Electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy is highly sensitive to the interactions between unpaired electrons, and is widely used to probe interspin distances. These interactions may be either exchange (through orbital overlap) or dipolar (through space) interactions. Given the expected ~7 Å distance between our metal centers by DFT, the lack of short M-M distances observed in our EXAFS data, and the absence of strong bridging ligands, we only expect spin-spin interactions through dipolar coupling. Because our templated frameworks have shorter average M-M distances than non-templated controls, this should lead to two distinct observables: 1) the EPR features for templated samples should show greater homogeneous line broadening, and 2) the relative intensity of the forbidden Dms = 2 half-field transition should increase. To simplify the analysis, all EPR studies were carried out on 2-(DPA)Cu(OTf)2, an S = ½ system. Due to the high sensitivity of EPR towards dipolar interactions, low amine loadings of 5% were targeted. Two frameworks were synthesized, the templated framework 2-(DPA)Cu(OTf)2-5% and the non-templated control, Mg2dotpdc-(DPA)Cu(OTf)2-5%. Briefly, the non-templated framework was synthesized using H4dotpdc-CH2NHBoc, a noncrosslinked ligand containing Boc-protected benzylamine groups. The protected framework was then subjected to thermolysis, post-synthetic alkylation, and metalation to yield randomly distributed mononuclear (DPA)Cu(OTf)2 sites throughout the framework (see SI for more experimental details).