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. 2018 Sep 1;23(9):2229. doi: 10.3390/molecules23092229

Table 2.

Photophysical properties of squaraines and their complexes with M2 in H2O.

S1PEG M2 ⊃ S1PEG S2PEG M2 ⊃ S2PEG S3PEG M2 ⊃ S3PEG
Abs (nm) 608 638 695 722 795 809
Em (nm) 665 697 731 753 815 829
Φfa 6% 25% 3% 19% 7% 11%

Quantum yields of S1PEG and M2S1PEG were measured relative to bis(N,N-dimethylaminophenyl)squaraine, quantum yields of S2PEG and M2S2PEG were measured relative to cryptocyanine, and quantum yields of S3PEG and M2S3PEG were measured relative to ICG [30].