May 2017

PhD in Natural Sciences, field of Chemistry
Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb, Croatia
Thesis: "Characterization of silver(I) complexes with mono- and dihalo-substituted derivatives of pyridine in solution and in solid state".
Mentor: Dr Dražen Vikić-Topić, Professor

Oct 2005 – Jun 2006

University teaching assistant
Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb
City: Zagreb
Country: Croatia

Journal articles

Scientific and review papers

• Zahirović, A., Hadžalić, S., Višnjevac, A., Fočak, M., Tüzün, B., Žilić, D., Roca, S., Jurec, J., Topčagić, A. & Osmanković, I. (2023) Vanadium(IV) complexes of salicylaldehyde-based furoic acid hydrazones: Synthesis, BSA binding and in vivo antidiabetic potential. Journal of inorganic biochemistry, 244, 112232, 14 doi:10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2023.112232.

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• Kovačević, M., Čakić Semenčić, M., Kodrin, I., Roca, S., Perica, J., Mrvčić, J., Stanzer, D., Molčanov, K., Milašinović, V., Brkljačić, L. & Barišić, L. (2023) Biological Evaluation and Conformational Preferences of Ferrocene Dipeptides with Hydrophobic Amino Acids. Inorganics, 11 (1), 29, 23 doi:10.3390/inorganics11010029.

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• Avdović H., E., Antonijević, M., Simijonović, D., Roca, S., Vikić-Topić, D., Grozdanić, N., Stanojković, T., Radojević, I., Vojinović, R. & Marković, Z. (2023) Synthesis and Cytotoxicity Evaluation of Novel Coumarin–Palladium(II) Complexes against Human Cancer Cell Lines. Pharmaceuticals, 16 (1), 49-69 doi:10.3390/ph16010049.

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• Kovačević, M., Markulin, D., Zelenika, M., Marjanović, M., Lovrić, M., Polančec, D., Ivančić, M., Mrvčić, J., Molčanov, K., Milašinović, V., Roca, S., Kodrin, I. & Barišić, L. (2022) Hydrogen Bonding Drives Helical Chirality via 10-Membered Rings in Dipeptide Conjugates of Ferrocene-1,1′-Diamine. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 23 (20), 12233, 31 doi:10.3390/ijms232012233.

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• Gašo Sokač, D., Zandona, A., Roca, S., Vikić-Topić, D., Lihtar, G., Maraković, N., Bušić, V., Kovarik, Z. & Katalinić, M. (2022) Potential of vitamin B6 dioxime analogues to act ascholinesterase ligands. International journal of molecular sciences, 23 (21), 13388, 18 doi:10.3390/ijms232113388.

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• Bušić, V., Vrandečić, K., Siber, T., Roca, S., Tomičić, V. & Gašo- Sokač, D. (2022) Novel Synthetic Routes to Quaternary Pyridinium Salts and their Antifungal Activity. Croatica chemica acta, 95 (1), 31-38 doi:10.5562/cca3903.

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• Hok, L., Vianello, R., Matković- Čalogović, D., Karanović, L., Roca, S., Jaźwiński, J., Tašner, M., Vušak, D., Đaković, M. & Popović, Z. (2022) A series of nickel(II) thiocyanate complexes comprising various molar contents of isonicotinamide and water as ligands or co-crystallized moieties – an experimental and computational study. CrystEngComm, 24 (37), 6564-6578 doi:10.1039/d2ce00847e.

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• Alešković, M., Roca, S., Jozepović, R., Bregović, N. & Šekutor, M. (2022) Unravelling Binding Effects in Cyclodextrin Inclusion Complexes with Diamondoid Ammonium Salt Guests. New journal of chemistry, 46, 13406-13414 doi:10.1039/D2NJ00938B.

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• Avdović, E., Milanović, Ž., Molčanov, K., Roca, S., Vikić-Topić, D., Mrkalić, E., Jelić, R. & Marković, Z. (2022) Synthesis, characterization and investigating the binding mechanism of novel coumarin derivatives with human serum albumin: Spectroscopic and computational approach. Journal of molecular structure, 1254, 132366, 14 doi:10.1016/j.molstruc.2022.132366.

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• Kovačević, M., Čakić Semenčić, M., Radošević, K., Molčanov, K., Roca, S., Šimunović, L., Kodrin, I. & Barišić, L. (2021) Conformational Preferences and Antiproliferative Activity of Peptidomimetics Containing Methyl 1′-Aminoferrocene-1-carboxylate and Turn-Forming Homo- and Heterochiral Pro-Ala Motifs. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 22 (24), 13532, 27 doi:10.3390/ijms222413532.

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• Salihović, M., Pazalja, M., Špirtović- Halilović, S., Veljović, E., Mahmutović- Dizdarević, I., Roca, S., Novaković, I. & Trifunović, S. (2021) Synthesis, characterization, antimicrobial activity and DFT study of some novel Schiff bases. Journal of molecular structure, 1241, 130670, 8 doi:10.1016/j.molstruc.2021.130670.

