1996 -1997 Postdoc -University of Exeter, Exeter, Great Britain 

1993 Ph.D. in organic synthesis -Johannes Kepler Universität Linz, Austrija, and Ruđer Bošković Institute, Zagreb, Croatia

1990 Master of science - University of Zagreb,Faculty of science, Croatia

1986 Diploma in Chemistry - University of Zagreb, Faculty of Science, Croatia

"Chirality from achiral liquid crystals" (Croatian Science Foundation, 2015- , project leader)

"Chiral organic materials – synthetic, structural and functional research " (Ministry of Science, Education and Sport, Republic of Croatia, 2007. investigator on the project)

"New functional dendritic materials: synthesis and self-organization" (Croatian-french bilateral program  "Cogito", 2007 - 2008, project leader)

“Liquid Crystals of Bent-core Mesogens” (Anglo-Croatian Joint Project, 2003 - 2005, project leader)

“Synthesis and Characterisation of New Chiral Liquid-crystalline Materials” (Anglo-Croatian Joint Project, 2000 - 2002, principal investigator on the project),

"Porphyrin Based Liquid Crystals" (Academic links and interchange scheme - ALIS, 1996 - 1999, project leader)

• Optimizing CPL-Active Materials: [2.2]Paracyclophanes as Planar Chiral Dopants in Liquid Crystals

  01.01.2025 - 31.12.2026 | 4,000.00 EUR

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• Structural Chirality vs Molecular Chirality - DOK

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• Structural Chirality vs Molecular Chirality - SMChiral

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• Palladium-Mediated Ligand-Directed C–H bond Activation and Functionalization by Mechanochemistry - MECHEMFUN

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• Chirality from Achiral Liquid Crystals - CALC

  01.06.2015 - 06.01.2019 | 63,176.06 EUR

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1. A. Ožegović, A. Šimanović, I. Dokli, P. Davidson, I. Dozov, J. Novak, A. Knežević, A. Lesac*"Temperature-Induced Helix Inversion in Naphthyl-Based Cholesteric Liquid Crystals" Mater. Chem. Front. 9 (2025) 2900-2908. doi.org/10.1039/D5QM00456J
2. A. Ožegović, I. Dokli, A. Knežević, S. Šegota, A. Lesac* " Bent-shaped dimers with chiral spacer – unraveling the potential of the naphthyl mesogenic unit" Liq. Cryst. (2024), DOI: 10.1080/02678292.2024.2441355
3. A. Ožegović, A. Knežević, J. Novak, S. Šegota, P. Davidson, A. Lesac*, "The Interplay of Spacer Chirality and Parity in Mesogenic Dimers" ChemPhysChem 25 (2024) e202400065. doi.org/10.1002/cphc.202400065
4. I. Dokli*, A. Ožegović, A. Šimanović, M. Hromin, A. Knežević, A. Višnjevac, A. Lesac*, "Enantioselective Synthesis of 3-Aryl-3-hydroxypropanoic Esters as Subunits for Chiral Liquid Crystals", J. Org. Chem. 87 (2022) 14045-14057. DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.2c01662
5. A. Knežević, M. Sapunar, A. Buljan, I. Dokli, Z. Hameršak, D. Kontrec, A. Lesac*, "Fine-tuning effect of p–p interactions on the stability of the N_TB phase" Soft Matter 14 (2018) 8466-8474, DOI: 10.1039/c8sm01569d

Original scientific paper

• Ožegović, Antonija; Šimanović, Aleksandra; Dokli, Irena; Davidson, Patrick; Dozov, Ivan; Novak, Jurica; Knežević, Anamarija; Lesac, Andreja | Temperature-induced helix inversion in naphthyl-based cholesteric liquid crystals // Materials chemistry frontiers, 9 (2025), 19; 2900-2908. doi: 10.1039/d5qm00456j

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• Ožegović, Antonija; Dokli, Irena; Knežević, Anamarija; Šegota, Suzana; Lesac, Andreja | Bent-shaped dimers with chiral spacer – unravelling the potential of the naphthyl mesogenic unit // Liquid crystals, 52 (2025), 1390-1400. doi: 10.1080/02678292.2024.2441355

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• Ožegović, Antonija; Hobbs, Jordan; Mandle, Richard; Lesac, Andreja; Knežević, Anamarija | Chiral cyanobiphenyl dimers – significance of the linking group for mesomorphic properties and helical induction // Journal of Materials Chemistry C, 12 (2024), 35; 13985-13993. doi: 10.1039/D4TC02597K

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• Meyer, Claire; Sergan, Tatiana; Sergan, Vassili; Stoenescu, Daniel; Davidson, Patrick; Knežević, Anamarija; Dokli, Irena; Lesac, Andreja; Dozov, Ivan | Theoretical model for the Frank elastic moduli in the intercalated SmAb phase of bent-shaped dimers // Liquid crystals, 51 (2024), 6; 961-974. doi: 10.1080/02678292.2024.2306318

