Orellana Garcia, Josue Arturo2016-09-202016-09-202016-04-292016-09-20http://hdl.handle.net/10315/32338The direct functionalization of phenols at the ortho and para position is generally facilitated by the electron-donating nature of the hydroxyl group. Accessing meta substituted phenols, on the other hand, often requires lengthy synthetic sequences. Here, we report a conceptually different method for the one-pot synthesis of substituted phenols by using a pre-functionalization strategy whereby the functional group is installed on the substrate, an acyclic unsaturated ketone, before a cyclization/aromatization reaction. Hence, the functionality is present during the palladium(II) catalyzed reaction. This transformation leads to the formation of various mono-, di-, and trisubstituted phenols with substituents at various positions.enAuthor owns copyright, except where explicitly noted. Please contact the author directly with licensing requests.ChemistryElectronic Thesis or Dissertation2016-09-20Chemistry