. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Jan 27.

Published in final edited form as: J Am Chem Soc. 2018 Sep 21;140(39):12622–12633. doi: 10.1021/jacs.8b08436

Table 2. Fluorescence Properties of H-Telo DNA ONs 3–5 and Respective Duplexes in Aqueous Buffer.

ON sample	λ_em (nm)	Φ^a	Φ_r^b	τ_av^c (ns)	ON sample	λ_em (nm)	Φ^a	Φ_r^b	τ_av^c (ns)	ON sample	λ_em (nm)	Φ^a	Φ_r^b	τ_av ^c (ns)
3 in NaCl	424	0.053	27	1.09	4 in NaCl	428	0.093	93	1.40	5 in NaCl	428	0.062	31	0.89
3 in KCl	429	0.030	15	0.60	4 in KCl	428	0.022	11	0.79	5 in KCl	423	0.043	22	0.73
3·7 in NaCl	426	0.002	1	n.d.	4·7 in NaCl	426	0.001	1	n.d.	5·7 in NaCl	428	0.002	1	n.d.
3·7 in KCl	432	0.002	1	n.d.	4·7 in KCl	428	0.002	1	n.d.	5·7 in KCl	426	0.002	1	n.d.

Standard deviation for quantum yield (Φ) of GQs is ≤0.006, and that of duplexes is ≤0.0002.

Φ_r = relative quantum yield with respect to the quantum yield of the duplex in the respective ionic conditions.

Standard deviation for lifetime (τ_av) is ≤0.06 ns. n.d. = not determined. Reliable lifetime values could not be obtained for duplexes as they were very weakly fluorescent.