Qualification awarded: Ph. D. in Chemistry
Organisation providing education: University of Zagreb
Date: July 07, 1998

Qualification awarded: M. Sc. in Chemistry
Organisation providing education: Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb
Date: December 20, 1994

Qualification awarded: B. Sc. in Chemistry
Organisation providing education: Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb
Date: July 03, 1990

2022-2025: PI of a project for RBI (Horizon Europe - HORIZON-INFRA; 101058595): Remote NMR: Moving NMR infrastructures to remote access capabilities - R-NMR

2018-2022: collaborator in a project Multichromophore probes for recognition of particular DNA, RNA and protein structures (CSF 5475, PI: I. Piantanida)

2014-2018: collaborator in a project Multifunctional molecular sensing of DNA/RNA secondary structure by chemical sensors (CSF 1477, PI: I. Piantanida)

2010-2011: collaborator in a bilateral Slovenian-Croatian project NMR Study of the Interactions of Angiotensin II Receptor Antagonists (MSES/MHEST, PI: M. Vinković)

2008-2009: PI of a bilateral Austrian-Croatian project Multi-Field Experimental High Resolution NMR Studies with Applications to Bioactive Compounds (MSES/ÖAD)

2007-2013: collaborator in a project NMR Spectroscopy and Modelling of Bioactive Molecules (MSES 098-0982929-2917, PI: D. Plavšić)

2006-2007: collaborator in a bilateral Austrian-Croatian project NMR Methods for Structural Analysis of Peptidoconjugates (MSES/ÖAD, PI: D. Vikić-Topić)

2004-2005: PI of a bilateral Austrian-Croatian project Spectroscopic and Quantum Chemical Study of Models for Biomolecular Interactions (MSES/ÖAD)

2003-2004: collaborator in an IT project Web Server with Individual Approach to Data Base and Separated Local Network with Applications for Providing Services to NMR (MSES, PI: M. Stipčević)

2003: PI of a bilateral Austrian-Croatian project Multi-Dimensional Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy of Biomolecules (MSES/ÖAD)

2002-2006: collaborator in a project Nuclear Magnetic Resonance and Calculations of Bioorganic Molecules (MSES 0098059, PI: D. Vikić-Topić)

2002-2003: PI of a project Structural Dependence of Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Chemical Shift Anisotropy in Proteins by Quantum Chemical Simulations in the Meitner programme of the Austrian Science Fund (FWF) (M 677)

1998: PI of a project Spectroscopic Study of Push-Pull Stilbenes
(MST 098403, project for young scientists)

1997-1998: collaborator in a bilateral USA-Croatian project Vibrational Analysis of Stilbene and Its Derivatives in Relation to Their Photophysics and Photochemistry (MST/NSF JF-124, PI: G. Baranović)

1996-2000: collaborator in a bilateral Hungarian-Croatian project Investigation of Molecular Structure and Dynamics using Spectroscopic and Quantum-Chemical Methods (CASA 10, PI: Z. Meić)

1996-2000: collaborator in a project Isotope labelling and molecular spectroscopies
(MST 00980802, PI: Z. Meić)

1991-1995: collaborator in a bilateral Hungarian-Croatian project Investigation of Chemical Structure using Spectroscopic and Theoretical Methods (CASA 10, PI: Z. Meić)

1991-1995: collaborator in a project Isotope Effects on Molecular Structure and Dynamics
(MST 1-07-139, PI: Z. Meić)

2020: Ruđer Bošković Institute Award for the best scientific papers published in 2019

2009-now: Doctoral Study in Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry (Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb) Modern Methods in Structural NMR (elective course, teacher)

2017-now: Postgraduate University (Doctoral) Study of Chemistry of the Mediterranean Environment (Faculty of Chemistry and Technology, University of Split) NMR Spectroscopy in Structure Elucidation of Natural Compounds (elective course, teacher)

2013-2015: Graduate Study in Chemistry (Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb) Organic Chemistry Laboratory 2 (mandatory course, exercise leader)

2012-2013: Undergraduate Study in Molecular Biology (Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb) Organic Chemistry (mandatory course, exercise leader)

2012-2013: Integral Undergraduate and Graduate Study of Physics (Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb) Cell Biophysics (elective course, exercise leader)

1992-1995: Undergraduate Study in Chemistry (Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb) General Chemistry Laboratory 1 (mandatory course, assistant)

