Review: "Synthesis of Naturally Occurring Polyynes," A.L.K. Shi Shun, R.R. Tykwinski, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2006, 45, 1034–1057.

"A Divergent Synthesis of Triyne Natural Products and Glycosylated Analogues Using a Carbenoid Rearrangement," T. Luu, W. Shi, T.L. Lowary, R.R. Tykwinski, Synthesis 2005, 3167-3178 (invited feature article).

"Synthesis of Naturally Occurring Acetylenes via an Alkylidene Carbenoid Rearrangement,” A.L.K. Shi Shun, R.R. Tykwinski, J. Org. Chem. 2003, 68, 1339-1347.