Thesis advisor: T. Ross Kelly / Total Synthesis is a field of Organic Chemistry that focuses on the construction of various compounds. These compunds can be known, such is the case in the synthesis of natural products like Lactonamycin, or they can be creations of the imagination, like the Molecular Motor. In both cases, this particular concentration of science involves a keen use of intellect as well as a substantial amount of creativity. / Thesis (BS) — Boston College, 2003. / Submitted to: Boston College. College of Arts and Sciences. / Discipline: Chemistry. / Discipline: College Honors Program.