amine and VH032-PEG4-amine hydrochloride
salt were purchased from MedChemExpress, LLC (Monmouth Junction, NJ).
BODIPY FL propionic acid was purchased from BroadPharm (San Diego,
CA). Acetic anhydride, DIPEA, DCM, DMSO, 1-ethyl-3-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)carbodiimide,
hydroxybenzotriazole, and all other basic chemical reagents and solvents
were purchased from Sigma-Aldrich (St. Louis, MO). DMSO-d6 and chloroform-d were purchased from
Cambridge Isotope Laboratories, Inc. (Tewksbury, MA). Reported protocols23 (link) were adopted to assess or verify the reaction
progress and product purity and identity; to determine high-resolution
mass spectra; and to record 1H and 13C NMR spectra
(