1. V. Smrečki, N. Müller, D. Vikić-Topić, P. Vujanić and Z. Meić: "Isotope Effects in ¹³C NMR Spectra of Monodeuteriated trans-N-Benzylideneaniline", J. Mol. Struct., 348 (1995) 69-72.
2. V. Smrečki, P. Novak, D. Vikić‑Topić, T. Hrenar, and Z. Meić: "Deuterium Isotope Effects in ¹³C NMR Spectra of trans‑N‑Salicylideneaniline Isotopomers", Croat. Chem. Acta, 75 (2002) 41-49.
3. V. Sychrovský, N. Müller, B. Schneider, V. Smrečki, V. Špirko, J. Šponer, and L. Trantírek: "Sugar Pucker Modulates the Cross-Correlated Relaxation Rates Across the Glycosidic Bond in DNA", J. Am. Chem. Soc., 127 (2005) 14663-14667.
4. W. Schoefberger, V. Smrečki, D. Vikić-Topić, and N. Müller: "Homonuclear Long-Range Correlation Spectra from HMBC-Experiments by Covariance Processing", Magn. Reson. Chem., 45 (2007) 583-589.
5. J. Mastelić, I. Jerković, I. Blažević, M. Poljak-Blaži, S. Borović, I. Ivančić-Bace, V. Smrečki, N. Žarković, K. Brčić-Kostić, D. Vikić-Topić, and N. Müller: "A Comparative Study on the Antioxidant and Biological Activities of Carvacrol, Thymol and Eugenol Derivatives", J. Agric. Food Chem., 56 (2008) 3989-3996.
6. M. Nausner, J. Schlagnitweit, V. Smrečki, X. Yang, A. Jerschow, and N. Müller: "Nonlinearity and frequency shifts of nuclear magnetic spin-noise", J. Magn. Reson., 198 (2009) 73-79.
7. I. Kopriva, I. Jerić, and V. Smrečki:  "Extraction of multiple pure component ¹H and ¹³C NMR spectra from two mixtures: novel solution obtained by sparse component analysis-based blind decomposition", Anal. Chim. Acta, 653 (2009) 143-153.
8. C. Kosanović, K. Havancsák, B. Subotić, V. Svetličić, T. Mišić Radić, Á. Cziráki, G. Huhn, I. Buljan, and V. Smrečki:  "Study of the mechanism of formation of nano-crystalline zeolite X in heterogeneous system",Micropor. Mesopor. Mater., 142 (2011) 139-146.
9. A. Maršavelski, V. Smrečki, R. Vianello, M. Žinić, A. Moguš-Milanković, and A. Šantić: "Supramolecular Ionic-Liquid Gels with High Ionic Conductivity", Chem. Eur. J., 21 (2015) 12121-12128.
10. S. Bosnar, T. Antonić Jelić, J. Bronić, M. Dutour Sikirić, S. Šegota, V. Čadež, V. Smrečki, A. Palčić and B. Subotić: „Deep Insights into the Processes Occurring during Early Stages of the Formation and Room‑Temperature Evolution of the Core (Amorphous SiO₂)@Shell (Organocations) Nanoparticles“, J. Phys. Chem. C, 122 (2018) 9441−9454.
11. K. Vlahoviček-Kahlina, M. Vazdar, A. Jakas, V. Smrečki and I. Jerić: „Synthesis of Glycomimetics by Diastereoselective Passerini reaction“, J. Org. Chem., 83 (2018) 13146-13156.
12. S. Bosnar, M. Dutour Sikirić, V. Smrečki, J. Bronić, S. Šegota, V. Strasser, T. Antonić Jelić, A. Palčić and B. Subotić: „Controlled aggregation of the core(amorphous silica)@shell(TPA⁺-polysilicates) nanoparticles at room temperature by selective removal of TPA⁺ ions from the nanoparticle shell“, Inorg. Chem. Front., 6 (2019) 1639-1653.
13. D. Jakšić, M. Šegvić Klarić, I. Crnolatac, N. Šijaković Vujičić, V. Smrečki, M. Górecki, G. Pescitelli and I. Piantanida: “Unique Aggregation of Sterigmatocystin in Water Yields Strong and Specific Circular Dichroism Response Allowing Highly Sensitive and Selective Monitoring of Bio-Relevant Interactions”, Mar. Drugs, 17 (2019) 629-645.
14. S. Opačak, D. Babić, B. Perić, Ž. Marinić, V. Smrečki, B. Pem, I. Vinković Vrček and S. I. Kirin: „A ferrocene-based pseudopeptide chiroptical switch“, Dalton Trans., 50 (2021) 4504-4511.
15. D. Raljević, J. Parlov Vuković, V. Smrečki, Lj. Marinić Pajc, P. Novak, T. Hrenar, T. Jednačak, L. Konjević, B. Pinević, T. Gašparac: „Machine learning approach for predicting crude oil stability based on NMR spectroscopy“, Fuel, 305 (2021) 121561(1-7).

