I. - Basic information

I.1 - Surname

Poláčková

I.2 - Name

Viera

I.3 - Degrees

RNDr., PhD.

I.4 - Year of birth

1964

I.5 - Name of the workplace

Comenius University in Bratislava, Faculty of Natural Sciences

I.6 - Address of the workplace

Mlynská dolina, Ilkovičova 6, 842 15 Bratislava

I.7 - Position

University teacher, assistant professor

I.8 - E-mail address

viera.polackova@uniba.sk

I.9 - Hyperlink to the entry of a person in the Register of university staff

https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/4407

I.10 - Name of the study field in which a person works at the university

Organic Chemistry

I.11 - ORCID iD

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2310-3478

II. - Higher education and further qualification growth

II.1 - First degree of higher education

II.2 - Second degree of higher education

II.a - Name of the university or institution

Comenius University in Bratislava, Faculty of Natural Sciences

II.b - Year

1987

II.c - Study field and programme

Chemistry,, Organic Chemistry

II.3 - Third degree of higher education

II.a - Name of the university or institution

Comenius University in Bratislava, Faculty of Natural Sciences

II.b - Year

2004

II.c - Study field and programme

Organic Chemistry

II.4 - Associate professor

II.5 - Professor

II.6 - Doctor of Science (DrSc.)

III. - Current and previous employment

III.a - Occupation-position	III.b - Institution	III.c - Duration
assistant professor	VUCHT, Nobelova 34, Bratislava	1987-1994
assistant professor	Comenius University in Bratislava, Faculty of Natural Sciences	1994-

IV. - Development of pedagogical, professional, language, digital and other skills

V. - Overview of activities within the teaching career at the university

V.1 - Overview of the profile courses taught in the current academic year according to study programmes

V.2 - Overview of the responsibility for the delivery, development and quality assurance of the study programme or its part at the university in the current academic year

V.3 - Overview of the responsibility for the development and quality of the field of habilitation procedure and inaugural procedure in the current academic year

V.4 - Overview of supervised final theses

V.4.1 - Number of currently supervised theses

V.4.a - Bachelor's (first degree)

V.4.b - Diploma (second degree)

V.4.c - Dissertation (third degree)

V.4.2 - Number of defended theses

V.4.a - Bachelor's (first degree)

V.4.b - Diploma (second degree)

V.4.c - Dissertation (third degree)

V.5 - Overview of other courses taught in the current academic year according to study programmes

V.5.a - Name of the course	V.5.b - Study programme	V.5.c - Degree	V.5.d - Field of study
Organic chemistry for biology	Biology	I.	Biology
Organic chemistry for biology	Medical biology	I.	Biology
Laboratory exercises of Organic Chemistry	Biology, Medical biology	I.	Biology
Selective exercises on the synthesis and identification of organic compounds for biologists	Biology, Medical biology	I.	Biology
Seminar in organic chemistry for biologists	Biology, Medical biology	I.	Biology
Advanced exercises	Organic and Bioorganic Chemistry	II.	Chemistry
Seminar and exercise of graduates	Organic and Bioorganic Chemistry	II.	Chemistry
Exercises for a bachelors thesis in organic and biorganic chemistry	Chemistry, Biochemistry	I.	Chemistry
Bachelor's thesis in organic and bioorganic chemistry	Chemistry, Biochemistry	I.	Chemistry
Laboratory Exercises	Chemistri, Biochemistry	I.	Chemistry
Professional practice	Organic and bioorganic chemistry	II.	Chemistry

VI. - Overview of the research/artistic/other outputs

VI.1 - Overview of the research/artistic/other outputs and the corresponding citations

VI.1.1 - Number of the research/artistic/other outputs

VI.1.a - Overall

VI.1.b - Over the last six years

VI.1.2 - Number of the research/artistic/other outputs registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases

VI.1.a - Overall

VI.1.b - Over the last six years

VI.1.3 - Number of citations corresponding to the research/artistic/other outputs

VI.1.a - Overall

250

VI.1.b - Over the last six years

VI.1.4 - Number of citations registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases

VI.1.a - Overall

250

VI.1.b - Over the last six years

VI.1.5 - Number of invited lectures at the international, national level

VI.2 - The most significant research/artistic/other outputs

The length of the bridging chain in ansa-metallocenes influences their antiproliferative activity against triple negative breast cancer cells (TNBC) Beauperin, M; Top, S; Richard, MA; Plazuk, D Pigeon, P] ; Toma, S ; Polackova, V; Jaouen, G, Dalton Transactions 2016, 45, 13126-13134.(https://doi.org/10.1039/C6DT01640E)

