Nucleotide cleavable linkers and uses thereof

A nucleotide comprising a nucleobase and a cleavable linker, wherein said cleavable linker covalently links a detectable moiety to the nucleobase, wherein said cleavable linker comprises a thio-trigger moiety having the formula

• wherein
• X is —O—, —NH—, or —S—;
• R100 is —SR102 or —CN;
• and
• R102 and R102a are independently hydrogen, halogen, —CCl3, —CBr3, —CF3, —CI3, —CHCl2, —CHBr2, —CHF2, —CHI2, —CH2Cl, —CH2Br, —CH2F, —CH2I, —CN, —OH, —NH2, —COOH, —CONH2, —NO2, —SH, —SO3H, —SO4H, —SO2NH2, —NHNH2, —ONH2, —NHC(O)NHNH2, —NHC(O)NH2, —NHSO2H, —NHC(O)H, —NHC(O)OH, —NHOH, —OCCl3, —OCF3, —OCBr3, —OCI3, —OCHCl2, —OCHBr2, —OCHI2, —OCHF2, —OCH2Cl, —OCH2Br, —OCH2I, —OCH2F, —N3, —SF5, substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted heteroalkyl, substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl, substituted or unsubstituted heterocycloalkyl, substituted or unsubstituted aryl, or substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl.