About employee

Katarina Leko, mag. chem.

Title: Senior expert associate
Location: 218
Public phone number:+385 1 4606 147
Internal phone number:6147
E-mail: E-mail
Department: Division of Physical Chemistry
Graduation year:2015
Employed in this institution since:2016

Published papers recorded in the Croatian Scientific Bibliography Database

Usenik, Andrea; Modrušan, Matija; Leko, Katarina; Borovec, Jakov; Marinac, Sven; Hok, Lucija; Cindro, Nikola; Vianello, Robert; Horvat, Gordan; Požar, Josip; Hrenar, Tomica; Tomišić, Vladislav
2025.
International journal of molecular sciences

Marinac, Sven; Modrušan, Matija; Usenik, Andrea; Borovec, Jakov; Pičuljan, Katarina; Leko, Katarina; Požar, Josip; Horvat, Gordan; Cindro, Nikola; Hrenar, Tomica; Tomišić, Vladislav
2024.

Modrušan, Matija; Cindro, Nikola; Usenik, Andrea; Leko, Katarina; Glazer, Lucija; Tomaš, Renato; Horvat, Gordan; Požar, Josip; Tomišić, Vladislav
2024.
Croatica chemica acta

Požar, Josip; Usenik, Andrea; Šekutor, Marina; Alešković, Marija; Leko, Katarina; Pičuljan, Katarina; Roca, Sunčica
2024.

INFLUENCE OF CATION BINDING ON INTRINSIC FLUORESCENCE OF TERTIARY-AMIDE CALIX[6]ARENE DERIVATIVE

Kukina Gradečak, Karla; Leko, Katarina; Usenik, Andrea; Cindro, Nikola; Tomišić, Vladislav
2023.

Kumar, Lavanya; Leko, Katarina; Nemec, Vinko; Trzybiński, Damian; Bregović, Nikola; Cinčić, Dominik; Arhangelskis, Mihails
2023.
Chemical science

Arhangelskis, Mihails; Xu, Yizhi; Kumar, Lavanya; Marrett, Joseph M.; Titi, Hatem M.; Darby, James P.; Leko, Katarina; Nemec, Vinko; Trzybiński, Damian; Bregović, Nikola; Cinčić, Dominik; Morris, Andrew J.; Friščić, Tomislav
2023.

Leko, Katarina; Usenik, Andrea; Cindro, Nikola; Modrušan, Matija; Požar, Josip; Horvat, Gordan; Stilinović, Vladimir; Hrenar, Tomica; Tomišić, Vladislav
2023.
ACS Omega

Požar, Josip; Usenik, Andrea; Šekutor, Marina; Leko, Katarina; Alešković, Marija; Ribić, Rosana; Petrović Peroković, Vesna; Car, Željka; Pičuljan, Katarina; Roca, Sunčica; Hanževački, Marko; Brkljača, Zlatko
2023.

Kukina Gradečak, Karla; Leko, Katarina; Usenik, Andrea; Cindro, Nikola; Tomišić, Vladislav
2023.

Kukina Gradečak, Karla; Leko, Katarina; Usenik, Andrea; Cindro, Nikola; Tomišić, Vladislav
2023.

Kumar, Lavanya ; Dash, Sibananda G. ; Leko, Katarina ; Trzybiński, Damian ; Bregović, Nikola ; Cinčić, Dominik ; Arhangelskis, Mihails
2023.
PCCP. Physical chemistry chemical physics

Usenik, Andrea; Leko, Katarina; Petrović Peroković, Vesna; Car, Željka; Ribić, Rosana; Pičuljan, Katarina; Hanževački, Marko; Draženović, Josip; Požar, Josip
2023.
Journal of molecular liquids

Jasprica, Ivona ; Horvat, Petar ; Zrnc, Katarina ; Bonney, Karl J. ; Bjornstad, Vidar ; Hok, Lucija ; Vianello, Robert ; Bregović, Nikola ; Požar, Josip ; Leko, Katarina ; Tomišić, Vladislav ; Meštrović, Ernest
2023.
European journal of pharmaceutical sciences

Jasprica, Ivona ; Horvat, Petar ; Zrnc, Katarina ; Bonney, Karl ; Bjornstad, Vidar ; Meštrović, Ernest ; Vianello, Robert ; Hok, Lucija ; Bregović, Nikola ; Požar, Josip ; Leko, Katarina ; Tomišić, Vladislav
2022.

Usenik, Andrea ; Leko, Katarina ; Petrović Peroković, Vesna ; Car, Željka ; Ribić, Rosana ; Pičuljan, Katarina ; Hanževački, Marko ; Požar, Josip
2022.

Požar, Josip ; Cvetnić, Marija ; Usenik, Andrea ; Cindro, Nikola ; Horvat, Gordan ; Leko, Katarina ; Modrušan, Matija ; Tomišić, Vladislav
2022.
Molecules

Usenik, Andrea ; Leko, Katarina ; Hanževački, Marko ; Pičuljan, Katarina ; Petrović Peroković, Vesna ; Car, Željka ; Požar, Josip
2021.

