1989-1993 Ph.D. in Physical-Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia, 02. July 1993.

1987-1989 M.S. in Physical-Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia, 26. June 1989.

1983-1987   B.S. in Chemistry, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia 10.lipanj 1987.

1. Star Award, Roche Diagnostics Corporation, Indianapolis, USA, May 2002.
2. Star Award, Roche Diagnostics Corporation, Indianapolis, USA, February 2002.
3. Grant recipient from European Science Foundation for European Research Conference on “Reactivity in Organized Microstructures”, Mont Saint-Odile, France, July 1994.
4. Grant recipient for young researchers’ proposals (Title”Micelar Catalysis in Displacement Reactions”) from the Open Society Fund in 1993.
5. Grant recipient from the Austrian Department of Natural Sciences, 1991

1. The Metal Effect on Self-Assembling of Oxalamide Gelators Explored by Mass Spectrometry,Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry,2018,29(1),103-111, Dario Dabić, Lidija Brkljačić, Tana Tandarić, Mladen Žinić, Robert Vianello, Leo Frkanec, Renata Kobetić
2. ESI-MS studies of the non-covalent interactions between the biologically important metal ions and N-sulfonylcytosine derivatives, Journal of Mass Spectrometry, ,2016,  51(11), 998-1005; DOI:10.1002/jms.3810, V. Ključarić, R. Kobetić, J. Rinkovec, S. Kazazić, D. Gembarovski, D. Saftić, J. Matić, Ž. Ban, and B. Žinić
3. Mass Spectrometry and Theoretical Studies on N-C Bond Cleavages in the N-sulfonylamidino Thymine Derivatives,Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry.2015, 26(5), 833-842,  Kobetić, R.; Kazazić, S.; Kovačević, B.; Glasovac, Z.; Krstulović, L.; Bajić, M.; Žinić, B.
4. ESI-MS studies of Palladium (II) p-toulenesulfonyl cytosine complexes, Journal of Mass Spectrometry, 2010, 45 (1),  51-64, R. Kobetić, D. Gembarovski, A.  Višnjevac , B. Žinić, and V. Gabelica.
5. ESI-MS studies of mixed-ligand Fe (II) complexes  containing 1,10-phenathroline and 1,10-phenanthroline-5,6-dione as  
   ligands,Journal of Mass Spectrometry,2008,43(6), 753-764,  R. Kobetić, D. Gembarovski, G. Baranovic, V. Gabelica
6. Study of the lorezepam: cyclodextrin inclusion complexation using electrospray ionization mass spectrometry,Tetrahedron Letters,2001,42,6077, R. Kobetic, B. Jursic, Sidney Bonette, Jane, Tsai, and Salamone Salvatore.; IF 2.280

Journal articles

Scientific and review papers

• Dapic, I., Brkljacic, L., Jakasa, I. & Kobetic, R. (2019) Characterization of Ceramides with Phytosphingosine Backbone by Hydrogen-deuterium Exchange Mass Spectrometry. Croatica chemica acta, 92 (3), 411-417 doi:10.5562/cca3506.

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• Dapić, I., Kobetić, R., Brkljačić, L., Kezić, S. & Jakasa, I. (2018) Quantification of free fatty acids in human stratum corneum using tandem mass spectrometry and surrogate analyte approach. Biomedical chromatography, 32 (2), e4056, 9 doi:10.1002/bmc.4056.

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• Kobetić, R., Ključarić, V., Saftić, D., Matić, J., Ban, Ž., Kazazić, S. & Žinić, B. (2018) The transformation from 2°‐amine to 3°‐amine of cyclam ring alters the fragmentation patterns of 1‐tosylcytosine‐cyclam conjugates. Journal of mass spectrometry, 53, 655-664 doi:10.1002/jms.4197.

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• Matić, J., Nekola, I., Višnjevac, A., Kobetić, R., Martin-Kleiner, I., Kralj, M. & Žinić, B. (2018) C5-Morpholinomethylation of N1-sulfonylcytosines by a one-pot microwave assisted Mannich reaction. Organic & biomolecular chemistry, 16 (15), 2678-2687 doi:10.1039/C8OB00253C.

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• Dabić, D., Brkljačić, L., Tandarić, T., Žinić, M., Vianello, R., Frkanec, L. & Kobetić, R. (2018) The Metal effect on self-assembling of oxalamide gelators explored by mass spectrometry and DFT calculations. Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry, 28 (1), 103-113 doi:10.1007/s13361-017-1834-5.

