An organic molecular memory in an embodiment includes a first conducive layer, a second conductive layer, and an organic molecular layer provided between the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer, the organic molecular layer having an organic molecule, the organic molecule having a linker group bonded to the first conductive layer, a π conjugated chain bonded to the linker group, and a phenyl group bonded to the π conjugated chain opposite to the linker group and facing the second conductive layer, the π conjugated chain including electron-accepting groups or electron-donating groups arranged in line asymmetry with respect to a bonding direction of the π conjugated chain, the phenyl group having substituents R0, R1, R2, R3, and R4 as shown in the following formula, the substituent R0 being an electron-accepting group or an electron-donating group.