Babić, Tea ; Leko, Katarina ; Usenik, Andrea ; Modrušan, Matija ; Jakupec, Nikola ; Uran, Erik ; Tomišić, Vladislav
2021.

Leko, Katarina ; Usenik, Andrea ; Vianello, Robert ; Hok, Lucija ; Tomišić, Vladislav
2021.

Leko, Katarina ; Usenik, Andrea ; Babić, Tea ; Modrušan, Matija ; Požar, Josip ; Tomišić, Vladislav
2021.

Modrušan, Matija ; Tomaš, Renato ; Glazer, Lucija ; Cindro, Nikola ; Leko, Katarina ; Tomišić, Vladislav
2021.

Požar, Josip ; Cvetnić, Marija ; Cindro, Nikola ; Usenik, Andrea ; Leko, Katarina ; Modrušan, Matija ; Tomišić, Vladislav
2021.

Usenik, Andrea ; Leko, Katarina ; Hanževački, Marko ; Brkljača, Zlatko ; Pičuljan, Katarina ; Petrović Peroković, Vesna ; Car, Željka ; Ribić, Rosana ; Požar, Josip
2020.

Leko, Katarina ; Hanževački, Marko ; Brkljača, Zlatko ; Pičuljan, Katarina ; Ribić, Rosana ; Požar, Josip
2020.
Chemistry : a European journal

Modrušan, Matija ; Cindro, Nikola ; Leko, Katarina ; Tomišić, Vladislav
2020.

Design, synthesis and complexation properties of calix[4]arenes with phenanthridine subunits

Leko, Katarina ; Usenik, Andrea ; Cindro, Nikola ; Modrušan, Matija ; Tomišić, Vladislav
2019.

Usenik, Andrea ; Leko, Katarina ; Cindro, Nikola ; Hrenar, Tomica ; Horvat, Gordan ; Požar, Josip ; Tomišić, Vladislav
2019.

Leko, Katarina ; Petrović-Peroković, Vesna ; Car, Željka ; Pičuljan, Katarina ; Draženović, Josip ; Cindro, Nikola ; Požar, Josip
2019.

Thermodynamics of Complexation of Alkaline- earth Metal Cations by a Fluorescent Phenanthridine-based Calix[4]arene Derivative

Usenik, Andrea ; Leko, Katarina ; Cindro, Nikola ; Horvat, Gordan ; Tomišić, Vladislav
2019.

Leko, Katarina ; Usenik, Andrea ; Cindro, Nikola ; Modrušan, Matija ; Tomišić, Vladislav
2019.

Šekutor, Marina ; Štimac, Adela ; Tokić, Matea ; Ljubetić, Ajasja ; Vuletić, Tomislav ; Požar, Josip ; Leko, Katarina ; Hanževački, Marko ; Frkanec, Leo ; Frkanec, Ruža
2019.

Leko, Katarina ; Usenik, Andrea ; Cindro, Nikola ; Horvat, Gordan ; Požar, Josip ; Tomišić, Vladislav
2019.

Štimac, Adela ; Tokić, Matea ; Ljubetič, Ajasja ; Vuletić, Tomislav ; Šekutor, Marina ; Požar, Josip ; Leko, Katarina ; Hanževački, Marko ; Frkanec, Leo ; Frkanec, Ruža
2019.
Organic & biomolecular chemistry

Complexation of Alkali Metal Cations with Calix[4]arene Derivatives

Požar, Josip ; Cindro, Nikola ; Cvetnić, Marija ; Leko, Katarina ; Nikšić-Franjić, Ivana ; Frkanec, Leo ; Tomišić, Vladislav
2018.

Synthesis of Calix[4]arene Glucose Derivative and its Complexation of Alkali Metal Cations

Cvetnić, Marija ; Meštrović, Jerko ; Cindro, Nikola ; Požar, Josip ; Leko, Katarina ; Tomišić, Vladislav
2018.

Draženović, Josip ; Car, Željka ; Leko, Katarina ; Pičuljan, Katarina ; Požar, Josip ; Petrović Peroković, Vesna
2018.

Požar, Josip ; Leko, Katarina ; Car, Željka ; Pičuljan, Katarina ; Draženović, Josip ; Petrović Peroković, Vesna ; Ribić Rosana
2018.
Glasnik hemičara i tehnologa Bosne i Hercegovine = Bulletin of the Chemists and Technologists of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Leko, Katarina ; Usenik, Andrea ; Cindro, Nikola ; Tomišić Vladislav
2018.
Glasnik hemičara i tehnologa Bosne i Hercegovine = Bulletin of the Chemists and Technologists of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Synthesis and Complexation Properties of Fluorescent Phenanthridine-Based Calix[4]arene Derivative

Leko, Katarina ; Usenik, Andrea ; Cindro, Nikola ; Tomišić, Vladislav
2018.

