New bis (oxazoline) ligands (BOXs) containing biaryl substitutents at the C-4 position and H or CH2OR substituents at the C-5 position have been synthesized using Suzuki cross- coupling as the main tool for structural diversity. Copper, zinc, and palladium complexes of the prepared BOXs have been evaluated in the following catalytic asymmetric processes: Acylation with kinetic resolution of trans-1, 2-cyclohexanediol (Cu), enantioselective ...