The field of ynamide chemistry has experienced rapid expansion in the last decade, fueled by the development of efficient means of preparation. Beautiful work has been accomplished featuring the unique reactivity of ynamides in a plethora of reactions to deliver a diverse array of novel carbo- and heterocycles, thereby establishing ynamides as a powerful synthon for the new millennium. 

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Richard P. Hsung obtained his B.S. in Chemistry and Mathematics from Calvin College in Grand Rapid, MI. He then attended The University of Chicago and received his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Organic Chemistry, respectively, under the supervision of Professors Jeff Winkler and Bill Wulff. After pursuing a postdoctoral stay with Professor Larry Sita in Chicago and NIH-postdoctoral work with Professor Gilbert Stork at Columbia University, he moved to University of Minnesota-Twin Cities as an Assistant Professor in 1997 and was promoted to Associate Professor in 2002. He was promoted to Professor and moved to University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2006. He was a recipient of the Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award and the National Science Foundation Career Award. He has coauthored over 250 publications, delivered over 200 invited lectures, and supervised 175 students and postdoctoral fellows with research interests in developing cycloaddition and annulation approaches to natural product syntheses and stereoselective methods using allenamides, ynamides, enamides, and cyclic acetals.