“…[11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22] Pyrene-containing precolumn derivatization reagents such as 4-(1-pyrene)butanoic acid N-hydroxysuccinimide ester, [11][12][13]18 4-(1-pyrene)butanoyl chloride, 14,17,19,21 4-(1-pyrene) butanoic acid hydrazide, 15,16,20 N-(1-pyrene)iodoacetamide, 22 and N-(1-pyrenemethyl)iodoacetamide 22 were reacted with corresponding reactive functional groups of target molecules. The resulting polypyrene-labeled derivatives exhibited intramolecular excimer fluorescence at wavelength of 440 -520 nm, which was a significant shift towards longer wavelengths when compared to those of derivatization reagents and monopyrene-labeled derivatives (360 -420 nm).…”