Organic Chemistry is about the reactions, structures and synthesis of molecules that have a carbon-based backbone. These materials form the basis of all known life, most pharmaceuticals and a wide range of materials. In this course, we look at the skills that chemists need to determine the structure of the compounds that they have isolated or prepared; how to determine the way they will react; and introduce strategies used in synthesis. We introduce and use NMR and IR methods for structure determination. The reaction mechanisms are investigated using the traditional functional groups and the concepts of nucleophiles and electrophiles.