Books and book chapters

Book chapters

• Novak, P., Vikić-Topić, D., Smrečki, V. & Meić, Z. (2000) Isotope effects in NMR spectra as a structural tool for organic molecules. U: Atta-Ur-Rahman (ur.) New advances in analytical chemistry. Amsterdam, Hrvatska akademija znanosti i umjetnosti (HAZU), str. 135-168.

Journal articles

Scientific and review papers

• Raljević, D., Parlov Vuković, J., Smrečki, V., Marinić Pajc, L., Novak, P., Hrenar, T., Jednačak, T., Konjević, L., Pinević, B. & Gašparac, T. (2021) Machine learning approach for predicting crude oil stability based on NMR spectroscopy. Fuel (Guildford), 305, 121561, 7 doi:10.1016/j.fuel.2021.121561.

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• Opačak, S., Babić, D., Perić, B., Marinić, Ž., Smrečki, V., Pem, B., Vinković Vrček, I. & Kirin, S. (2021) A ferrocene-based pseudopeptide chiroptical switch. Dalton transactions, 13, 4504-4511 doi:10.1039/D1DT00508A.

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• Parlov Vuković, J., Novak, P., Jednačak, T., Kveštak, M., Kovačević, D., Smrečki, V., Mikulandra, I., Djetelić Ibrahimpašić, M., Glanzer, S. & Zangger, K. (2020) Magnetic field influence on asphaltene aggregation monitored by diffusion NMR spectroscopy: Is aggregation reversible at high magnetic fields?. Journal of dispersion science and technology, 41 (2), 179-187 doi:10.1080/01932691.2018.1561302.

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• Jakšić, D., Šegvić Klarić, M., Crnolatac, I., Šijaković Vujičić, N., Smrečki, V., Górecki, M., Pescitelli, G. & Piantanida, I. (2019) Unique Aggregation of Sterigmatocystin in Water Yields Strong and Specific Circular Dichroism Response Allowing Highly Sensitive and Selective Monitoring of Bio-Relevant Interactions. Marine drugs, 17 (11), 629, 17 doi:10.3390/md17110629.

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• Bosnar, S., Dutour Sikirić, M., Smrečki, V., Bronić, J., Šegota, S., Strasser, V., Antonić Jelić, T., Palčić, A. & Subotić, B. (2019) Controlled aggregation of the core(amorphous silica)@shell(TPA+ - polysilicates) nanoparticles at room temperature by selective removal of TPA+ ions from the nanoparticle shell. Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers, 6 (7), 1639-1653 doi:10.1039/c9qi00200f.

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• Vlahoviček-Kahlina, K., Vazdar, M., Jakas, A., Smrečki, V. & Jerić, I. (2018) Synthesis of Glycomimetics by Diastereoselective Passerini Reaction. Journal of organic chemistry, 83 (21), 13146-13156 doi:10.1021/acs.joc.8b01874.

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• Bosnar, S., Antonić Jelić, T., Bronić, J., Dutour Sikirić, M., Šegota, S., Čadež, V., Smrečki, V., Palčić, A. & Subotić, B. (2018) Deep Insights into the Processes Occurring during Early Stages of the Formation and Room-Temperature Evolution of the Core (Amorphous SiO2)@Shell (Organocations) Nanoparticles. Journal of physical chemistry. C, 122 (17), 9441-9454 doi:10.1021/acs.jpcc.8b00024.

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• Maršavelski, A., Smrečki, V., Vianello, R., Žinić, M., Moguš-Milanković, A. & Šantić, A. (2015) Supramolecular Ionic-Liquid Gels with High Ionic Conductivity. Chemistry : a European journal, 21 (34), 12121-12128 doi:10.1002/chem.201500887.