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• Ožegović, Antonija; Knežević, Anamarija; Novak, Jurica; Šegota, Suzana; Davidson, Patrick; Lesac, Andreja | The Interplay of Spacer Chirality and Parity in Mesogenic Dimers // ChemPhysChem, 25 (2024), 10; e202400065, 10. doi: 10.1002/cphc.202400065

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• Meyer, Claire ; Davidson, Patrick ; Luckhurst, Geoffrey R. ; Dokli, Irena ; Knežević, Anamarija ; Lesac, Andreja ; Paterson, Daniel A. ; Walker, Rebecca ; Storey, John M. D. ; Imrie, Corrie T. et al. | Temperature Dependence of the Electroclinic Effect in the Twist-Bend Nematic Phase // Crystals, 13 (2023), 3; 465, 22. doi: 10.3390/cryst13030465

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• Meyer, Claire ; Davidson, Patrick ; Sergan, Tatiana ; Sergan, Vassili ; Stoenescu, Daniel ; Knežević, Anamarija ; Dokli, Irena ; Lesac, Andreja ; Dozov, Ivan | Nematic-like elastic coefficients of the SmAb phase // Liquid crystals, 50 (2023), 1; 157-173. doi: 10.1080/02678292.2022.2114026

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• Dokli, Irena ; Ožegović, Antonija ; Šimanović, Aleksandra ; Hromin, Matija ; Knežević, Anamarija ; Višnjevac, Aleksandar ; Lesac, Andreja | Enantioselective Synthesis of 3-Aryl-3- hydroxypropanoic Esters as Subunits for Chiral Liquid Crystals // Journal of organic chemistry, 87 (2022), 21; 14045-14057. doi: 10.1021/acs.joc.2c01662

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• Meyer, Claire ; Davidson, Patrick ; Constantin, Doru ; Sergan, Vassili ; Stoenescu, Daniel ; Knežević, Anamarija ; Dokli, Irena ; Lesac, Andreja ; Dozov, Ivan | Fréedericksz-Like Transition in a Biaxial Smectic- A Phase // Physical review. X, 11 (2021), 3; 031012, 25. doi: 10.1103/physrevx.11.031012

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• Knežević, Anamarija ; Dokli, Irena ; Novak, Jurica ; Kontrec, Darko ; Lesac, Andreja | Fluorinated twist-bend nematogens: the role of intermolecular interaction // Liquid crystals, 48 (2021), 5; 756-766. doi: 10.1080/02678292.2020.1817585

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• Buljan, Anđela ; Knežević, Anamarija ; Dokli, Irena ; Lesac, Andreja | Synthesis and Mesomorphic Properties of Novel Bent-shaped Naphthyl Diketones // Croatica chemica acta, 92 (2019), 2; 3541, 7. doi: 10.5562/cca3541

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• Knežević, Anamarija ; Dokli, Irena ; Sapunar, Marin ; Šegota, Suzana ; Baumeister, Ute ; Lesac, Andreja | Induced smectic phase in binary mixture of twist- bend nematogens // Beilstein journal of nanotechnology, 9 (2018), 1297, 11. doi: 10.3762/bjnano.9.122

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• Knežević, Anamarija ; Sapunar, Marin ; Buljan, Anđela ; Dokli, Irena ; Hameršak, Zdenko ; Kontrec, Darko ; Lesac, Andreja | Fine-tuning effect of p–p interactions on the stability of the NTB phase // Soft matter, 14 (2018), 8466-8474. doi: 10.1039/c8sm01569d

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• Lesac, Andreja ; Baumeister, Ute ; Dokli, Irena ; Hameršak, Zdenko ; Ivšić, Trpimir ; Kontrec, Darko ; Viskić, Marko ; Knežević, Anamarija ; Mandle, Richard J. | Geometric aspects influencing N-NTB transition - implication of intramolecular torsion // Liquid crystals, 45 (2018), 7; 1101-1110. doi: 10.1080/02678292.2018.1453556

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• Ivšić, Trpimir ; Baumeister, Ute ; Dokli, Irena ; Mikleušević, Ana ; Lesac, Andreja | Sensitivity of the NTB Phase Formation to the Molecular Structure of Imino-linked Dimers // Liquid crystals, 44 (2017), 1; 93-105. doi: 10.1080/02678292.2016.1225832

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• Ivšić, Trpimir ; Vinković, Marijana ; Baumeister, Ute ; Mikleušević, Ana ; Lesac, Andreja | Towards understanding the NTB phase: a combined experimental, computational and spectroscopic study // RSC Advances, 6 (2016), 5000-5007. doi: 10.1039/C5RA26078G

