Jonathan S. Ward Publications

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2026

  • [1] Probing Solvent Dynamics at the Single-Molecule Limit.Listo, R., Morris, J. M. F., Sil, A., Qiao, X., Abram, R. T., Huo, C., Ward, J. S., Schwarzacher, W., Malcovati, P., Vacca, M., Graziano, M., Turvani, G., Nichols, R. J. & Vezzoli, A. Nano. Lett. 2026. DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.6c03272

2024

  • [2] A Systematic Study of Methyl Carbodithioate Esters as Effective Gold Contact Groups for Single-Molecule Electronics.Ward, J. S.; Vezzoli, A. ; Wells, C.; Bailey, S.; Jarvis, S. P.; Lambert, C. J.; Robertson, C.; Nichols, R. Higgins, S. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2024, e202403577. DOI: 10.1002/anie.202403577

2023

  • [3] Sheathed Molecular Junctions for Unambiguous Determination of Charge-Transport Properties.Herrer, L.; Naghibi, S.; Ward, J. S.; Bonestre, J. M.; Higgins, S. J.; Martin, S.; Vezzoli, A.; Nichols, R. J.; Serrano, J. L; Cea, P. Adv. Mater. Interfaces 2023, 2300133. DOI: 10.1002/admi.202300133

2022

  • [4] Fine tuning the Photophysics of Donor-Acceptor (D-A3) Thermally Activated Delayed Fluorescence Emitters Using Isomerisation.dos Santos, P. L.; Pereira, D. S.; Eng, J.; Ward, J. S.; Bryce, M. R.; Penfold, T. J.; Monkman, A. P. ChemPhotoChem 2022. DOI: 10.1002/cptc.202200248
  • [5] Key Advances in Electrochemically-Addressable Single-Molecule Electronics.Ward, J. S.; Vezzoli A. Curr. Opin. Electrochem. 2022. DOI: 10.1016/j.coelec.2022.101083

2021

  • [6] Manganese-Based Carbon Monoxide-Releasing Molecules: A Multitude of Organometallic Pharmaceutical Candidates Primed for Further Biological Analysis.Ward, J. S. Reference Module in Chemistry, Molecular Sciences and Chemical Engineering, Elsevier, 2021. Comprehensive Organometallic Chemistry IV, Vol 15, pages 314-330. DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-820206-7.00047-0
  • [7] Cyclophane Molecules Exhibiting Thermally Activated Delayed Fluorescence: Linking Donor Units to Influence Molecular Conformation.Hempe, M.; Harrison, A. K; Ward, J. S.; Batsanov, A. S.; Fox, M. A.; Dias, F. B.; Bryce, M. R. J. Org. Chem. 2021, 86, 1, 429–445 (equal contribution). DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.0c02174

2020

  • [8] Exploiting Trifluoromethyl Substituents for Tuning Orbital Character of Singlet and Triplet States to Increase the Rate of Thermally Activated Delayed Fluorescence.Ward, J. S.; Danos, A.; Stachelek, P.; Fox, M. A.; Batsanov, A. S.; Monkman, A. P.; Bryce, M. R.; Dias, F. B. Mater. Chem. Front. 2020, 4, 3602–3615. DOI: 10.1039/D0QM00429D

2019

  • [9] Molecular Design Strategies for Color Tuning of Blue TADF Emitters.Stachelek, P.; Ward, J. S.; dos Santos, P. L.; Danos, A.; Collella, M.; Haase, N.; Raynes, S. J.; Batsanov, A. S.; Bryce, M. R.; Monkman, A. P. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2019, 11, 27125–27133 (equal contribution). DOI: 10.1021/acsami.9b06364
  • [10] Balancing charge-transfer strength and triplet states for deep-blue thermally activated delayed fluorescence with an unconventional electron rich dibenzothiophene acceptor.Huang, R. J.; Kukhta, N. A.; Ward, J. S.; Danos, A.; Batsanov, A. S.; Bryce, M. R.; Dias, F. B. J. Mater. Chem. C 2019, 7, 13224–13234. DOI: 10.1039/C9TC02175B
  • [11] A biotin-conjugated photo-activated CO-releasing molecule (biotinCORM): efficient CO-release from an avidin–biotinCORM protein adduct.Ward, J. S.; Palo, A. D.; Aucott; B. J.; Moir, J. W. B.; Lynam, J. M.; Fairlamb, I. J. S. Dalton Trans. 2019, 48, 16233–16241. DOI: 10.1039/C9DT03429C
  • [12] Delayed Blue Fluorescence via Upper-Triplet State Crossing from C–C Bonded Donor–Acceptor Charge Transfer Molecules with Azatriangulene Cores.Ward, J. S.; Kukhta, N. A.; dos Santos, P. L.; Congrave, D. G., Batsanov, A. S.; Monkman, A. P.; Bryce, M. R. Chem. Mater. 2019, 31, 17, 6684–6695. DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemmater.9b01184
  • [13] The influence of molecular geometry on the efficiency of thermally activated delayed fluorescence.Nobuyasu, R. S.; Ward, J. S.; Gibson, J.; Penfold, T. J.; Batsanov, A. S.; Ren, Z.; Dias, F. B.; Bryce, M. R. J. Mater. Chem. C 2019, 7, 6672–6684 (equal contribution). DOI: 10.1039/C9TC00720B
  • [14] Impact of Methoxy Substituents on Thermally Activated Delayed Fluorescence and Room-Temperature Phosphorescence in All-Organic Donor–Acceptor Systems.Ward, J. S.; Nobuyasu, R. S.; Aguilar, J. A.; Hall, D.; Batsanov, A. S.; Fox, M. A.; Ren, Z.; Dias, F. B.; Bryce, M. R. J. Org. Chem. 2019, 84, 3801–3816. DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.8b02848

