Indexes a and b designate monopyrene and bis-pyrene derivatives of 5′- and 3′-phosphorylated oligo(2′-O-methylribonucleotides) I, II, III, and IV. bYield at the stage of pyrene coupling. cCalculated molecular mass of fully protonated form. dMolecular mass found by MALDI TOF MS analysis. Nm: 2′-O-methyl-ribonucleotide; p: terminal phosphate; Pyr: pyrenylmethylamine residue; T: 3′-“inverted” thymidine.