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• Šepelj, Maja ; Baumeister, Ute ; Ivšić, Trpimir ; Lesac, Andreja | Effects of Geometry and Electronic Structure on the Molecular Self-Assembly of Naphthyl-Based Dimers // The journal of physical chemistry. B, Condensed matter, materials, surfaces, interfaces & biophysical, 117 (2013), 29; 8918-8929. doi: 10.1021/jp404533p

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• Gazić Smilović, Ivana ; Molčanov, Krešimir ; Vinković, Vladimir ; Kojić-Prodić, Biserka ; Lesac, Andreja | Hydrogen bonding and thermodynamic properties of (R, S)- and (R)-alanine-based selector // Journal of molecular structure, 980 (2010), 1-3; 51-58. doi: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2010.06.036

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• Šijaković Vujičić, Nataša ; Šepelj, Maja ; Lesac, Andreja ; Žinić, Mladen | Controlled self-assembly of chiral gelator molecules into aligned fibers induced by nematic to smectic B phase transitions // Tetrahedron letters, 50 (2009), 31; 4430-4434. doi: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2009.05.058

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• Lesac, Andreja ; Donnio, Bertrand ; Guillon, Daniel | Polycatenar bows with single carbon atom elbow // Soft matter, 5 (2009), 21; 4231-4239. doi: 10.1039/b910123c

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• Moslavac Forjan, Davorka ; Vinković, Marijana ; Kontrec, Darko ; Lesac, Andreja ; Vinković, Vladimir | NMR and HPLC study of chiral selectors with naphthyl unit // Structural chemistry, 18 (2007), 5; 585-591. doi: 10.1007/s11224-007-9195-5

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• Šepelj, Maja ; Lesac, Andreja ; Baumeister, Ute ; Siegmar, Diele ; Nguyen Loc H. ; Bruce, W. Duncan | Intercalated liquid-crystalline phases formed by symmetric dimers with an alpha, omega-diiminoalkylene spacer // Journal of materials chemistry, 17 (2007), 12; 1154-1165. doi: 10.1039/b612517d

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• Šepelj, Maja ; Lesac, Andreja ; Baumeister, Ute ; Diele, Siegmar ; Bruce, Duncan W. ; Hameršak, Zdenko | Dimeric Salicylaldimine-based Mesogens with Flexible Spacers: Parity-dependent Mesomorphism // Chemistry of materials, 18 (2006), 2050-2058. doi: 10.1021/cm0526213

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• Lesac, Andreja ; Narančić, Sanja ; Nguyen, H. Loc ; Baumeister, Ute ; Diele, Siegmar ; Bruce, Duncan W. | Bent-core Mesogens based on Semi-flexible Dicyclohexylmethane Spacers // Liquid crystals, 33 (2006), 2; 167-174. doi: 10.1080/02678290500168111

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• Gazić, Ivana ; Kontrec, Darko ; Lesac, Andreja ; Vinković, Vladimir | The enantiomeric recognition of dihydropyrimidonic compounds by chiral selectors derived from from 4- or 2-chloro-3, 5-dinitrobenzoic acid // Tetrahedron: asymmetry, 16 (2005), 6; 1175-1182. doi: 10.1016/j.tetasy.2005.01.042

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• Lesac, Andreja ; Narančić, Sanja ; Šepelj, Maja ; Šunjić, Vitomir ; Bruce, D. W. | Synthesis of novel chiral dopants based on optically active p-substituted mandelic acids // Tetrahedron: asymmetry, 14 (2003), 18; 2731-2737. doi: 10.1016/S0957-4166(03)00576-7

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• Hameršak, Zdenko ; Litvić, Mladen ; Šepac, Dragan ; Lesac, Andreja ; Raza, Zlatica ; Šunjić, Vitomir | Efficient Synthesis of Chiral Amides of 2-(2´-Carboxyphenyl)-4-hydroxyquinoline // Synthesis, 15 (2002), 2174-2176. doi: 10.1055/s-2002-34835

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• Kontrec, Darko ; Vinković, Vladimir ; Lesac, Andreja ; Šunjić, Vitomir ; Aced, Ahmed | Novel Chiral Stationary Phases Comprising 2, 4-(or 2, 6) Diamino-5, 6- (or 2, 5) dichloro-1, 3-dicyanobenzene and 1-Acyl (1R, 2R)-diaminocyclohexane // Enantiomer, 5 (2000), 3-4; 333-344

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• Avdagić, Amir ; Lesac, Andreja ; Šunjić, Vitomir | First example of the solvent effect on absolute conformation of chiral 3, 3-disubstituted 1, 4-benzodiazepin-2-ones // Tetrahedron, 55 (1999), 5; 1407-1416-x. doi: 10.1016/S0040-4020(98)01113-2

