[dr Ivan O. Juranic]

Phone:   011-3281867, 011-3336756

Phone (local):   756

Office:   535

E-mail:   ijuranic@chem.bg.ac.rs

Personal data

Born June, 10th, 1946. in Belgrade, Serbia. Parents: Oskar Juranić and Jakica Miličić. Married. Has two children: Neva and Milan.

Education and qualifications

1964-1968: Undergraduate studies - Chemistry / Prirodno-matematički fakultet (Belgrade, Serbia)

1971: Master of science studies - Chemistry / Prirodno-matematički fakultet (Belgrade, Serbia)

1972-1977: Doctoral academic (PhD) studies - Chemistry / Prirodno-matematički fakultet (Belgrade, Serbia)

History of employment

1969: Graduate assistant / Prirodno-matematički fakultet (Belgrade, Serbia)

1975: Assistant / Prirodno-matematički fakultet (Belgrade, Serbia)

1979: Scientific associate / Prirodno-matematički fakultet (Belgrade, Serbia)

1985: Assistant professor / Prirodno-matematički fakultet (Belgrade, Serbia)

1991: Associate professor / University of Belgrade - Faculty of Chemistry (Belgrade, Serbia)

1996-2011: Full professor / University of Belgrade - Faculty of Chemistry (Belgrade, Serbia)

Scientific interest

Computational, Medicinal, and Physical Organic Chemistry.

Awards and merits

December 16, 2010: Serbian Chemical Society medal for exceptional and lasting contribution to science

Other activities

Member of Serbian Chemical Society from 1968 - Section for theoretical chemistry.

Member of American Chemical Society from April 7, 2010.

Participation in research projects

Finished projects:

  • 2010: High Performance Computing Infrastructure for South East Europe’s Research Communities – HP-SEE
    project type:   International
    project is funded by: European union through "FPT Capacities (Research Infrastructure)" programme (Brussels, Belgium)

Representative references

Knjige i revijalni radovi / Books and reviews:

  1. I.Juranić: Non-sensitized photooxygenation of organic compounds (A review), J.Serb.Chem.Soc, 53(12) (1988) 641-61

Disertacije / Theses:

  1. I.Juranić: Proučavanje homoalilne interakcije kod desetočlanih prstena. Magistarski rad, Prirodno-matematički fakultet, Beograd 1971.
  2. I.Juranić: Fotooksigenacije steroidnih izoksazolidina, Doktorska teza, Prirodno-matematički fakultet, Beograd 1977.

Udžbenici / Textbooks:

  1. R.Jankov, I.Juranić, M.Kidrič: Hemija sa biohemijom (sa praktikumom) za III razred srednjeg usmerenog obrazovanja. Naučna knjiga, Beograd 1979. Ponovljena izdanja 1980. 1981. 1984. 1988.
  2. R.Jankov, I.Juranić, M.Kidrič: Hemija sa biohemijom (sa praktikumom) za IV razred srednjeg usmerenog obrazovanja. Naučna knjiga, Beograd 1981. Ponovljeno izdanje 1983. 1985. 1988.
  3. I.Juranić, S.R.Niketić: Zbirka problema iz teorije hemijske veze. Pomoćni udzbenik za studente hemije. Hemijski fakultet, Beograd 1988.g. Prerađeno i prošireno izdanje 1994.g.
  4. I.Juranić: Hemijska veza. Univerzitetski udzbenik. Hemijski fakultet Univerziteta u Beogradu. Beograd 1994.g. Drugo ispravljeno i prošireno izdanje 1997.g.

Poglavlja u knjigama / Book Chapters:

  1. I.Juranić: Ima li u kvantnoj teoriji mesta za strukturu molekula?. U Svet hemije. Izdavači: Srpska akademija nauka i umetnosti i Muzej nauke i tehnike, Beograd 1997.g, str. 25-32.
  2. I. Juranić, Ž. Spasić, D. Stanić, I. Jovanović: Olakšavanje upisa, skraćivanje školovanja, i povećanje prolaznosti. U Univerziteti Srbije u evropskom obrazovanom prostoru - program reforme, Ed. M. Bogdanović. Zajednica univerziteta Srbije, Beograd 2003. str. 69-80.
  3. Ž. Spasić, I. Juranić, M. Jelić, S. Bošnjak, I. Rakonjac: Podizanje kvaliteta nastave i istraživanja. U Univerziteti Srbije u evropskom obrazovanom prostoru - program reforme, Ed. M. Bogdanović. Zajednica univerziteta Srbije, Beograd 2003. str. 59-68.