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• Zahirović, A., Roca, S., Višnjevac, A. & Kahrović, E. (2021) Ruthenium organometallics of chloro-substituted 2′- hydroxychalcones – A story of catecholase biomimetics beyond copper. Journal of organometallic chemistry, 945, 121863, 11 doi:10.1016/j.jorganchem.2021.121863.

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• Zahirović, A., Roca, S., Kahrović, E. & Višnjevac, A. (2021) Low DNA and high BSA binding affinity of cationic ruthenium(II) organometallic featuring pyridine and 2’-hydroxychalcone ligands. Journal of molecular structure, 1236, 130326, 11 doi:10.1016/j.molstruc.2021.130326.

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• Popović, Z., Smrečki, N., Jović, O., Mišković Špoljarić, K., Gašo-Sokač, D., Bušić, V., Roca, S. & Marković, B. (2021) Ternary palladium(II) complexes with N-benzyliminodiacetic acid derivatives and 2,2′-bipyridine: Preparation, thermogravimetric, vibrational spectroscopic, DFT, NMR studies and biological activity in vitro. Inorganica chimica acta, 516, 120131, 9 doi:10.1016/j.ica.2020.120131.

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• Roca, S., Hok, L., Vianello, R., Borovina, M., Đaković, M., Karanović, L., Vikić-Topić, D. & Popović, Z. (2020) The role of non-covalent intermolecularinteractions on the diversity of crystal packing insupramolecular dihalopyridine–silver(I) nitratecomplexes. Crystengcomm, 22, 7962-7974 doi:10.1039/d0ce01257b.

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• Špirtović-Halilović, S., Veljović, E., Salihović, M., Osmanović, A., Šapčanin, A., Softić, D., Roca, S., Trifunović, S., Škrijelj, N., Škrbo, S., Selmanagić, A. & Završnik, D. (2020) Synthesis, Microbiological Activity and In Silico Investigation for Some Synthesized Coumarin Derivatives. Croatica chemica acta, 93 (1), 23-31 doi:10.5562/cca3637.

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• Miljanović, A., Bielen, A., Grbin, D., Marijanović, Z., Andlar, M., Rezić, T., Roca, S., Jerković, I., Vikić- Topić, D. & Dent, M. (2020) Effect of Enzymatic, Ultrasound, and Reflux Extraction Pretreatments on the Yield and Chemical Composition of Essential Oils. Molecules, 25 (20), 4818, 11 doi:10.3390/molecules25204818.

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• Bušić, V., Roca, S., Vikić‑Topić, D., Vrandečić, K., Ćosić, J., Molnar, M. & Gašo‑Sokač, D. (2020) Eco‑friendly quaternization of nicotinamide and 2‑bromoacetophenones in deep eutectic solvents. Antifungal activity of the products. Environmental chemistry letters, 18 (3), 889-894 doi:10.1007/s10311-020-00973-3.

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• Bušić, V., Vrandečić, K., Siber, T., Roca, S., Vikić-Topić, D. & Gašo-Sokač, D. (2019) A rapid microwave induced synthesis of isonicotinamide derivatives and their antifungal activity. Croatica chemica acta, 92 (1), 125-135 doi:10.5562/cca3527.

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• Siber, T., Bušić, V., Zobundžija, D., Roca, S., Vikić-Topić, D., Vrandečić, K. & Gašo-Sokač, D. (2019) An improved method for the quaternization of nicotinamide and antifungal activities of its derivatives. Molecules, 24 (6), 1001, 13 doi:10.3390/molecules24061001.

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• Osmanović, A., Salihović, M., Kopjar, N., Želježić, D., Roca, S., Špirtović-Halilović, S., Šapčanin, A. & Završnik, D. (2019) Synthesis of New Acyclic Pyrimidine Nucleoside Analogues and Preliminary of Their Cytotoxic and Genotoxic Effects In Vitro. Research journal of pharmaceutical, biological and chemical sciences, 10 (1), 493-502.

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• Glamočlija, U., Padhye, S., Špirtović- Halilović, S., Osmanović, A., Veljović, E., Roca, S., Novaković, I., Mandić, B., Turel, I., Kljun, J., Trifunović, S., Kahrović, E., Kraljević Pavelić, S., Harej, A., Klobučar, M. & Završnik, D. (2018) Synthesis, Biological Evaluation and Docking Studies of Benzoxazoles Derived from Thymoquinone. Molecules, 23 (12), 3297-3313 doi:10.3390/molecules23123297.

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• Bušić, V., Pavlović, H., Roca, S., Vikić-Topić, D. & Gašo-Sokač, D. (2017) Microwave-assisted quaternization of various pyridine derivatives and their antibacterial activity. Croatica chemica acta, 90 (3), 425-433 doi:10.5562/cca2937.

