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This course will cover modern aspects of organic material design and creation with a focus on the synthetic methods applicable to realize the diversity of molecular, supramolecular and polymeric targets typically sought as new materials. Discussions of classical tactics will be complemented by modern approaches and new developments. Fundamental principles of organic chemistry will be emphasized in discussions spanning from molecular machines and supramolecular materials (solvation and non-covalent interactions, photochemistry) to polymer synthesis (reactive intermediates, stereochemistry, transition metal catalysis), biomaterials (peptide and carbohydrate chemistry) and more. General concepts of self-assembly operative in these materials leading to different material forms (single molecules, crystals, gels, membranes, thin films, etc.) will also be addressed.