NMR center activities  in 2002

International Collaborations and Contracts

Norbert Mueller, Institute of Chemistry, Johannes Kepler University, Linz, Austria

Janez Plavec, National Institute of Chemistry, Slovenian NMR Center, Hajdrihova 19, SI-1000, Ljubljana, Slovenia

Vladimir Sklenar, Laboratory of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Kotlarska 2, CZ-611 37 Brno, The Czech Republic

Ljupce Pejov, Institute of Chemistry, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, Cyril Mathodius University, P. O. Box. 162, 91001, Skopje, Republic od Macedonia

Ad Bax, Laboratory of Chemical Physics, NIDDK, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA

Nenad Juranic, Mayo Clinic, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Analytical NMR facility, Rochester, MN, USA

Collaborations with other Institutions in Croatia

Zorica Popovic, Faculty of Science, Department of General and Inorganic Chemistry, University of Zagreb, Zvonimirova 8, Zagreb, Croatia

Damir Kovacek, Faculty of Food Technology and Biotechnology, University of Zagreb, Pierottijeva 6, Zagreb, Croatia

Predrag Novak, Pharmaceutical Industry PLIVA d. d., Research and Development, Prilaz baruna Filipovica 25, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia

Stanko Ursic, Faculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry, University of Zagreb, A. Kovacica 1, Zagreb, Croatia

Milena Jadrijevic-Mladar Takac, Faculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry, University of Zagreb, A. Kovacica 1, Zagreb, Croatia

Publications in 2002

1. G. Pavlovic, J. Matijevic Sosa, D. Vikic-Topic and I. Leban: N-(3-Chlorophenyl)-2-Hydroxy-1-Naphthaldimine at 200 K. Acta Cryst. E58, 317-320 (2002)

2. V. Smrecki, P. Novak, D. Vikic-Topic, T. Hrenar, and Z. Meic: Deuterium Isotope Effects in ¹³C NMR Spectra of trans-N-Salicylideneaniline Isotopomers. Croat. Chem. Acta 75, 41-49 (2002)

3. B. Nigovic, N. Kujundzic, D. Vikic-Topic and K. Sankovic: Complex Formation between Transition Metals and 2-Pyrrolidone-5-Hydroxamic Acid. Acta Chim. Slovenica  49, 525-535 (2002)

4. N. Basaric, Z. Marinic, A. Visnjevac, B. Kojic-Prodic, A. G. Griesbeck i M. Sindler-Kulyk: Photochemical Transformations of 2,2'-(1,2-phenylenedivynilene)-dipyrroles, Photochem. Photobiol. Sci. 1 (2002) 1017-1023

5. K. Mlinaric-Majerski, M. Vinkovic, D. Skare, A.P. Marchand: Experimental evidence in support of transannular interaction in diketones. ARKIVOC (2002) 30-37.

6. M. Jadrijevic-Mladar Takac, D. Vikic-Topic and T. Govorcinovic: FTIR and NMR Spectroscopic Structural Studies of Gentisamide Isolated from Biological Material. Eur. J. Pharm. Sci. 17S (2002) S47- S57.

7. L. Frkanec, M. Jokic, J. Makarevic, K. Wolsperger, M. Zinic: Bis(PheOH) Maleic Acid Amide – Fumaric Acid Amide Photoizomerization Induces Microsphere-to-Gel Fiber Morphological Transition: The Photoinduced Gelation System. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 124 (2002) 9716-9717.

Other activities

Diploma work:

Tihana Govorcinovic, "Isolation and Spectroscopic Characterization of Metabolites of Salicylamide", Faculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, 2002, ( 44 pages). Mentors: Milena Jadrijevic-Mladar Takac and Drazen Vikic-Topic

Rector's award 2001/2002:

Tihana Govorcinovic, "Application of Modern Spectroscopic FTIR and NMR Techniques in Structural Analysis of Drug Metabolites – The Example of Gentisamide Isolated from Biological Material", Faculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, 2002 ( 23 pages). Mentors: Milena Jadrijevic-Mladar Takac and Drazen Vikic-Topic

Undergraduate Studies:

Drazen Vikic-Topic, "Chemical Toxicological Analysis", School of Health Studies, Zagreb

Graduate Studies:

Drazen Vikic-Topic, "Application of  NMR Spectroscopy in Determination of Structure and Dynamics of Organic and Bioorganic Molecules",  Faculty of  Science, University of Zagreb, Zagreb

Dunja Srzic and Drazen Vikic-Topic, "Spectrometric Methods of Structural Analysis",  Faculty of  Science, University of Zagreb, Zagreb

 Lectures:

Drazen Vikic-Topic, "Experimental and Theoretical NMR Investigations of Structure of Organic Molecules", Rudjer Boskovic Institute, 17. 09. 2002.

Conferences in 2002

1. K. Butkovic, N. Basaric, Z. Marinic and M. Sindler-Kulyk, Photochemical behaviour of o-stilbenyl-pyrroles and sydnones, XIXth IUPAC Symposium on Photochemistry, 14.-19. 07. 2002, Budapest, Hungary, Poster, Book of Abstracts, pp155.

2. D. Vikic-Topic and Z. Marinic. Deuterium Isotope Effects in ¹³C NMR Spectra, The 17^th Dubrovnik International Course & Conference on the Interfaces among Mathematics, Chemistry and Computer Science, 24.-29. 06. 2002, Dubrovnik, Croatia, Poster, Book of Abstracts, pp 89.

3. M. Jadrijevic-Mladar Takac, D. Vikic-Topic and T. Govorcinovic. FTIR and NMR Spectroscopic Structural Studies of Gentisamide Isolated from Biological Material. 7^th European Congress of Pharmaceutical Sciences (EUFEPS 2002), 21.-23. 10. 2002, Stockholm, Sweden, Poster, Book of Abstracts, PO-53.

 Scientific Meetings Organized by Rudjer Boskovic Institute

17^th INTERNATIONAL COURSE AND CONFERENCE ON THE INTERFACES AMONG MATHEMATICS, CHEMISTRY AND COMPUTER SCIENCES (MATH/CHEM/COMP 2002)
Inter-University Centre, Dubrovnik, Croatia, 24.-29. 06. 2002.

D. Vikic-Topic, co-director

V. Smrecki, organizing committee member