The recent progress in copper-catalyzed C-N cross-coupling reactions is reviewed. According to the different compounds containing nitrogen, the nucleophiles are divied into the following five categories: amino acids, amines, amides, aromatic nitrogen heterocycles and others nitrogenous compounds. The reaction systems, in which the reaction of various types of nucleophiles were carried out, including electrophile, catalyst precusor, ligand, solvent, temperature, base and reaction time, are summarized comprehensively. Based on the ligands the above rections are described in detail. Furthermore, the studies on the mechanism of these reactions are surveyed.

Key words: C-N cross-coupling reaction, Cu, catalysis, progress