Dr Jake Greenfield
Lecturer in Organic Chemistry
Research areas
We develop novel imine-based photoswitchable molecules and explore their behaviour in complex systems.
Learn more about our research, team, opportunities to join us, and our latest news and publications at imineswitch.com
PhD supervision
- Deepu George
- Sana Mendiratta
Selected publications
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Open access
Exploring size-controlled exciton evolution using DNA libraries
Gorman, J., Orsborne, S., Budden, P., Sridhar, A., Greenfield, J. L., Congrave, D. G., Pandya, R., Liu, Y., Dowland, S., Ryan, S., Bronstein, H., Nitschke, J. R., Rao, A., Collepardo-Guevara, R., Stulz, E., Auras, F. & Friend, R. H., 4 Mar 2026, In: Journal of the American Chemical Society. 148, 8, p. 8893-8903 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Open access
Enhancing the photoswitching properties of N-alkyl imines
Wu, J., Kreimendahl, L. & Greenfield, J. L., 28 May 2025, In: Journal of the American Chemical Society. 147, 21, p. 17549-17554 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Open access
Harnessing light to drive a non-photoresponsive reaction out of equilibrium
Wu, J. & Greenfield, J. L., 9 Oct 2025, In: Chem. 11, 10, 10 p., 102579.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Open access
Light them up: photoresponsive imine-containing systems
Wu, J. & Greenfield, J. L., 21 Oct 2025, In: Chemical Science. 16, 39, p. 17991-18004 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Open access
Switching sides: regiochemistry and functionalization dictate the photoswitching properties of imines
Wu, J., Kreimendahl, L. & Greenfield, J. L., 15 Jan 2025, In: Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 64, 3, 11 p., e202415464.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Iminobispyrazole (IBP) photoswitches: two pyrazole rings can be better than one
Wu, J., Li, C., Kreimendahl, L. & Greenfield, J. L., 4 Nov 2024, In: Chemical Communications. 60, 85, p. 12365-12368 4 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Open access
Light-driven hexagonal-to-cubic phase switching in arylazopyrazole lyotropic liquid crystals
Jones, B. E., Greenfield, J. L., Cowieson, N., Fuchter, M. J. & Evans, R. C., 8 May 2024, In: Journal of the American Chemical Society. 146, 18, p. 12315-12319 5 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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MASC 2023: remembering the past, celebrating the present and looking to the future
Lewis, J. E. M., Easun, T. L., Barendt, T. A., Barber, B. E., Greenfield, J. L., McConnell, A. J., Orton, G. R. F., Patrick, S. C., Prior, C. & Wu, J., 4 Aug 2024, In: Supramolecular Chemistry. 34, 11-12, p. 468-471 4 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review
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Open access
Photoresponsive organic cages: computationally inspired discovery of azobenzene-derived organic cages
Brand, M. C., Trowell, H. G., Pegg, J. T., Greenfield, J. L., Odaybat, M., Little, M. A., Haycock, P. R., Avci, G., Rankin, N., Fuchter, M. J., Jelfs, K. E., Cooper, A. I. & Greenaway, R. L., 6 Nov 2024, In: Journal of the American Chemical Society. 146, 44, p. 30332-30339 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Open access
Photoswitchable imines: aryliminopyrazoles quantitatively convert to long-lived Z-isomers with visible light
Wu, J., Kreimendahl, L., Tao, S., Anhalt, O. & Greenfield, J. L., 21 Mar 2024, In: Chemical Science. 15, 11, p. 3872-3878 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review