2018

  • [15] Bond rotations and heteroatom effects in donor-acceptor-donor molecules: Implications for thermally activated delayed fluorescence and room temperature phosphorescence.Ward, J. S.; Nobuyasu, R. S.; Fox, M. A.; Batsanov, A. S.; Santos, J.; Dias, F. B.; Bryce, M. R. J. Org. Chem. 2018, 83, 14431–14442. DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.8b02187
  • [16] The influence of molecular conformation on the photophysics of organic room temperature phosphorescent luminophores.Huang, R. J.; Ward, J. S.; Kukhta, N. A.; Avó, J.; Gibson, J.; Penfold, T. J.; Lima, J. C., Batsanov, A. S.; Berberan-Santos, M. N.; Bryce, M. R.; Dias, F. B. J. Mater. Chem. C 2018, 6, 9238–9247. DOI: 10.1039/C8TC02987C
  • [17] Triazatruxene: A Rigid Central Donor Unit for a D–A3 Thermally Activated Delayed Fluorescence Material Exhibiting Sub‐Microsecond Reverse Intersystem Crossing and Unity Quantum Yield via Multiple Singlet–Triplet State Pairs.dos Santos, P. L.; Ward, J. S.; Congrave, D. G.; Batsanov, A. S.; Eng, J.; Stacey, J. E.; Penfold, T. J.; Monkman, A. P.; Bryce, M. R. Adv. Sci. 2018, 5, 1700989. (equal contribution, see acknowledgements). DOI: 10.1002/advs.201700989

2017

  • [18] Toxicity of tryptophan manganese (I) carbonyl (Trypto-CORM), against Neisseria gonorrhoeae.Ward, J. S.; Morgan, R.; Lynam, J. M.; Fairlamb, I. J. S.; Moir, J. W. B. MedChemComm 2017, 8, 346–352. DOI: 10.1039/C6MD00603E
  • [19] An optical and electrical study of full thermally activated delayed fluorescent white organic light-emitting diodes.Pereira, D. S.; dos Santos, P. L.; Ward, J. S.; Data, P.; Okazaki, M.; Takeda, Y.; Minakata, S.; Bryce, M. R.; Monkman, A. P. Sci. Rep. 2017, 7, 6234. DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-06568-3
  • [20] The contributions of molecular vibrations and higher triplet levels to the intersystem crossing mechanism in metal-free organic emitters.Huang, R. J.; Avo, J.; Northey, T.; Chaning-Pearce, E.; dos Santos, P. L.; Ward, J. S.; Data, P.; Etherington, M. K.; Fox, M. A.; Penfold, T. J.; Berberan-Santos, M. N.; Lima, J. C.; Bryce, M. R.; Dias, F. B. J. Mater. Chem. C 2017, 5, 6269–6280. DOI: 10.1039/C7TC01958K
  • [21] Regio- and conformational isomerization critical to design of efficient thermally-activated delayed fluorescence emitters.Etherington, M. K.; Franchello, F.; Gibson, J.; Northey, T.; Santos, J.; Ward, J. S.; Higginbotham, H. F.; Data, P.; Kurowska, A.; dos Santos, P. L.; Graves, D. R.; Batsanov, A. S.; Dias, F. B.; Bryce, M. R.; Penfold, T. J.; Monkman, A. P. Nat. Commun. 2017, 8, 14987. DOI: 10.1038/ncomms14987
  • [22] Optical and Polarity Control of Donor–Acceptor Conformation and Their Charge-Transfer States in Thermally Activated Delayed-Fluorescence Molecules.dos Santos, P. L.; Ward, J. S.; Batsanov, A. S.; Bryce, M. R.; Monkman, A. P. J. Phys. Chem. C 2017, 121, 16462–16469. DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.7b03672
  • [23] Redox-Tagged Carbon Monoxide-Releasing Molecules (CORMs): Ferrocene-Containing [Mn(C^N)(CO)4] Complexes as a Promising New CORM Class.Aucott, B. J.; Ward, J. S.; Andrew, S. G.; Milani, J.; Whitwood, A. C.; Lynam, J. M.; Parkin, A.; Fairlamb, I. J. S. Inorg. Chem. 2017, 56, 5431–5440. DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.7b00509