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• Ključarić, V., Kobetić, R., Rinkovec, J., Kazazić, S., Gembarovski, D., Saftić, D., Matić, J., Ban, Ž. & Žinić, B. (2016) ESI-MS studies of the non-covalent interactions between biologically important metal ions and N- sulfonylcytosine derivatives. Journal of mass spectrometry, 51 (11), 998-1005 doi:10.1002/jms.3810.

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• Kobetić, R., Kazazić, S., Kovačević, B., Glasovac, Z., Krstulović, L., Bajić, M. & Žinić, B. (2015) Mass Spectrometry and Theoretical Studies on N-C Bond Cleavages in the N-sulfonylamidino Thymine Derivatives. Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry, 26 (5), 833-842 doi:10.1007/s13361-014-1068-8.

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• Kobetić, R., Denžić, M., Zimmermann, B., Rončević, S. & Baranović, G. (2012) Preparation and separation of mixed-ligand Fe(II) complexes containing 1, 10-phenanthroline-5, 6-dione as ligand. Journal of coordination chemistry, 65 (19), 3433-3448 doi:10.1080/00958972.2012.717691.

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• Kobetić, R., Gembarovski, D., Višnjevac, A., Žinić, B. & Gabelica-Marković, V. (2010) ESI-MS studies of palladium (II) complexes with 1-(p-toluenesulfonyl)cytosine/cytosinato ligands. Journal of mass spectrometry, 45 (1), 51-64 doi:10.1002/jms.1688.

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• Višnjevac, A., Luić, M., Kobetić, R., Gembarovski, D. & Žinić, B. (2009) Stabilization of the N-1-substituted cytosinate iminooxo form in dinuclear palladium complexes. Polyhedron, 28 (6), 1057-1064 doi:10.1016/j.poly.2009.01.043.

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• Kobetić, R., Petrović-Peroković, V., Ključarić, V., Juršić, B. & Sunko, D. (2008) Selective reduction of cyclohexanones with NaBH4 in beta-CD, PEG-400, and micelles. Supramolecular chemistry, 20 (4), 379-385 doi:10.1080/10610270701268815.

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• Kobetić, R. & Sunko, D. (2008) Hydrolysis of cyclopentenyl-alkyl-N-methyl nicotinates in micelles and cyclodextrines. Supramolecular Chemistry, 20 (4), 369-377 doi:10.1080/10610270701268807.

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• Kobetić, R., Gembarovski, D., Baranović, G. & Gabelica, V. (2008) ESI-MS studies of mixed-ligand Fe(II) complexes containing 1, 10-phenanthroline and 1, 10-phenanthroline-5, 6-dione as ligands. Journal of mass spectrometry, 43 (6), 753-764 doi:10.1002/jms.1372.

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• Kobetić, R. & Biliškov, N. (2007) The Heck Reaction - A Powerful Tool in Contemporary Organic Synthesis. Kemija u industriji : časopis kemičara i tehnologa Hrvatske, 56 (7-8), 391-402.

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• Kobetić, R., Stevens, E. & Piotrowiak, P. (2004) Preparation of an enantiomerically pure, highly porous metalloorganic crystal. Inorganica Chimica Acta, 357 (15), 4610-4613 doi:10.1016/j.ica.2004.07.024.

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• Kobetić, R., Juršić, B., Bonnette, S., Tsai, J. & Salamone, S. (2001) Study of the lorazepam: cyclodextrin inclusion complexes using electrospray ionization mass spectrometry. Tetrahedron Letters, 42 (35), 6077-6082. (https://www.bib.irb.hr/381470).

• Yip, W., Levy, D., Kobetić, R. & Piotrowiak, P. (1999) Energy transfer in bichromophoric molecules: the effect of symetry and donor/acceptor energy gap. Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 103 (1), 10-20.

• Schatz, T., Kobetić, R. & Piotrowiak, P. (1997) Probing preferential solvation and ion aggregation with charge transfer triplet states of aromatic amino-nitro compounds. Journal of photochemistry and photobiology. A, Chemistry, 105 (2-3), 249-254.

• Piotrowiak, P., Kobetić, R., Schatz, T. & Strati, G. (1995) Transient charge-transfer absorption-bands as probes of ion-fairing dynamics and energetics. Journal of Physical Chemistry, 99 (8), 2250-2253.

• Piotrowiak, P., Kobetić, R., Schatz, T. & Tapper, S. (1994) Novel ligands for electron-transfer transition-metal complexes. Bulletin of the Polish Academy of Sciences - Chemistry, 42 (4), 445-453.

• Juršić, B., Ladika, M., Bosner, B., Kobetić, R. & Sunko, D. (1988) Solvolysis of 3-alkenyl-2-cyclohexenyl esters. Tetrahedron, 44 (8), 2311-2317 doi:10.1016/S0040-4020(01)81740-3.

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American Chemical Society, member