2008 - 2013 PhD (Graduate doctoral study of chemistry - organic Chemistry) at University of Zagreb,  Faculty of Science,  Department of Chemistry 

2004 - 2008 dipl. ing. (M. Sc. equivalent), University of Zagreb,  Faculty of Science, Department of Chemistry  

2017 – 2018   Development of one pot “CaLB-BOP method” for the amide synthesis, Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts

2008 awarded the medal of the Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb for achievements in studies 

2009/10 Organic chemistry laboratory 2 – Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb

                Organic chemistry laboratory 1 – Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb

2008/09 Organic chemistry laboratory 2 – Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb

A. Knežević, I. Dokli, M. Sapunar, S. Šegota, U. Baumeister, A. Lesac, Induced smectic phase in binary mixture of twist-bend nematogens, Beilstein J. Nanotechnol  9 (2018) 1297-1307. 

A. Lesac, U. Baumeister, I. Dokli, Z. Hameršak, T. Ivšić, D. Kontrec, M. Viskić, A. Knežević, Geometric aspects influencing N-N_TB transition - implication of intramolecular torsion, Liq. Cryst. 45 (2018) 1101-1110.

A. Bosak, A. Knežević, I. Gazić Smilović, G. Šinko, Z. Kovarik, Resorcinol-, catechol- and saligenin-based bronchodilating β2-agonists as potential modulators of human cholinesterase activity, J. Enzyme Inhib. Med. Chem. 32 (2017) 789–797.

A. Knežević, V. Vinković, N. Maraković, G. Šinko, Enzyme-catalyzed cascade synthesis of hydroxyiminoacetamides, Tetrahedron letters 55 (2014) 4338-4341.

Journal articles

Scientific and review papers

• Maraković, N., Knežević, A., Rončević, I., Brazzolotto, X., Kovarik, Z. & Šinko, G. (2020) Enantioseparation, in vitro testing, and structural characterization of triple-binding reactivators of organophosphate-inhibited cholinesterases. Biochemical Journal, 477, 2771-2790 doi:10.1042/bcj20200192.

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• Buljan, A., Knežević, A., Dokli, I. & Lesac, A. (2019) Synthesis and Mesomorphic Properties of Novel Bent-shaped Naphthyl Diketones. Croatica chemica acta, 92 (2), 3541, 7 doi:10.5562/cca3541.

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• Knežević, A., Novak, J. & Vinković, V. (2019) New Brush-Type Chiral Stationary Phases for Enantioseparation of Pharmaceutical Drugs. Molecules, 24 (4), 823, 16 doi:10.3390/molecules24040823.

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• Knežević, A., Sapunar, M., Buljan, A., Dokli, I., Hameršak, Z., Kontrec, D. & Lesac, A. (2018) Fine-tuning effect of p–p interactions on the stability of the NTB phase. Soft matter, 14, 8466-8474 doi:10.1039/c8sm01569d.

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• Knežević, A., Novak, J., Pescitelli, G. & Vinković, V. (2018) Determination of the Absolute Configuration of (S )-N -(1-Aryl-allyl)-3, 5-dinitrobenzamides and Their Elution Order on Brush-Type Chiral Stationary Phases. European journal of organic chemistry, 2018 (19), 3982-3991 doi:10.1002/ejoc.201800346.

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• Lesac, A., Baumeister, U., Dokli, I., Hameršak, Z., Ivšić, T., Kontrec, D., Viskić, M., Knežević, A. & Mandle, R. (2018) Geometric aspects influencing N-NTB transition - implication of intramolecular torsion. Liquid crystals, 45 (7), 1101-1110 doi:10.1080/02678292.2018.1453556.

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• Knežević, A., Dokli, I., Sapunar, M., Šegota, S., Baumeister, U. & Lesac, A. (2018) Induced smectic phase in binary mixture of twist- bend nematogens. Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology, 9, 1297, 11 doi:10.3762/bjnano.9.122.

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• Majerić Elenkov, M., Čičak, M., Knežević, A. & Smolko, A. (2018) Halohydrin dehalogenase-catalysed transformations of epifluorohydrin. Tetrahedron letters, 59 (4), 406-408 doi:10.1016/j.tetlet.2017.12.054.

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• Bosak, A., Knežević, A., Gazić Smilović, I., Šinko, G. & Kovarik, Z. (2017) Resorcinol-, catechol- and saligenin-based bronchodilating beta2-agonists as inhibitors of human cholinesterase activity. Journal of enzyme inhibition and medicinal chemistry, 32 (1), 789-797 doi:10.1080/14756366.2017.1326109.

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• Maraković, N., Knežević, A., Vinković, V., Kovarik, Z. & Šinko, G. (2016) Design and synthesis of N-substituted-2-hydroxyiminoacetamides and interactions with cholinesterases. Chemico-biological interactions, 259 (Part B), 122-132 doi:10.1016/j.cbi.2016.05.035.

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• Knežević, A., Vinković, V., Maraković, N. & Šinko, G. (2014) Enzyme-catalyzed cascade synthesis of hydroxyiminoacetamides. Tetrahedron letters, 55 (31), 4338-4341 doi:10.1016/j.tetlet.2014.06.027.

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• Knežević, A., Landek, G., Dokli, I. & Vinković, V. (2011) Efficient enzymatic approach to (S)-1-aryl-allylamines. Tetrahedron: asymmetry, 22 (9), 936-941 doi:10.1016/j.tetasy.2011.06.004.

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• Knežević, A., Medančić, T., Milovac, S., Biljan, I., Halasz, I. & Vančik, H. (2011) Photothermal Reactions of Nitrosobenzene and Halonitrosobenzenes in Solid-state. Croatica chemica acta, 84 (1), 21-24 doi:10.5562/cca1714.

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Conference proceedings papers

Scientific conference proceedings papers

• (COGITO) Meyer, C., Dozov, I., Davidson, P., Luckhurst, G., Dokli, I., Knežević, A. & Lesac, A. (2018) Electric-field effects in the twist-bend nematic phase. U: Chien, L. (ur.)Proc. SPIE 10555 doi:10.1117/12.2301296.

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Theses

Doctoral dissertation

• Knežević, A. (2013) 'SYNTHESIS AND EVALUATION OF CHIRAL STATIONARY PHASES CONTAINING N-(1-ARYLPROPYL)-3, 5-DINITROBENZAMIDE SELECTOR', doktorska disertacija, Prirodoslovno-matematički fakultet, Zagreb.