2016

  • [24] Manganese (I)‐Catalyzed C−H Activation: The Key Role of a 7‐Membered Manganacycle in H‐Transfer and Reductive Elimination.Yahaya, N. P.; Appleby, K. M.; Teh, M.; Wagner, C.; Troschke, E.; Bray, J. T.; Duckett, S. B.; Hammarback, L. A.; Ward, J. S.; Milani, J.; Pridmore, N. E.; Whitwood, A. C.; Lynam, J. M.; Fairlamb, I. J. S. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2016, 55, 12455–12459. DOI: 10.1002/anie.201606236
  • [25] The interplay of thermally activated delayed fluorescence (TADF) and room temperature organic phosphorescence in sterically-constrained donor–acceptor charge-transfer molecules.Ward, J. S.; Nobuyasu, R. S.; Batsanov, A. S.; Data, P.; Monkman, A. P.; Dias, F. B.; Bryce, M. R. Chem. Commun. 2016, 52, 2612–2615. DOI: 10.1039/C5CC09645F
  • [26] Photoactivated Functionizable Tetracarbonyl (phenylpyridine) manganese (I) Complexes as CO‐Releasing Molecules: A Direct Suzuki–Miyaura Cross‐Coupling on a Thermally Stable CO‐RM.Ward, J. S.; Bray, J. T. W.; Aucott, B. J.; Wagner, C.; Pridmore, N. E.; Whitwood, A. C.; Moir, J. W. B.; Lynam, J. M.; Fairlamb, I. J. S. Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2016, 5044–5051. DOI: 10.1002/ejic.201600775
  • [27] Carbon monoxide-releasing molecules: therapeutic molecules with a wide variety of medical applications.Ward, J. S. J. Organomet. Chem. 2016, Vol. 40, 140–176. DOI: 10.1039/9781782623960-00140
  • [28] Engineering the singlet–triplet energy splitting in a TADF molecule.dos Santos, P. L.; Ward, J. S.; Data, P.; Batsanov, A. S.; Bryce, M. R.; Dias, F. B.; Monkman, A. P. J. Mater. Chem. C 2016, 4, 3815–3824. DOI: 10.1039/C5TC03849A
  • [29] Using Guest–Host Interactions to Optimize the Efficiency of TADF OLEDs.dos Santos, P. L.; Ward, J. S.; Bryce, M. R.; Monkman, A. P. J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 2016, 7, 3341–3346. DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.6b01542

2015

  • [30] Confocal and fluorescence lifetime imaging sheds light on the fate of a pyrene-tagged carbon monoxide-releasing Fischer carbene chromium complex.Arrowsmith, R. L.; Atkin, A. J.; Botchway, S. W.; Fairlamb, I. J. S.; Lynam, J. M.; Moir, J. W. B.; Pascu, S. I.; Ward, J. S.; Zhang, W. Q. Dalton Trans. 2015, 44, 4957–4962. DOI: 10.1039/C4DT03312D

2014

  • [31] Visible‐Light‐Induced CO Release from a Therapeutically Viable Tryptophan‐Derived Manganese (I) Carbonyl (TryptoCORM) Exhibiting Potent Inhibition against E. coli.Ward, J. S.; Lynam, J. M.; Moir, J. W. B.; Fairlamb, I. J. S. Chem. Eur. J. 2014, 20, 15061–15068. DOI: 10.1002/chem.201403305

2012

  • [32] A therapeutically viable photo-activated manganese-based CO-releasing molecule (photo-CO-RM).Ward, J. S.; Lynam, J. M.; Moir, J. W. B.; Sanin, D. E.; Mountford, A. P.; Fairlamb, I. J. S. Dalton Trans. 2012, 41, 10514–10517. DOI: 10.1039/C2DT31588B
  • [33] A flavoprotein monooxygenase that catalyses a Baeyer–Villiger reaction and thioether oxidation using NADH as the nicotinamide cofactor.Jensen, C. N.; Cartwright, J.; Ward, J. S.; Hart, S.; Turkenburg, J. P.; Ali, S. T.; Allen, M. J.; Grogan, G. Chembiochem. 2012, 13, 872–878. DOI: 10.1002/cbic.201200006
  • [34] CO Release from norbornadiene iron (0) tricarbonyl complexes: importance of ligand dissociation.Atkin, A. J.; Fairlamb, I. J. S.; Ward, J. S.; Lynam, J. M. Organometallics 2012, 31, 5894–5902. DOI: 10.1021/om300419w