Izabrani radovi / Selected papers:

  1. C. A. Chatzidimitriou-Dreismann, T. Abdul-Redah, B. Kolarić, and I. Juranić, Reply to the Comment on Evidence of Quantum Correlation Effects of Protons and Deuterons in Raman Spectra of Liquid H2O-D2O, by Hajime Torii, Physical Review Letters, 2000, 84(22), 5237.
  2. Ljubinka J. Bogunović, Ubavka B.Mioč, Bratislav Ž. Jovanović and Ivan O. Juranić: Infrared study of some 2-substituted-6-hydroxy-4-pyrimidine carboxylic acids. Correlation with MO-calculations. J. Serb. Chem. Soc. , 2000, 65(5-6), 371-379.
  3. Zoran Marković, Bogdan Šolaja, Dragana Milić, Ivan Juranić, Miroslav Gašić: Molecular orbital study of the oxidation of steroidal phenols into quinols and epoxyquinols. J. Serb. Chem. Soc. 2000, 65(7), 491-496.
  4. L. Pfendt, G. Popović, M. Kostić, Lj. Stevović, B. Drakulić, and I. Juranić: Determination and structural correlation of pKa values of p-Substituted trans-beta-aroylacrylic acids. J. Chem. Research (S), 2000, 260-261; J. Chem. Research (M), 2000, 727-738.
  5. L. Pfendt, G. Popović, M. Kostić, Lj. Stevović, B. Drakulić, and I. Juranić: Determination and structural correlation of the pKa values of p-substituted trans-2,3-epoxy-4-oxo-4-phenylbutanoic acids. J. Serb. Chem. Soc., 2000, 65(11), 781-788.
  6. B. Jovanović, I. Juranić, M. Mišić-Vuković, D. Brkić, Ž. Vitnik: Kinetics and mechanism of the reaction of substituted 4-pyrimidine carboxylic acids with diazodiphenylmethane in dimethylformamide. J. Chem. Research (S),2000, 506-507; J. Chem. Research (M), 2000, 1257-1264.
  7. J. Tadić, I. Juranić and G.K. Moortgat: Photooxidation of n-hexanal in air. Molecules, 2001, 6, 287-299.
  8. Jovan Tadić, Ivan Juranić, Geert K. Moortgat: Pressure dependence of the photooxidation of selected carbonyl compounds in air: n-butanal and n-pentanal. Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry, 2001, 143, 169-179.
  9. Jovan Tadić, Ivan Juranić, Geert K. Moortgat: Photooxidation of n-heptanal in air: Norrish type I and II processes and quantum yield total pressure dependency. J. Chem. Soc., Perkin Trans.2, 2002, 135–140.
  10. Rade Marković; Željko Vitnik; Marija Baranac; Ivan Juranić: Mechanism of stereoselective synthesis of push-pull (Z)-4-oxothiazolidine derivatives containing an exocyclic double bond. A MNDO-PM3 Study. J. Chem. Res. (S), 2002(10), 485-9.
  11. G. Ćirić-Marjanović, B. Marjanović, V. Stamenković, Z. Vitnik, V. Antić, I. Juranić: Structure and stereochemistry of electrochemically synthesized poly-(1-naphtylamine) from neutral acetonitrile solution. J. Serb. Chem. Soc., 2002, 67(12), 867-877.
  12. N. V. Valentić , Ž. Vitnik, S. I. Kozhushkov, A. De Meijere, G. S. Ušćumlić and I. O. Juranić: Effect of substituents on the 13C-NMR chemical shifts of 3-methylene-4-substituted-1,4-pentadienes. Part I. J. Serb. Chem. Soc., 2002, 68(1), 67.
  13. S. Milosavljević, I. O. Juranić, I. Aljančić, V. Vajs and N. Todorović: Conformational analysis of three germacranolides by PM3 semi-empirical method. J. Serb. Chem. Soc., 2003, 68(4-5), 281-289.
  14. L. Pfendt, B. Dražić, G. Popović, B. Drakulić, Ž. Vitnik and I. Juranić: Determination of all pKa values of some di- and tricarboxylic unsaturated and epoxy acids and their polylinear correlation with the carboxylic group atomic charges. J. Chem. Res. (S), 2003(5), 247-8; J. Chem. Res. (M), 2003(5), 0501-0504.
