Molecular fluorescence, phosphorescence, and chemiluminescence spectrometry.

This review covers the approximately two-year period of January 1, 2000, to December 31, 2001. Consequently, there is a gap between this review and our last review (A1), which covered roughly from November, 1997 through October, 1999. This gap is due to a change in computer search; STN was used primarily for this search. We have tried to minimize the gap by doing individual searches for each topic by use of SciFinder Scholar. If we have missed some important references, please let us know and we will consider them for our next review. A computer search of Chemical Abstracts provided most of the references for this review. Coverage is limited to articles that describe new developments in the theory and practice of molecular luminescence for chemical analysis in the ultraviolet-visible and near-infrared region. Citations may be duplicated between sections because of articles with contents that span several topics. However, in an effort to reduce the length of this review, we have tried to limit this duplication in citation. In general, citations are limited to journal articles and usually do not include patents, proceedings, reports, and dissertations. To maintain this review at a reasonable size, we have tried to focus on important advances rather than extensions of previous advances. This reduction was done at the request of the journal in an attempt to significantly reduce the length of the biannual reviews. This reduction was also attempted with more of a focus on articles of general interest and relevance to the field of analytical chemistry. Although we are not able to provide extensive coverage of developments of relevance to broad areas, such as chromatography and biological sciences, we have tried to include major review articles and chapters relevant to these topics. However, if you feel that we have omitted an important article published during the above referenced time period, please forward the reference to one of us and we will be certain to consider it for the next review.