This account summarizes our recent developments in copper-catalyzed coupling reactions, including copper-catalyzed N-, O-, and P-arylations, the formation of carbon-nitrogen and carboncarbon bonds via carbon-hydrogen bond activation, and the synthesis of N-heterocyclic compounds. 1 Introduction and Background 2 Copper-Catalyzed N-, O-, and P-Arylations 2.1 Copper-Catalyzed Synthesis of Primary Aromatic Amines 2.2 Copper-Catalyzed Synthesis of Phenols in Water 2.3 Copper-Catalyzed N-Arylation of Aliphatic Amines and Amino Acids at Room Temperature 2.4 Copper-Catalyzed N-Arylation of N-Heterocycles and Aliphatic Amines in Water 2.5 A General Ligand for Copper-Catalyzed N-, O-, and P-Arylations 3 Copper-Catalyzed Formation of Carbon-Nitrogen and Carbon-Carbon Bonds via Carbon-Hydrogen Bond Activation 3.1 Copper-Catalyzed Amidation of sp 3 -Carbon-Hydrogen Bonds 3.2 Copper-Catalyzed Amidation of sp 2 -Carbon-Hydrogen Bonds of Aldehydes 3.3 Copper-Catalyzed Synthesis of Propargylamines via Carbon-Hydrogen Bond Activation 3.4 Copper-Catalyzed Aerobic Oxidative Couplings of Aromatic Boronic Acids with Terminal Alkynes 4 Copper-Catalyzed Synthesis of N-Heterocyclic Compounds 4.1 Copper-Catalyzed Cascade Synthesis of Quinazolinones 4.2 Copper-Catalyzed Cascade Synthesis of Isoquinolin-1(2H)ones 4.3 Copper-Catalyzed Cascade Synthesis of 1,2,4-Benzothiadiazine 1,1-Dioxides 4.4 Copper-Catalyzed Cascade Synthesis of Quinazolines 4.5 Copper-Catalyzed Cascade Synthesis of Benzimidazoles 4.6 Copper-Catalyzed Cascade Synthesis of 2,5-Disubstituted Imidazolones 4.7 Copper-Catalyzed Cascade Synthesis of 2-Amino-1Hindole-3-carboxylate Derivatives 4.8 Copper-Catalyzed Cascade Synthesis of Benzimidazo[1,2b]isoquinolin-11-ones 4.9 Copper-Catalyzed Synthesis of Triazoles 'on Water' 5