Table 5. Calculated lifetime of Cy3 (τ_Cy3) and other components in the decay profile of Cy3 in [C_nC₁im][NTf₂] (n = 2, 3, 4, 6, 8 or 12), [P₄₄₄₆][NTf₂], [C₄C₁im][OTf], [C₄C₁im][BF₄] and [C₄C₁im][PF₆].

Ionic liquid	τ Cy3 [ns]	τ C [ns]	τ D [ns]
[C2C1im][NTf2]	0.727 ± 0.003	0.023 ± 0.003	—
[C3C1im][NTf2]	0.865 ± 0.009	0.027 ± 0.004	—
[C4C1im][NTf2]	0.908 ± 0.003	0.020 ± 0.005	—
[C6C1im][NTf2]	1.090 ± 0.005	0.017 ± 0.006	—
[C8C1im][NTf2]	1.227 ± 0.004	0.058 ± 0.005	3.75 ± 0.10
[C12C1im][NTf2]	1.352 ± 0.005	0.045 ± 0.004	4.01 ± 0.22
[P4446][NTf2]	1.385 ± 0.005	0.039 ± 0.004	3.79 ± 0.23
[C4C1im][OTf]	1.189 ± 0.001	0.024 ± 0.002	6.76 ± 0.32
[C4C1im][BF4]	1.161 ± 0.005	0.026 ± 0.004	4.32 ± 0.14
[C4C1im][PF6]	1.304 ± 0.007	0.062 ± 0.004	—