[dr Andrea M. Nikolic]

Faculty of Chemistry, Studentski trg 12-16, Beograd
Department of Organic Chemistry

Phone:   011-3336659

Phone (local):   659

Laboratory:   432

E-mail:   andrea@chem.bg.ac.rs

Personal data

Born on November 23rd, 1994 in Belgrade, Serbia. Speaks Serbian, English, Spanish and French language.

Education and qualifications

2013-2017: Basic academic (BSc) studies - Chemistry / University of Belgrade - Faculty of Chemistry (Belgrade, Serbia)

2017-2018: Master academic (MSc) studies - Chemistry / University of Belgrade - Faculty of Chemistry (Belgrade, Serbia)

2018-2022: Doctoral academic (PhD) studies - Chemistry / University of Belgrade - Faculty of Chemistry (Belgrade, Serbia)

History of employment

2018-2019: Junior teaching assistant / University of Belgrade - Faculty of Chemistry (Belgrade, Serbia)

2019-2022: Teaching assistant / University of Belgrade - Faculty of Chemistry (Belgrade, Serbia)

2022-2024: Assistant with phd / University of Belgrade - Faculty of Chemistry (Belgrade, Serbia)

2024: Assistant professor / University of Belgrade - Faculty of Chemistry (Belgrade, Serbia)

Scientific interest

Organic chemistry, chemistry of heterocyclic compounds, transition metal-catalyzed cross-coupling reactions.

Awards and merits

2018: Special recognition from Serbian Chemical Society for the best students in 2018

Other activities

Member of Serbian Chemical Society from 2018.

Member of Serbian Young Chemists' Club from 2018.

Member of the Committee for Promotion of the Faculty of Chemistry from February 13, 2020 till January 10, 2024.

Educational activities

Participation in research projects

Active projects:

Finished projects:

  • 2011: The Synthesis of Aminoquinoline-based Antimalarials and Botulinum Neurotoxin A Inhibitors – 172008
    project type:   National Fundamental Research Projects
    project is funded by: Ministry of Science and Technological Development (Belgrade, Serbia)

Author identification numbers

Representative references

  1. B. Kokić, Ž. Selaković, A. M. Nikolić, A. Andrijević, B. Anđelković, V. Ajdačić, I. M. Opsenica, Low-Valent Cobalt-Catalyzed Deprotection of Allyloxyarenes, Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2022, e202201112.
  2. N. Radakovic, A. Nikolić, N. Terzić Jovanović, P. Stojković, N. Stankovic, B. Šolaja, I. Opsenica, A. Pavic, Unraveling the anti-virulence potential and antifungal efficacy of 5-aminotetrazoles using the zebrafish model of disseminated candidiasis, Eur. J. Med. Chem. 2022, 230, 114137.
  3. Ž. Selaković, A. M. Nikolić, V. Ajdačić, I. M. Opsenica, Application of Transition Metal-Catalyzed Decarbonylation of Aldehydes in the Total Synthesis of Natural Products, Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2022, e202101265.
  4. A. M. Nikolić, J. Stanić, M. Zlatar, M. Gruden, B. Anđelković, Ž. Selaković, V. Ajdačić, I. M. Opsenica, Controlling Pd-Catalyzed N‑Arylation and Dimroth Rearrangement in the Synthesis of N,1- Diaryl‑1H‑tetrazol-5-amines, J. Org. Chem. 2021, 86, 4794–4803.
  5. A. M. Nikolić, F. Živković, Ž. Selaković, P. Wipf, I. M. Opsenica, One‐Pot Two‐Step Synthesis of Isochromene‐Fused CF3‐Substituted Pyrazoles, Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2020, 5616–5619.
  6. A. M. Nikolić, V. Ajdačić, I. M. Opsenica, Palladium-catalyzed N-Arylation of 1-substituted-1H-tetrazol-5-amines, J. Organomet. Chem. 2019, 880, 134-142.
  7. T. P. Andrejević, A. M. Nikolić, B. Ð. Glišić, H. Wadepoh, S. Vojnovic, M. Zlatovi, M. Petković, J. Nikodinovic-Runic, I. M. Opsenica, M. I. Djuran, Synthesis, structural characterization and antimicrobial activity of silver(I) complexes with 1-benzyl-1H-tetrazoles, Polyhedron 2018, 154, 325-333.
  8. V. Ajdačić, A. Nikolić, M. Kerner, P. Wipf, I. M. Opsenica, Reevaluation of the palladium/carbon-catalyzed decarbonylation of aliphatic aldehydes, Synlett 2018, 29, 1781-1785.
  9. V. Ajdačić, A. Nikolić, S. Simić, D. Manojlović, Z. Stojanović, J. Nikodinović-Runić, I.M. Opsenica, Decarbonylation of aromatic aldehydes and dehalogenation of aryl halides using maghemite-supported palladium catalyst, Synthesis 2018, 50, 119-126.