Notably, no evidence of strong M-M scattering was observed in any of the EXAFS spectra. Indeed, the EXAFS spectra of templated frameworks and their non-templated analogues are nearly identical (Fig. ). Given the ~7 Å distance between ligand struts and the lack of strong bridging ligands between the two metal centers, the M-M distances are likely beyond the ~4-5 Å distance detectable by EXAFS. Therefore, we turned to EPR spectroscopy as a more sensitive probe of proximal paramagnetic centers.