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• Kontrec, Darko ; Vinković, Vladimir ; Lesac, Andreja ; Šunjić, Vitomir ; Hollosi, Miklos | Chiroptical and conformational properties of (R)-1-phenylethylamine derivatives of persubstituted benzene // Tetrahedron: asymmetry, 10 (1999), 10; 1935-1945. doi: 10.1016/S0957-4166(99)00171-8

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• Lesac, Andreja ; Moslavac Forjan, Davorka ; Bruce, Duncan W. ; Šunjić, Vitomir | (-)-Isocamphoric acid building block for chiral liquid crystals // Helvetica chimica acta, 82 (1999), 10; 1707-1715. doi: 10.1002/(SICI)1522-2675(19991006)82:10<1707::AID-HLCA1707>3.0.CO;2-K

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• Hameršak, Zdenko ; Selestrin, Ana ; Lesac, Andreja ; Šunjić, Vitomir | Conformational study of a-arylethylamides of (-)-camphanic acid // Tetrahedron: asymmetry, 9 (1998), 11; 1891-1897. doi: 10.1016/S0957-4166(98)00162-1

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• Avdagić, Amir ; Lesac, Andreja ; Majer, Zsuzsa ; Hollosi, Miklos ; Šunjić, Vitomir | Lipase-catalyzed acetylation of 3-substituted 2, 3-dihydro-1H-1, 4-benzodiazepin-2-ones : effect of temperature and conformation on enantioselectivity and configuration // Helvetica chimica acta, 81 (1998), 8; 1567-1582-x. doi: 10.1002/hlca.19980810558

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• Đaković, Senka ; Liščić-Tumir, Lidija ; Kirin, Srećko I. ; Vinković, Vladimir ; Raza, Zlata ; Šuste, Andreja ; Šunjić, Vitomir | Enantioselectivity in Cyclopropanation Catalyzed by Cu(I) Catalytic Complexes Increased by pi Stacking of Two Monodentate Ligands // Journal of Molecular Catalysis. A, Chemical, 118 (1997), 1; 27-31. doi: 10.1016/S1381-1169(96)00113-6

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• Avdagić, Amir ; Cotarca, Livius ; Hameršak, Zdenko ; Hollosi, Miklos ; Ljubović, Edina ; Šuste, Andreja ; Šunjić, Vitomir | Longe-distance Controle in Stereoselective Reduction of 3-[3-(4"-Bromo[1, 1"-biphenyl]-4-yl)-3-keto-1-phenylpropyl]-4-hydroxy-2H-1-benzopyran-2-one - Relative Configuration of Prevailing Diastereomer and Absolute Configuration of its Enantiomers // Chirality, 9 (1997), 5-6; 512-522. doi: 10.1002/(SICI)1520-636X(1997)9:5/6<512::AID-CHIR18>3.0.CO;2-R

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• Šuste, Andreja ; Moslavac, Davorka ; Šunjić, Vitomir | Synthesis and Mesomorphic Properties of Naphthyl-2"-Pyridylmethyl Ketones and Their Copper (II) Complexes // Liquid crystals, 21 (1996), 3; 383-388. doi: 10.1080/02678299608032847

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• Šuste, Andreja ; Šunjić, Vitomir | Synthesis and mesomorphic properties of novel phenacylpyridines and their copper (II) complexes // Liquid crystals, 20 (1996), 2; 219-224. doi: 10.1080/02678299608031128

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• Vicković, Ivan ; Šuste, Andreja ; Falk, H. ; Košutić Hulita, Nada ; Tonejić, A. M. | Synthesis and structures of pyridinologous linear tri- and tetrapyrrole metal complexes // Monatshefte für Chemie, 126 (1995), 8-9; 971-982. doi: 10.1007/bf00811017

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• Falk, H ; Šuste, Andreja | On the Chemistry of Pyrrole Pigments, XCI: Copper Complexes of Pyridinologous Linear Tri- and Tetrapyrroles as Cyclopropanation Catalysts // Monatshefte für Chemie, 125 (1994), 3; 325-333. doi: 10.1007/BF00811318

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• Falk, H. ; Šuste, A. | On the chemistry of pyrrole pigments, XC: Pyridinologous linear tri- and tetrapyrroles // Monatshefte für Chemie, 124 (1993), 8-9; 881-891. doi: 10.1007/bf00816411

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• Juršić, Branko ; Galoši, Andreja | The Hydrogenolysis of Organic Halides with Zinc Dust in Micelle // Synthetic communications, 19 (1989), 9-10; 1649-1653. doi: 10.1080/00397918908051062

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• Galoši, A. ; Deljac, A. ; Deljac, V. ; Binenfeld, Z. ; Maksimović, M. | Reactivators of acetylcholinesterase inhibited by organo-phosphorus compounds - imidazole derivatives // Acta Pharmaceutica Jugoslavica, 38 (1988), 1; 23-29