Enantioselective Organocatalytic Michael Additions of Oxyacetaldehydes to Nitroolefins, M. Hutˇka, V. Poláčková, J. Marák, D. Kaniansky, R. Sebesta, S. Toma, Eur. J. Org. Chem., 2010, 6430–6435. (https://doi.org/10.1002/ejoc.201001032)

Ultrasound effect on Suzuki reactions. 1. Synthesis of unsymmetrical biaryls. Polackova V., M. Huťka, Štefan Toma, Ultrasonics Sonochem. 2005, 12, 99 – 102. (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ultsonch.2004.05.011)

Organocatalyst Efficiency in the Michael Additions of Aldehydes to Nitroalkenes in Water and in a Ball-Mill. E. Veverková, V. Poláčková, L. Liptáková, E. Kázmerová, M. Mečiarová, Š. Toma, R. Šebesta, ChemCatChem 2012, 4, 1013-1018. (https://doi.org/10.1002/cctc.201200105)

Synthesis of sulfone analog of oseltamivir precursor. Polackova V., Sandrik R., Sebesta R., Chemical Papers 2018, 72, 221-22. (https://doi.org/10.1007/s11696-017-0274-)

VI.3 - The most significant research/artistic/other outputs over the last six years

N-Sulfinylpyrrolidine-containing ureas and thioureas as bifunctional organocatalysts: Poláčková V., Krištofíková D.,Némethová B., Górová R., Mečiarová M., Šebesta R. Beilstein J. Org. Chem, 17, 2629-2641, 2021. https://doi.org/10.3762/bjoc.17.176

Organic chemistry - solved problems, Mečiarová, Mária ; Magdolen, Peter ; Martinická, Andrea ; Zahradník, Pavol ; Poláčková, Viera ; Plevová, Kristína ; – 1. vyd. – Bratislava (Slovensko) : Univerzita Komenského v Bratislave, 2021. – 284 s. – ISBN 978-80-223-5095-2

Stereoselective Michael addition of N-phenylmaleimide with 2-methylpropanal catalyzed by an organocatalyst : Poláčková, Viera ; Paulovič, Michal ; Šebesta, Radovan : Zimné kolokvium organickej chémie 2024 : Zborník príspevkov. – 1.. vyd. – Bratislava (Slovensko) : Univerzita Komenského v Bratislave, 2024. – ISBN (elektronické) 978-80-223-5977-1, s. 18-25

The influence of the bulky pyrrolidine fragment of a bifunctional organocatalyst on the stereoselective course of the Michael addition / Poláčková, Viera ; Václavíková, Veronika ; Šebesta, Radovan ; In: Zimné kolokvium organickej chémie 2024 : Zborník príspevkov / – 1.. vyd. – Bratislava (Slovensko) : Univerzita Komenského v Bratislave, 2024. – ISBN (elektronické) 978-80-223-5977-1, s. 26-37

VI.4 - The most significant citations corresponding to the research/artistic/other outputs

ACS Catal. 2019, 9, 3104: N-Heterocyclic Carbene-Catalyzed Radical Relay Enabling Vicinal Alkylacylation of Alkenes. Ishii, T., Ota, K., Nagao, K., Ohmiya, H. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2019, 141, 14073-14077. https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.9b07194

Chem. Commun. 2019, 55, 11766: CuH-Catalyzed Asymmetric Reductive Amidation of α,β-Unsaturated Carboxylic Acids. A. Link, Y. Zhou, S. L. Buchwald, Org. Lett. 2020, 22, 14, 5666–5670. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.orglett.0c02064

Molecules 2023, 28(5),2234, Quintavalla, A., Carboni, D., Lombardo, M., Recent Advances in Asymmetric Synthesis of Pyrrolidine-Based Organocatalysts and Their Application: A 15-Year Update https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules28052234

Cancers 2023, 15(18),4448 Salmain, M., Gaschard, M., Baroud, M., Passirani, C., Vessières, A, Thioredoxin Reductase and Organometallic Complexes: A Pivotal System to Tackle Multidrug Resistant Tumors?. https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers15184448

Chemical Reviews , 2023, 123(4), pp. 1364-1416., Peng, X., Rahim, A., Peng, W., Gu, Z., Wen, S. Recent Progress in Cyclic Aryliodonium Chemistry: Syntheses and Applications https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemrev.2c00591

VI.5 - Participation in conducting (leading) the most important research projects or art projects over the last six years

VII. - Overview of organizational experience related to higher education and research/artistic/other activities

VIII. - Overview of international mobilities and visits oriented on education and research/artistic/other activities in the given field of study

IX. - Other relevant facts

Date of last update

2026-03-31

Name and surname:	RNDr. Viera Poláčková, PhD.
Document type:	Research/art/teacher profile of a person
The name of the university:	Comenius University Bratislava
The seat of the university:	Šafárikovo námestie 6, 818 06 Bratislava