Since the beginning of the 21st century, significant progress has been made in transition metal‐catalyzed C–H functionalization of aromatic amides. The achievements in this field have mainly focused on ortho (proximal) functionalization, there have been far fewer reports on remote C–H functionalization, and para‐ and meta‐selective functionalizations remain a major challenge. Interestingly, there are few related comments in this field. In a few published cases, the scope of the report is relatively narrow, either to comment on the functionalization of a specific directing group or to summarize the functionalization of a specific reaction site. Herein, for the first time, we have comprehensively summarized the C–H functionalization of aromatic amides. This review is divided into three parts: ortho‐, para‐ and meta‐C–H functionalization of aromatic amides, and is subdivided according to the type of catalyst. The directing groups, reaction types, conditions, mechanism and applications of the corresponding reactions are discussed in detail.

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