Conference abstract

• Ožegović, Antonija; Lesac, Andreja; Knežević, Anamarija | Tuning Chirality in Functional Assemblies: From Liquid Crystals to Supramolecular Structures in Water // Solutions in Chemistry 2024: Book of Abstracts / Kassal, Petar; Meštrović, Ernest; Namjesnik, Danijel et al. (ur.). | Zagreb: Hrvatsko kemijsko društvo, 2024. str. 47-47

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• Knežević, Anamarija; Dokli, Irena; Ožegović, Antonija; Šimanović, Aleksandra; Lesac, Andreja | Utilizing 3-aryl-3-hydroxypropanoic ester subunits in the formation of chiral liquid crystals // 22md European Symposium on Organic Chemistry - Book of Abstracts / van der Eycken, Erik; van der Eycken, Johan (ur.). | Ghent: Ghent University, 2023. str. ---

• Šimanović, Aleksandra; Dokli, Irena; Lesac, Andreja | Utjecaj duljine terminalnog lanca na mezogena svojstva svijenih dimera // 6. Simpozij studenata doktorskih studija PMF-a - KNJIGA SAŽETAKA / Schneider, Petra (ur.). | Zagreb, 2022. str. 298-299

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• Ožegović, Antonija ; Lesac, Andreja | Molekulski oblik i mikrosegregacija – pokretači mezogenih svojstava // V. simpozij supramolekulske kemije : knjiga sažetaka = Supramolecular Chemistry 2022 : Book of Abstracts. | Zagreb: Institut Ruđer Bošković, 2022. str. 14-14

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• Šimanović, Aleksandra ; Dokli, Irena ; Lesac, Andreja | The effect of terminal chain length on mesogenic properties of bent-shaped dimers // 6. simpozij studenata doktorskih studija PMF-a : knjiga sažetaka = 6th Faculty of Science PhD student symposium : book of abstracts. | Zagreb: Prirodoslovno-matematički fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, 2022. str. 298-299

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• Ožegović, Antonija ; Dokli, Irena ; Lesac, Andreja | Efekt duljine razmaknice na mezogena svojstva dimera svijene geometrije // 6. simpozij studenata doktorskih studija PMF-a : knjiga sažetaka = 6th Faculty of Science PhD student symposium : book of abstracts. | Zagreb: Prirodoslovno-matematički fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, 2022. str. 280-281

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• Ožegović, Antonija ; Dokli, Irena ; Lesac, Andreja | Fenil 3-hidroksipropionska kiselina kao građevni blok za kiralne tekuće kristale svinute geometrije // 5. simpozij studenata doktorskih studija PMF-a : knjiga sažetaka = 5th PhD Student Symposium 2021 : book of abstracts. | Zagreb, 2021. str. 364-365

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• Ožegović, Antonija ; Šimanović, Aleksandra ; Dokli, Irena ; Lesac, Andreja | Influence of the spacer length on mesogenic properties of chiral liquid crystal dimers // 27HSKIKI : book of abstracts. | Zagreb: Hrvatsko kemijsko društvo, 2021. str. 142-142

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• Šimanović, Aleksandra ; Ožegović, Antonija ; Dokli, Irena ; Lesac, Andreja | The effect of mesogenic core on liquid-crystalline behaviour // 27HSKIKI : book of abstracts. | Zagreb: Hrvatsko kemijsko društvo, 2021. str. 141-141

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• Ožegović, Antonija ; Šimanović, Aleksandra ; Čulina, Marija ; Hromin, Matija ; Dokli, Irena ; Lesac, Andreja | Aryl-3-hydroxy propionic acid – A versatile chiral building block for liquid crystals // British Liquid Crystal Society meeting 2021 : conference book. | 2021. str. 47-47

• Lesac, Andreja ; Baumeister, Ute ; Dokli, Irena ; Hameršak, Zdenko ; Ivšić, Trpimir ; Kontrec, Darko ; Viskić, Marko ; Knežević, Anamarija | Correlation between geometry and formation of spontaneously chiral twist-bend nematic phase // 25. Hrvatski skup kemičara i kemijskih inženjera s međunarodnim sudjelovanjem ; 3. simpozij Vladimir Prelog : knjiga sažetaka = 25th Croatian Meeting of Chemist and Chemical Engineers with international participation. 3rd symposium “Vladimir Prelog” : Book of Abstracts. | Zagreb: Hrvatsko društvo kemijskih inženjera i tehnologa (HDKI) ; Hrvatsko kemijsko drustvo, 2017. str. 214-214