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• Djaković, S., Kodrin, I., Smrečki, V., Novak, P., Mihalić, Z., Žiher, D., Lapić, J. & Rapić, V. (2014) 1'-Acetylferrocene Amino Acid Esters and Amides. A simple model for parallel beta-helical peptides. Tetrahedron, 70 (14), 2330-2342 doi:10.1016/j.tet.2014.02.047.

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• Veljković, J., Antol, I., Basarić, N., Smrečki, V., Molčanov, K., Müller, N. & Mlinarić-Majerski, K. (2013) Atropisomerism in 1-(2-Adamantyl)naphthalene Derivatives. Journal of molecular structure, 1046, 101-109 doi:10.1016/j.molstruc.2013.04.027.

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• Radić Stojković, M., Škugor, M., Tomić, S., Grabar, M., Smrečki, V., Dudek, Ł., Grolik, J., Eilmes, J. & Piantanida, I. (2013) Dibenzotetraaza[14]annulene – adenine conjugate recognizes complementary poly dT among ss-DNA / ss-RNA sequences. Organic & biomolecular chemistry, 11 (24), 4077-4085 doi:10.1039/c3ob40519b.

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• Reith, L., Schlagnitweit, J., Smrečki, V., Knoer, G., Mueller, N. & Schoefberger, W. (2011) Determination of 3J(1H3′-31P) couplings in a DNA oligomer with enhanced sensitivity employing a constant-time TOCSY difference experiment. Magnetic resonance in chemistry, 49 (3), 125-128 doi:10.1002/mrc.2729.

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• Kosanović, C., Havenscak, K., Subotić, B., Svetličić, V., Mišić Radić, T., Cziraki, A., Huhn, G., Buljan, I. & Smrečki, V. (2011) Study of the mechanism of formation of nano-crystalline zeolite X in heterogeneous system. Microporous and mesoporous materials, 142 (1), 139-146 doi:10.1016/j.micromeso.2010.11.027.

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• Biljan, I., Cvjetojević, G., Smrečki, V., Novak, P., Mali, G., Plavec, J., Babić, D., Mihalić, Z. & Vančik, H. (2010) Nitrosobenzene Cross-dimerization: Structural Selectivity in Solution and in Solid State. Journal of molecular structure, 979 (1-3), 22-26 doi:10.1016/j.molstruc.2010.05.034.

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• Nausner, M., Schlagnitweit, J., Smrečki, V., Yang, X., Jerschow, A. & Müller, N. (2009) Nonlinearity and frequency shifts of nuclear magnetic spin-noise. Journal of magnetic resonance (San Diego, Calif.), 198 (1), 73-79 doi:10.1016/j.jmr.2009.01.019.

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• Novak, P., Pičuljan, K., Hrenar, T. & Smrečki, V. (2009) Structure and Hydrogen Bonding Interactions in Methoxysalicylaldehyde Thiosemicarbazone Derivatives in Solution by NMR and DFT Methods. Croatica chemica acta, 82 (2), 477-483.

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• Halasz, I., Biljan, I., Novak, P., Meštrović, E., Plavec, J., Mali, G., Smrečki, V. & Vančik, H. (2009) Cross-dimerization of nitrosobenzenes in solution and in solid state. Journal of molecular structure, 918 (1-3), 19-25 doi:10.1016/j.molstruc.2008.07.035.

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• Kopriva, I., Jerić, I. & Smrečki, V. (2009) Extraction of multiple pure component 1H and 13C NMR spectra from two mixtures: novel solution obtained by sparse component analysis-based blind decomposition. Analytica chimica acta, 653 (2), 143-153 doi:10.1016/j.aca.2009.09.019.

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• Mastelić, J., Jerković, I., Blažević, I., Poljak-Blaži, M., Borović, S., Ivančić-Baće, I., Smrečki, V., Žarković, N., Brčić-Kostić, K., Vikić-Topić, D. & Mueller, N. (2008) A comparative study on the antioxidant and biological activities of carvacrol, thymol and eugenol derivatives. Journal of agricultural and food chemistry, 56 (11), 3989-3996 doi:10.1021/jf073272v.

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• Jakas, A., Vinković, M., Smrečki, V., Šporec, M. & Horvat, Š. (2008) Fructose induced N-terminal glycation of enkephalins and related peptides. Journal of Peptide Science, 14 (8), 936-945 doi:10.1002/psc.1029.

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• Schoefberger, W., Smrečki, V., Vikić- Topić, D. & Müller, N. (2007) Homonuclear long-range correlation spectra from HMBC experiments by covariance processing. Magnetic resonance in chemistry, 45 (7), 583-589 doi:10.1002/mrc.2013.