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• Kovačević, M., Kodrin, I., Roca, S., Molčanov, K., Shen, Y., Adhikari, B., Kraatz, H. & Barišić, L. (2017) Helically chiral peptides that contain ferrocene- 1, 1′-diamine scaffold as a turn inducer. Chemistry : a European journal, 23 (43), 1037-10395 doi:10.1002/chem.201701602.

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• Veljović, E., Špirtović-Halilović, S., Kahrović, E., Roca, S., Novaković, I., Osmanović, A., Salihović, M., Alagić, D., Hastor, B., Ljubunčić, D. & Završnik, D. (2016) Solvent-free Synthesis and Antibacterial Activity of 14-Aryl Substituted Dibenzoxanthene Derivatives. Glasnik hemičara i tehnologa Bosne i Hercegovine, 46, 33-38.

• Roca, S., Vikić-Topić, D., Plavec, J., Šket, P., Mihalić, Z., Matković- Čalogović, D. & Popović, Z. (2016) Structural diversity of the Ag coordination sphere in complexes of silver(I) nitrate with 3-halopyridine. Characterization of the complexes in solution and in the solid state. Polyhedron, 109, 166-175 doi:10.1016/j.poly.2016.01.047.

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• Ninčević Grassino, A., Brnčić, M., Vikić-Topić, D., Roca, S., Dent, M. & Rimac Brnčić, S. (2016) Ultrasound assisted extraction and characterization of pectin from tomato waste. Food chemistry, 198, 93-100 doi:10.1016/j.foodchem.2015.11.095.

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• Kovačević, M., Kodrin, I., Cetina, M., Kmetič, I., Murati, T., Čakić Semenčić, M., Roca, S. & Barišić, L. (2015) The conjugates of ferrocene-1, 1′-diamine and amino acids. A novel synthetic approach and conformational analysis. Dalton transactions, 44, 16405-16420 doi:10.1039/c5dt01610j.

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• Veljović, E., Špirtović-Halilović, S., Muratović, S., Valek Žulj, L., Roca, S., Trifunović, S., Osmanović, A. & Završnik, D. (2015) 9-aryl substituted hydroxylated xanthen-3-ones: synthesis, structure and antioxidant potency evaluation. Croatica chemica acta, 88 (2), 121-127 doi:10.5562/cca2595.

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• Salihović, M., Osmanović, A., Špirtović-Halilović, S., Roca, S., Meščić, A., Vujisić, L., Trifunović, S., Završnik, D. & Sofić, E. (2015) Synthesis, structural, conformational and DFT studies of N-3 and O-4 alkylated regioisomers of 5-(hydroxypropyl)pyrimidine. Journal of molecular structure, 1091, 170-176 doi:10.1016/j.molstruc.2015.02.078.

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• Špirtović-Halilović, S., Salihović, M., Džudžević- Čančar, H., Trifunović, S., Roca, S., Softić, D. & Završnik, D. (2014) DFT study and microbiology of some coumarin-based compounds containing a chalcone moiety. Journal of the Serbian Chemical Society, 79 (4), 435-443 doi:10.2298/JSC130628077S.

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• Špirtović-Halilović, S., Salihović, M., Trifunović, S., Roca, S., Veljović, E., Osmanović, A., Vinković, M. & Završnik, D. (2014) Density functional theory: 1H and 13C-NMR spectra of some coumarin derivatives. Journal of the Serbian Chemical Society, 79 (11), 1405-1411 doi:10.2298/JSC140221023S.

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• Kovačević, M., Molčanov, K., Radošević, K., Gaurina Srček, V., Roca, S., Čače, A. & Barišić, L. (2014) Conjugates of 1'-aminoferrocene-1-carboxylic acid and proline : Synthesis, conformational analysis and biological evaluation. Molecules, 19 (8), 12852-12880 doi:10.3390/molecules190812852.

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• Kovač, V., Čakić Semenčić, M., Kodrin, I., Roca, S. & Rapić, V. (2013) Ferrocene-dipeptide conjugates derived from aminoferrocene and 1-acetyl-1′-aminoferrocene: synthesis and conformational studies. Tetrahedron, 69 (48), 10497-10506 doi:10.1016/j.tet.2013.09.048.

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• Đaković, M., Vinković, M., Roca, S., Popović, Z., Vickovića, I., Vikić-Topić, D., Lukač, J., Đaković, N. & Kusić, Z. (2012) Structural study of picolinamide complexes of Ni(II), Zn(II), Cd(II) and Hg(II) nitrates in solid state and solution. Journal of coordination chemistry, 65 (6), 1017-1032 doi:10.1080/00958972.2012.663912.

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Theses

Doctoral dissertation

• Roca, S. (2017) 'Characterization of Silver(I) Complexes with Mono- and Dihalo- Substituted Derivatives of Pyridine in Solution and in Solid State', doktorska disertacija, Prirodoslovno-matematički fakultet, Zagreb.

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