Removal of the crosslinker is evident in the 1 H NMR of digested samples, which shows full disappearance of the crosslinker and the emergence of peaks associated with the carboxylic acid and benzylamine-functionalized ligands (abbreviated H4dotpdc-CO2H and H4dotpdc-CH2NH2, Fig. ). Together, the sum of H4dotpdc-CO2H (12%) and H4dotpdc-CH2NH2 (10%) in the templated sample is roughly consistent with the number of crosslinked ligands in 1-crosslinked (24%). We attribute the slight discrepancy (~2%) to the partial oxidation of the benzylamines during thermolysis. Carrying out the microwave reaction under air, rather than N2, further reduces the H4dotpdc-CH2NH2 percentage and introduces new features associated with aldehyde functional groups, supporting this hypothesis (Fig. ).