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• Ivšić, Trpimir ; Baumeister, Ute ; Dokli, Irena ; Mikleušević, Ana ; Lesac, Andreja | The effect of the structural variations on the incidence of the NTB phase // Twist-Bend Nematics and Beyond. | 2016. str. 11-x

• Ivšić, Trpimir ; Vinković, Marijana ; Baumeister, Ute ; Mikleušević, Ana ; Lesac, Andreja | Chirality of Achiral in Liquid Crystals: Molecular Packing in the Controversial Nx Phase // Chirality 2014 Book of Abstracts. | 2014. str. P-066-x

• Šijaković Vujičić, Nataša ; Šepelj, Maja ; Lesac, Andreja ; Žinić, Mladen | Liquid crystalline phase transition controlls gelation and morphology of bisoxalamide LC gels // Trends in Nanoscience 2009. | Irsee, 2009

• Lesac, Andreja ; Donnio, Bertrand ; Guillon, Daniel | Polycatenar bows with functional central linkage // Book of Abstracts. | Augustow: -, 2009. str. A12-A12

• Šijaković-Vujičić, Nataša ; Šepelj, Maja ; Lesac, Andreja ; Žinić, Mladen | Highly Ordered Smectic B Mesophase induces instantaneous gelation of chiral bisoxalamide molecules in new liquid-crystalline gel systems // Organising Non-Covalent Chemical Systems with Selected Functions. | Perugia, 2008

• Šepelj, Maja ; Lesac, Andreja ; Baumeister, Ute ; Bruce, Duncan W. | ODNOS STRUKTURE I SVOJSTAVA SCHIFFOVIH BAZA - NAFTIL vs. FENIL AROMATSKA JEDINICA // XX. Hrvatski skup kemičara i kemijskih inženjera, Knjiga sažetaka. | Zagreb: HKDI Kemija u industriji, 2007. str. 79-x

• Šijaković-Vujičić, Nataša ; Šepelj, Maja ; Lesac, Andreja ; Žinić, Mladen | Gelation of Nematic and Smectic Liquid Crystalline Phases with New Chiral Bis-Oxalamide Gelators // 3rd Annual Workshop, COST Action D31, Organising Non-Covalent Chemical Systems with Selected Functions. | Atena, 2007

• Šepelj, Maja ; Lesac, Andreja ; Bruce, Duncan W. ; Hameršak, Zdenko | Synthesis And Mesogenic Properties Of Salicylaldimine Dimeric Molecules // XIX. Hrvatski skup kemičara i kemijskih inženjera - knjiga sažetaka. | Zagreb: Hrvatsko društvo Kemija u industriji, 2005. str. 98-98

• Šepelj, Maja ; Lesac, Andreja ; Bruce, Duncan W. ; Hameršak, Zdenko | Synthesis and mesogenic properties of dimeric molecules with alkylene spacer // Book of Abstracts. | Exeter: -, 2005. str. P48-x

• Šepelj, Maja ; Lesac, Andreja ; Bruce, Duncan W. ; Hameršak, Zdenko | Liquid -Crystalline Dimeric Imines-Synthesis And Mesogenic Properties // ESOC 14, Abstracts. | 2005. str. 203-x

• Šepelj, Maja ; Lesac, Andreja ; Hameršak, Zdenko | Dimerni tekući kristali s fleksibilnom razmaknicom // V. SUSRET MLADIH KEMIJSKIH INŽENJERA, Knjiga sažetaka. | 2004. str. 83-83-x

• Šepelj, Maja ; Lesac, Andreja ; Bruce, Duncan W. | Synthesis and mesogenic properties of dimeric molecules with alkylene spacer // Book of abstract. | Ljubljana: -, 2004. str. SYN-P012-x

• Šepelj, Maja ; Lesac, Andreja ; Šunjić, Vitomir | Preparation of4-[(4-Decyloxyphenyl)oxycarbonyl]phenyl-2-hydroxy-2-(4-octyloxyphenyl)acetate as a Potential Dopant for Ferroelectric Materials // Book of Abstracts. | Zagreb: Hrvatsko društvo kemijskih inženjera i tehnologa (HDKI) ; Hrvatsko kemijsko društvo, 2003. str. 54-x

• Narančić, Sanja ; Lesac, Andreja ; Šunjić, Vitomir | Synthesis of Bent-Shaped Derivatives of p-Hydroxymandelic Acid With Potential Ferroelectric Properties // Book of Abstracts. | Zagreb: Hrvatsko društvo kemijskih inženjera i tehnologa (HDKI) ; Hrvatsko kemijsko društvo, 2003. str. 47-x

• Gazić, Ivana ; Lesac, Andreja ; Moslavac Forjan, Davorka ; Šepelj, Maja ; Landek, Goran ; Šunjić, Vitomir ; Vinković, Vladimir | Preparation of new brush-type chiral stationary phases with improved properties // Abstracts. | 2003. str. 166-x

