have been observed in molecular (DPA)Cu(OTf)2 complexes. To control for slight variations in copper loading between the samples, both spectra were normalized to the double integral of the allowed Dms = 1 transition. Excitingly, both greater line broadening as well as a clear increase in the intensity of the forbidden transition at g ~ 4 is indeed observed in 2-(DPA)Cu(OTf)2-5% relative to the non-templated analogue (Fig. and Table ). Together, this provides strong evidence that the templated framework has shorter average M-M distances. Greater differences in both the EPR and EXAFS data and more quantitative analysis should be possible with the addition of bridging ligands to tether the two metal sites closer together (<4 Å), and work along this vein is underway.