Abstract:The subject of catalysis by coinage metals (copper, silver, and gold) comes up increasingly day-by-day. This Special Issue aims to cover the numerous aspects of the use of these metals as catalysts for several reactions. It deals with synthesis and characterization of copper, silver and gold based catalysis, their characterization and use, both for heterogeneous and homogeneous catalysis, and some of their potential applications.Keywords: copper; silver; gold; catalysis; selectivity Catalysts are materials that allow important reactions to be more selective, faster and require less energy. Coinage metals (copper, silver, and gold) are often found as important components of most catalysts and are known for their high activity and important properties. Thus the demand for research on this topic is continuously increasing.This Special Issue aims to cover several aspects of the usage of Cu, Ag and Au as catalysts for both homogenous and heterogeneous catalysis. It consists of nine important "cutting-edge" open access papers available to all online.The role of sub-nanometric Ag species (on Fe, Mg and Ce modified TiO 2 materials) on catalytic CO oxidation is studied by several techniques in [1]. The observed phenomena cannot be explained only considering the 1-13 nm Ag particle size distributions measured by HRTEM; the existence of Ag species with size < 1 nm, non-visible in HRTEM, and their interaction with the supports, needs also to be taken into account.Silver and copper are reported as catalysts, in a new and efficient way, for the cycloaddition of propargyl-substituted dihydroisoindolin-1-one with arylnitrile oxides to produce novel 3,5-disubstituted isoxazoles of the ethyl-2-benzyl-3-oxo-1-((3-arylisoxazol-5yl)methyl)-2,3-dihydro-1H-isoindole-1-carboxylate type [2]. Yields are significantly improved with the presence of Cu I as catalyst compared to the uncatalyzed reaction, without changing the selectivity.Aroylhydrazone Cu(II) complexes in keto form are reported as catalysts for the peroxidative oxidation of cyclohexane to cyclohexyl hydroperoxide, cyclohexanol and cyclohexanone, under mild conditions [3]. The activity exhibited by those complexes in the absence of any additive, is higher than that shown by other efficient Cu II systems reported in the literature.Copper is also used as a catalyst, deposited on different lanthanide-doped cerium oxides (Ce 0.5 Ln 0.5 O 1.75 , where Ln: Gd, La, Pr, Nd) for the oxidation of ethyl acetate, a harmful volatile organic compound [4]. The best catalytic performance was obtained for Cu/CeO 2 and Cu/Ce 0.5 Pr 0.5 O 1.75 samples. A strong correlation was found between the catalytic performance and the redox properties of the samples, in terms of reducibility and lattice oxygen availability.Gold incorporated on a mesoporous silica thin film is reported as a robust surface enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) and catalytically active substrate for the reduction of p-nitrophenol to p-aminophenol [6]. This material might offer a promising eco-friendly way for the product...