• Gazić, Ivana ; Lesac, Andreja ; Moslavac Forjan, Davorka ; Šepelj, Maja ; Kontrec, Darko ; Landek, Goran ; Šunjić, Vitomir ; Vinković, Vladimir | PREPARATION OF NEW BRUSH-TYPE CHIRAL STATIONARY PHASES WITH IMPROVED PROPERTIES // Book of Abatract. | Zagreb, 2003. str. P1-039-x

• Lesac, Andreja ; Narančić, Sanja ; Nguyen, Huy-Loc ; Bruce, Duncan W. ; Šunjić, Vitomir | Synthesis and mesogenic properties of dimeric bent-shaped molecules // Book of Abstract. | Edinburgh: The Royal Society of Chemistry, 2002. str. P589-x

• Narančić, Sanja ; Moslavac Forjan, Davorka ; Fabijanić, Ines ; Lesac, Andreja ; Šunjić, Vitomir | Synthesis and mesogenic properties of dimeric Schiff bases // Knjiga sažetaka. | -, 2001. str. 73-x

• Avdagić, Amir ; Lesac, Andreja ; Šunjić, Vitomir | Chemoenzymatic Desymmetrization of Prochiral 1,4-benzodiazepin-2-ones // Book of abstract. | Gothenburg, 1999. str. 52-x

• Lesac, Andreja ; Moslavac, Davorka ; Šunjić, Vitomir | (-)-Isocamphric Acid: Building Block for Chiral Liquid Crystalls // Book of abstract. | 1999. str. 20-x

• Moslavac, Davorka ; Lesac, Andreja ; Šunjić, Vitomir | Priprava i mezogena svojstva diestera (-)-izokamforne kiseline // Sažeci-XVI Hrvatski skup kemičara i kemijskih inženjera. | Zagreb: Hrvatsko društvo kemijskih inženjera i tehnologa (HDKI), 1999. str. 70-x

• Moslavac, Davorka ; Lesac, Andreja ; Šunjić, Vitomir | (-)-Isocamphoric Acid- Building Block for Chiral Liquid Crystals // Book of abstract. | Bayreuth, 1998. str. 46-x

Original scientific paper

• Meyer, Claire ; Dozov, Ivan ; Davidson, Patrick ; Luckhurst, Geoffrey R. ; Dokli, Irena ; Knežević, Anamarija ; Lesac, Andreja | Electric-field effects in the twist-bend nematic phase // Proc. SPIE 10555. | San Francisco (CA): SPIE, 2018. str. 105550Z-1-105550Z-18. doi: 10.1117/12.2301296

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Short communication

• Šimanović, Aleksandra; Lesac, Andreja | Chiral mesogenic dimers: from molecular design to self-assembly // Solutions in Chemistry 2026 × RICHEM 2026 : Book of Abstracts / Rezić Meštrović, Iva; Šekutor, Marina; Usenik, Andrea et al. (ur.). | Zagreb: Hrvatsko kemijsko društvo, 2026. str. 150-150

• Dokli, Irena; Knežević, Anamarija; Ožegović, Antonija; Šimanović, Aleksandra; Lesac, Andreja | Enantioselective Synthesis of 3-Aryl-3-hydroxypropanoic Esters as Subunits for Chiral Liquid Crystals // IX EFMC International Symposium on Advances in Synthetic and Medicinal Chemistry: Book of Abstracts / Gademann, Karl; Hartung, Ingo (ur.). | Louvain-la-Neuve, Wallonia, Belgium: European Federation for Medicinal chemistry and Chemical biology (EFMC), 2023. str. 156-156

Unpublished conference paper

• Šimanović, Aleksandra; Ožegović, Antonija; Lesac, Andreja | From BPIII to helix inversion: mesomorphic behaviour and chirality transfer in chiral mesogenic dimers // British Liquid Crystal Society meeting 2026. | Coventry, Ujedinjeno Kraljevstvo, 14.04.2026-16.04.2026

• Ožegović, Antonija; Lesac, Andreja; Knežević, Anamarija | From Liquid Crystals to Amphiphilic Structures: Molecular Design and Sustainable Catalysis in Water // European Winter School on Physical Organic Chemistry 2025 | Bressanone, Italija, 02.02.2025-07.02.2025

• Lesac, Andreja; Ožegović, Antonija; Šimanović, Aleksandra; Dokli, Irena; Knežević, Anamarija; Šegota, Suzana | Dimers with chiral spacer – novel material with puzzling properties // 29th International Liquid Crystal Conference | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 21.07.2024-26.07.2024

• Ožegović, Antonija; Knežević, Anamarija; Lesac, Andreja | Chiral Liquid Crystal Dimers: Synthesis, Mesomorphic Properties, and Helical Dynamics // 29th International Liquid Crystal Conference | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 21.07.2024-26.07.2024