Cvetnić, Marija; Nikšić-Franjić, Ivana; Cindro, Nikola; Leko, Katarina; Pičuljan, Katarina; Borilović, Ivana; Frkanec, Leo; Požar, Josip; Tomišić, Vladislav
2018.

Synthesis and complexation properties of calix[4]arenes with phenanthridine subunits

Leko, Katarina ; Usenik, Andrea ; Cindro, Nikola ; Tomišić, Vladislav
2018.

Leko, Katarina ; Usenik , Andrea ; Cindro, Nikola ; Tomišić Vladislav
2018.

Leko, Katarina ; Bregović, Nikola ; Cvetnić, Marija ; Cindro, Nikola ; Tranfić Bakić, Marina ; Požar, Josip ; Tomišić, Vladislav.
2017.
Croatica chemica acta

Usenik, Andrea ; Draženović, Josip ; Leko, Katarina ; Požar, Josip ; Car, Željka ; Petrović Peroković, Vesna
2017.

Leko, Katarina ; Bregović, Nikola ; Cindro, Nikola ; Tomišić, Vladislav
2017.

Leko, Katarina ; Pičuljan, Katarina ; Bakija, Marija ; Ribić, Rosana ; Požar, Josip
2017.

Utjecaj solvatacije na kompleksiranje kationa alkalijskih metala s ketonskim derivatom kaliks[4]arena

Cvetnić, Marija ; Nikšić-Franjić, Ivana ; Leko, Katarina ; Cindro, Nikola ; Pičuljan, Katarina ; Borilović, Ivana ; Frkanec, Leo ; Požar, Josip ; Tomišić, Vladislav
2017.

Tranfić Bakić, Marina ; Leko, Katarina ; Cindro, Nikola ; Portada, Tomislav ; Hrenar, Tomica ; Frkanec, Leo ; Horvat, Gordan ; Požar, Josip ; Tomišić, Vladislav
2017.
Croatica chemica acta

Leko, Katarina ; Bregović Nikola ; Cindro, Nikola ; Tomišić, Vladislav.
2017.

Požar, Josip ; Nikšić-Franjić, Ivana ; Cvetnić, Marija ; Leko, Katarina ; Cindro, Nikola ; Pičuljan, Katarina ; Borilović, Ivana ; Frkanec, Leo ; Tomišić, Vladislav
2017.
The journal of physical chemistry. B, Condensed matter, materials, surfaces, interfaces & biophysical

Leko, Katarina ; Ribić, Rosana ; Pičuljan, Katarina ; Požar, Josip
2016.

Leko, Katarina ; Ribić, Rosana ; Požar, Josip
2015.
More information about publications

List of select publications

  1. K. Leko, A. Usenik, N. Cindro, M. Modrušan, J. Požar, G. Horvat, V. Stilinović, T. Hrenar, V. Tomišić, Enhancing the Cation-Binding Ability of Fluorescent Calixarene Derivatives: Structural, Thermodynamic, and Computational Studies, ACS Omega, 2023, 8, 45, 43074–43087.
  2.  L. Kumar, S. G. Dash, K. Leko, D. Trzybiński, N. Bregović, D. Cinčić, M. Arhangelskis, Elucidating mechanochemical reactivity of a ternary halogen-bonded cocrystal system by computational and calorimetric studies, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2023, 25, 28576–28580.
  3.  A. Usenik, K. Leko, V. Petrović Peroković, Ž. Car, R. Ribić, K. Pičuljan, M. Hanževački, J. Draženović, J. Požar, Hydrophobically driven hosting – what about the guest?, J. Mol. Liq., 2023, 338, 122774.
  4. L. Kumar, K. Leko, V. Nemec, D. Trzybiński, N. Bregović, D. Cinčić, M. Arhangelskis, Computational evaluation of halogen-bonded cocrystals enables prediction of their mechanochemical interconversion reactions, Chem. Sci. 2023, 14, 3140–3146.  (2023 Chemical Science HOT Article Collection)
  5.  K. Leko, M. Hanževački, Z. Brkljača, K. Pičuljan, R. Ribić, J. Požar, Solvophobically Driven Complexation of Adamantyl Mannoside with β-Cyclodextrin in Water and Structured Organic Solvents, Chem. – A Eur. J., 2020, 26, 23, 5208–5219. (front cover)

Professional memberships

Member of the Croatian Chemical Society

List of select projects

2021-2024 Collaborator on the project financed by Croatian Science Foundation:
Coordination Reactions of Macrocyclic Ligands in Solution (MACROSOL, IP-2019-04-9560)
(Principal investigator: dr. sc. Vladislav Tomišić, Professor)

 

2016-2019 Collaborator on the project financed by Croatian Science Foundation:

Development of Supramolecular Receptors for Cations and Anions (SupraCAR, IP-2014-09-7309)
(Principal investigator: dr. sc. Vladislav Tomišić, Professor)