Anamarija Briš

Anamarija Briš is a Researcher at the Ruđer Bošković Institute (RBI), working in the Division of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry within the Laboratory for Physical-Organic Chemistry. Her research focuses on organic and supramolecular chemistry, computational studies of reaction mechanisms, and the design of functional molecular systems. She holds a PhD in Chemistry from the University of Zagreb (2015), where her thesis explored the synthesis and supramolecular interactions of polynorbornane bis-porphyrins.

Her work spans diverse areas including mechanochemical synthesis, prebiotic chemistry (e.g., the Formose reaction), CO2 reduction catalysis, and the development of guanidine-based reagents. She employs mass spectrometry, DFT calculations, and advanced spectroscopic techniques to study reaction intermediates and molecular interactions.

Key contributions include elucidating the reactivity of sym-tetrazines in cycloaddition reactions, predicting enantioselectivity via reaction monitoring, and investigating gas-phase basicity of cyclic guanidines. Her recent focus on the Formose reaction explores prebiotic chemical networks, while her catalytic studies address environmental and energy challenges.

Briš collaborates internationally, with publications in Angewandte Chemie, ACS Catalysis, and Journal of Molecular Structure. Her research bridges synthetic, computational, and analytical chemistry, contributing to both fundamental understanding and applied outcomes in drug design and sustainable chemistry.