• Ožegović, Antonija ; Šimanović, Aleksandra ; Lesac, Andreja | Mesophase diversity of bent-shaped dimers driven by enantiomeric purity // 28th International Liquid Crystal Conference | Lisabon, Portugal, 24.07.2022-29.07.2022

• Lesac, Andreja ; Knežević, Anamarija ; Sapunar, Marin ; Buljan, Anđela ; Dokli, Irena | The Effect of p–p Interactions on Stability of the NTB phase // 27th International Liquid Crystal Conference (ILCC 2018) | Kyoto, Japan, 22.07.2018-27.07.2018

• Meyer, C. ; Damême, G. ; Dokli, Irena ; Knežević, Anamarija ; Lesac, Andreja ; Antonova, K. ; Stoenescu, D ; Davidson, P. ; Dozov, I | Homeotropic alignment of mesogenic dimers in the nematic and twist-bend nematic phases // 27th International Liquid Crystal Conference (ILCC 2018) | Kyoto, Japan, 22.07.2018-27.07.2018

• Dozov, I. ; Davidson, P. ; Luckhurst, G. R. ; Dokli, Irena ; Knežević, Anamarija ; Lesac, Andreja ; Meyer, M. | Temperature Dependence of the Birefringence and the Electroclinic Effect in the Twist-Bend Nematic Phase // 27th International Liquid Crystal Conference (ILCC 2018) | Kyoto, Japan, 22.07.2018-27.07.2018

• Knežević, Anamarija ; Baumeister, Ute ; Dokli, Irena ; Lesac, Andreja | Induced smectic phase in binary mixture of twist- bend nematogens // 14th European Conference on Liquid Crystals | Moskva, Ruska Federacija, 25.06.2017-30.06.2017

• Narančić, Sanja ; Lesac, Andreja ; Nguyen, Huy-Loc ; Bruce, Duncan W. ; Šunjić, Vitomir | SYNTHESIS AND MESOGENIC PROPERTIES OF DIMERIC SCHIFF BASES // Materials Discussion 4: Molecular topology in liquid crystals | Grasmere, Ujedinjeno Kraljevstvo, 11.09.2001-14.09.2001

Master of Science thesis

• Narančić, Sanja | Priprava derivata p-hidroksibademove kiseline svijene geometrije s potencijalnim feroelektričnim mezogenim svojstvima / Lesac, Andreja (mentor); - (neposredni voditelj) . | Zagreb, Prirodoslovno-matematički fakultet, Zagreb, 2003

• Moslavac, Davorka | (-)-Izokamforna kiselina - kiralni građevni blok za tekuće kristale / Lesac, Andreja (mentor). | Zagreb, Prirodoslovno-matematički fakultet, Zagreb, 1999

Master's thesis (university)

• Buljan, Anđela | Priprava i karakterizacija fleksibilnih naftilnih diketona svijene geometrije sa svojstvima tekućih kristala / Lesac, Andreja (mentor); Knežević, Anamarija (neposredni voditelj) . | Zagreb, Prirodoslovno-matematički fakultet, Zagreb, 2018

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• Krišto, Ana | Polikatenarni tekući kristali / Lesac, Andreja (mentor). | Zagreb, Prehrambeno-biotehnološki fakultet, 2008

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• Krišto, Ana | Polikatenarni tekuci kristali / Vorkapic-Furac, Jasna (mentor); Lesac, Andreja (neposredni voditelj) . | Zagreb, Prehrambeno-biotehnološki fakultet, 2008

• Šepelj, Maja | Priprava 4-[(4-deciloksifenil)oksikarbonil]fenil-2-hidroksi-2--(4-oktiloksifenil)acetata kao potencijalnog dopanta za feroelektrične materijale / Lesac, Andreja (mentor); Rapić, Vladimir (neposredni voditelj) . | Zagreb, Prehrambeno-biotehnološki fakultet, 2002

• Narančić, Sanja | Priprava i mezogena svojstva dimernih Schiffovih baza / Šunjić, Vitomir (mentor); Lesac, Andreja (neposredni voditelj) . | Zagreb, Prirodoslovno-matematički fakultet, Zagreb, 2001

Doctoral thesis

• Ožegović, Antonija | Utjecaj kiralnosti molekula s 3-aril-3-hidroksipropanoatnom skupinom na mezogena svojstva tekućih kristala / Lesac, Andreja (mentor). | Zagreb, Prirodoslovno-matematički fakultet, Zagreb, 2024

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• Šepelj, Maja | Mezogene dimerne Schiffove baze / Lesac, Andreja (mentor). | Zagreb, Prirodoslovno-matematički fakultet, Zagreb, 2007

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