[dr Ilija D. Brceski]

Faculty of Chemistry, Studentski trg 12-16, Beograd
Department of General and Inorganic Chemistry

E-mail:   ibrceski@chem.bg.ac.rs

Personal data

Born 31.07.1962. Labuništa, Macedonia.Father Dragan, Mother Kristina. Married. Children: Dragan, Kristina, Marko.

Education and qualifications

1981-1987: Undergraduate studies - Chemistry / Prirodno-matematički fakultet (Belgrade, Serbia)

1987-1992: Master of science studies - Chemistry / Prirodno-matematički fakultet (Belgrade, Serbia)

2004: Doctoral academic (PhD) studies - Chemistry / University of Belgrade - Faculty of Chemistry (Belgrade, Serbia)

History of employment

1989: Graduate assistant / Prirodno-matematički fakultet (Belgrade, Serbia)

1990-1994: Graduate assistant / University of Belgrade - Faculty of Chemistry (Belgrade, Serbia)

1993-2005: Assistant / University of Belgrade - Faculty of Chemistry (Belgrade, Serbia)

2004-2013: Assistant professor / University of Belgrade - Faculty of Chemistry (Belgrade, Serbia)

2013-2022: Associate professor / University of Belgrade - Faculty of Chemistry (Belgrade, Serbia)

2022: Full professor / University of Belgrade - Faculty of Chemistry (Belgrade, Serbia)

Scientific interest

  • Bioinorganic Chemistry
  • Coordination Chemistry
  • Environmental Chemistry

Other activities

Member of Serbian Chemical Society.

Member of European Academy of Sciences and Arts from March 7, 2017.

Deputy member of the Committee for Disciplinary Responsibility of Students from July 12, 2021.

Educational activities

Participation in research projects

Finished projects:

  • 2011: – 172017
    project type:   National Fundamental Research Projects
    project is funded by: Ministry of Science and Technological Development (Belgrade, Serbia)

Author identification numbers

Representative references

  1. I. Ivanović-Burmazović, M. Šumar, I. Brčeski, I. Hodžić and K.Andjelković, The UO22+ complexes with 2',2'''-(2,6-pyridindiyldiethylidine)dioxamohydrazide (H2dapsox), Mat. Sci. Forum, 352 (2000) 277-282.
  2. G. Argay, A. Kalman, L. Párkányi, V. Leovac I. Brčeski, P. Radivojša, Transition metal complexes with thiosemicarbazide-based ligands. Part 37. Synthesis and study of the first thiosemi-carbazide-derived copper (I) complexes: crystal structure of 2-(Diphenylphosphino)benzaldehide thiosemicarbazone copper(I)-nitrate-methanol solvate, J.Coord.Chem., 51 (2000) 9-19.
  3. M. Stajić, I.Milenković. I. Brčeski, J. Vuković, S. Duletić-Laušević, Mycelial Growth of Edible and Medicinal Oyster Mushroom (Pleurotus ostreatus (Jacq.:Fr) Kumm.) on Selenium-Enriched Media, International Journal of Medicinal Mushroom, 4 (2002) 241-244.
  4. Ilija D. Brčeski, Vukadin M. Leovac, Goran A. Bogdanović, Sofija P. Sovilj, Mihail Revenco, Synthesis, physicochemical properties and crystal structure of isothiocianato [2-(diphenylphosphino) benzaldehyde selenosemicarbazonato (1-)] Nickel(II), Inorg.Chem.Commun., 7 (2004) 253-256
  5. Maja Natić, Živoslav Tešić, Katarina Andjelković, Ilija Brčeski, Siniša Radulović, Sandra Manić, Dušan Sladić, Synthesis and Biological Activity of Pd(II) and Cu(II) Complexes with Acylhydrazones of Usnic Acid, Syn. Reac. Inorg. Metal-org. Chem., 34(1) (2004) 101-113.
  6. Stajic, M., Persky, L., Cohen, E., Hadar, Y., Brceski, I., Wasser, S. P., Nevo, E. (2004): Screening of laccase, manganese peroxidase, and versatile peroxidase activities of the genus Pleurotus in media with some raw plant materials as carbon source. Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology, 117(3): 155-164.
  7. Nevenka Malešević, Tatjana Srdić, Siniša Radulović, Dušan Sladić, Vesna Radulović, Ilija Brčeski, Katarina Andjelković, Synthesis and Characterization of novel Pd(II) complex with the condensation product of 2-(diphenylphosphino) benzaldehyde and ethyl hydrazinoacetate. Citotoxic activity of the synthesized complex and related Pd(II) and Pt(II) complexes. Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry, 100 (2006), 1811-1818.
  8. Tamara R. Todorović, Alessia Bacchi, Giancarlo Pelizzi, Nenad O. Juranić, Dusan M. Sladić, Ilija D. Brčeski, Katarina K. Andjelković, Synthesis and Characterization of Zn(II) and Co(II) complexes with 2,6-diacetylpyridine- bis(selenosemicarbazone). Crystal structure of a Ni(II) complex with a modified 2,6-diacetylpyridine-bis(selenosemicarbazone. Inorg.Chem.Commun., 9 (2006)862-865.
  9. Bojana M. Drašković, Goran Bogdanović, Vukadin M. leovac, Ilija D. Brčeski, Dejan Poleti, Transition metal complexes with thiosemicarbazide-based ligands. LIII.[4-(2-Diphenylphosphino-α-ethoksybenzil-kP)- S-methyl-1-(4-oxidopent-3-en-4- yliden-kO)- thiosemicartbazido-k2 N1 ,N4] nickel(II). Acta Cryst. C62,(2006) m319-m322.