Organic chemistry is important because it is the chemistry associated with all living matter in both plants and animals.
(a) As foods: Carbohydrate, fats and oils, proteins, vitamins, hormones, enzymes are organic compounds.
(b) As medicine: Most of the drugs- antibiotics, analgesic, hypnotics etc are organic compounds.
(c) As clothes: Wool, silk, cotton, linen and synthetic fibres- nylon, rayon, Dacron etc. contain organic compounds.
(d) As fuels: Coal, crude, oil (kerosene, petrol, diesel etc.), natural gas and wood.
(e) Others: perfumes, dyes, flavors, soaps, detergents, plastics etc.