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• Sychrovsky, V., Mueller, N., Schneider, B., Smrečki, V., Špirko, V., Šponer, J. & Trantirek, L. (2005) Sugar Pucker Modulates the Cross-Correlated Relaxation Rates across the Glycosidic Bond in DNA. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 127 (42), 14663-14667.

• Steindl, C., Schäffer, C., Smrečki, V., Messner, P. & Müller Norbert (2005) The secondary cell wall polymer of Geobacillus tepidamans GS5-97(T): structure of different glycoforms. Carbohydrate research, 340 (14), 2290-2296. (https://www.bib.irb.hr/202669).

• Smrečki, V., Novak, P., Vikić-Topić, D., Hrenar, T. & Meić, Z. (2002) Deuterium isotope effects in C-13 NMR spectra of trans-N-salicylideneaniline isotopomers. Croatica chemica acta, 75 (1), 41-49. (https://www.bib.irb.hr/83822).

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• Stepanić, V., Baranović, G. & Smrečki, V. (2001) Structure and vibrational spectra of conjugated acids of trans- and cis-azobenzene. Journal of molecular structure, 569, 89-109.

• Novak, P., Meić, Z., Vikić-Topić, D., Smrečki, V. & Plavec, J. (1998) Structural dependence of isotope effects in H-1 and C-13 NMR spectra of the trans-N-benzylideneaniline imino group. Spectrochimica acta. Part A, Molecular and biomolecular spectroscopy, 54 (2), 327-333 doi:10.1016/S1386-1425(97)00241-2.

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• Vikić-Topić, D., Novak, P., Smrečki, V. & Meić, Z. (1997) Deuterium Isotope Effects in C-13 NMR Spectra of trans-Azobenzene. Journal of molecular structure, 410, 5-7 doi:10.1016/S0022-2860(96)09665-2.

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• Smrečki, V., Baranović, G., Keresztury, G. & Meić, Z. (1997) Near-Infrared Fourier Transform Raman Spectra of Protonated and Deuterated trans-Azobenzene Isotopomers. Journal of molecular structure, 408, 405-408.

• Meić, Z., Baranović, G., Smrečki, V., Novak, P., Keresztury, G. & Holly, S. (1997) Vibrational Coupling in Trans-Azobenzene and Its Isotopomers. Journal of molecular structure, 408, 399-403.

• Meić, Z., Novak, P., Vikić-Topić, D. & Smrečki, V. (1996) Deuterium Isotope Effects on C-13 Chemical Shifts in cis-Stilbene. Magnetic resonance in chemistry, 34 (1), 36-41 doi:10.1002/(SICI)1097-458X(199601)34:13.0.CO ; 2-9.

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• Smrečki, V., Vikić-Topić, D., Meić, Z. & Novak, P. (1996) Deuterium Isotope Effects and Their Nonadditivity in C-13 NMR Spectra of Polydeuteriated trans-N-Benzylideneaniline Isotopomers. Croatica chemica acta, 69 (4), 1501-1509.

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Conference proceedings papers

Scientific conference proceedings papers

• Haeubl, M., Nausner, M., Trantírek, L., Smrečki, V., Müller, N. & Schoefberger, W. (2007) NMR Investigations and Supporting ab initio Calculations on Oligonucleotide-Porphyrin Complexes. U: Hochreiter, S., Kueng, J., Palkoska, J. & Wagner, R. (ur.)1st International Conference on Bioinformatics Research and Development.

• Meić, Z., Baranović, G., Smrečki, V. & Keresztury, G. (1996) Vibrational Analysis of the Protonated Azo Group. Raman Spectra and Normal Coordinates of Protonated trans-Azobenzene and Its Isotopomers. U: Asher, S. & Stein, P. (ur.)XV International Conference on Raman Spectroscopy. (https://www.bib.irb.hr/7391).

Patents

• Institut Ruđer Bošković, Zagreb, Hrvatska Method of and system for blind extraction of more than two pure components out of spectroscopic and spectrometric measurements of only two mixtures by means of sparse component analysis.

Theses

Doctoral dissertation

• Smrečki, V. (1998) 'Spectra and structure of protonated imines and azo compounds', doktorska disertacija, Prirodoslovno-matematički fakultet, Zagreb.

Croatian Chemical Society (since 1987)

American Chemical Society (since 2009)