  15. S. Milosavljević, I. Juranić, V. Bulatović, S. Macura, N. Juranić, H-H. Limbach, K. Weisz, V. Vajs, N. Todorović: Conformational Analysis of Guaianolide-Type Sesquiterpene Lactones by Low-Temperature NMR Spectroscopy and Semiempirical Calculations. Structural Chemistry, 2004, 15(3), 237-245.
  16. N.V. Valentić, Ž. Vitnik, S.I. Kozhushkov, A. de Meijere, G.S. Ušćumlić, I.O. Juranić: Linear free energy relationships of the 1H and 13C NMR chemical shifts of 3-methylene-2-substituted-1,4-pentadienes. Journal of Molecular Structure, 2005, 744–747, 901–908
  17. B. Kolarić, I.Juranić, D. Dumanović: Molecular-orbital and structural descriptors in theoretical investigation of electroreduction of nitrodiazoles. J. Serb. Chem. Soc., 2005, 70 (7) 957–968.
  18. B.J. Drakulić, Z.D. Juranić, T.P. Stanojković, I.O. Juranić: 2-[(Carboxymethyl)sulfanyl]-4-oxo-4-arylbutanoic Acids Selectively Suppressed Proliferation of Neoplastic Human HeLa Cells. A SAR/QSAR Study. J. Med. Chem., 2005, 48, 5600-5603.
  19. Đ.U. Miodragović, Ž.J. Vitnik, S.M. Milosavljević, M.J. Malinar, I.O. Juranić: NH-pi interactions stabilize the most-hindered rotamer of the (S)-tyrosinato side group in bis-[(S)-tyrosinato](diamine)-cobalt(III) complexes: An NMR spectroscopic and DFT study. European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, 2005, (15), 3172-8.
  20. Željko J. Vitnik, Vesna D. Kiricojević, Milovan D. Ivanović, Ivan O. Juranić: Molecular orbital investigation of various reaction pathways in reaction of ketones with bromoform. International Journal of Quantum Chemistry, 2005, (6), 1323 - 1329.
  21. Ivan O. Juranić, Branko J. Drakulić, Slobodan D. Petrović,Dušan Ž. Mijin, Milena V. Stanković: [*A QSAR study of acute toxicity of N-substituted fluoroacetamides to rats. Chemosphere, 2006, 62 641–649.
  22. G. Ćirić-Marjanović, B. Marjanović, I. Juranić, P. Holler, J. Stejskal, M.Trchová: Chemical Oxidative Polymerization of 4-Amino-3-Hydroxynaphthalene-1-Sulfonic Acid and its Salts. Materials Science Forum, 2006, 518, 405-10.
  23. Zoran M. Miodragović, Goran A. Bogdanović, Bojana B. Krajčinović, Branko J. Drakulić, Vladan B. Kusigerski, Đenana U. Miodragović, Vojislav V. Spasojević, Ismet M. Hodžić, Ivan O. Juranić: Synthesis, structure and magnetic properties of the first copper(II) complex with an (E)-4-aryl-4-oxo-2-butenoato ligand. Inorganic Chemistry Communications, 2006, 9, 1173–1177.
  24. G. Ćirić-Marjanović, M. Trchová, P. Matejka, P. Holler, B. Marjanović, I. Juranić: Electrochemical oxidative polymerization of sodium 4-amino-3-hydroxynaphthalene-1-sulfonate and structural characterization of polymeric products. Reactive & Functional Polymers, 2006, 66, 1670–1683.
  25. Sanda P. Dilber, Željko S. Žižak, Tatjana P. Stanojković, Zorica D. Juranić, Branko J. Drakulić and Ivan O. Juranić: Antiproliferative Activity of ß-Hydroxy-ß-arylalkanoic Acids. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2007, 8, 214-228.
  26. Đenana U. Miodragović, Dragana M. Mitić, Zoran M. Miodragović, Goran A.Bogdanović, Željko J. Vitnik, Maja D. Vitorović, Milanka D. Radulović, Branislav J. Nastasijević, Ivan O. Juranić, Katarina K. Anđelković. Syntheses, characterization and antimicrobial activity of the first complexes of Zn(II), Cd(II) and Co(II) with N-benzyloxycarbonylglycine. X-ray crystal structure of the polymeric Cd(II) complex. Inorganica Chimica Acta (2007), doi: 10.1016/j.ica.2007.06.041
  27. Marjanovic, B.; Ćirić-Marjanović, G.; Radulović, A.; Juranić, I.; Holler, P. Synthesis and characterization of polyacriflavine. Materials Science Forum (2007), 555(Research Trends in Contemporary Materials Science), 503-508.