Not all organic chemistry involves the preparation of compounds for the pharmaceutical industry. In this course we will learn to design, synthesize, characterize, and apply organic matter for high-tech uses. Emphasis is placed on classic examples of organic materials including semiconducting polymers, molecular devices, self-assembled systems, molecular machines, as well as recent advances from the literature. You will study how structure in organic molecules dictates materials properties and ultimately leads to function. The objective of the course is learning structure-property relationships in carbon-based materials.