The coordination chemistry and catalytic applications of organometallic and related lanthanide complexes bearing chiral oxazoline ligands is an area that has been largely underdeveloped, in comparison to complexes based upon lanthanide triflates for use in Lewis acid catalysis. In this article we report on the coordination chemistry of the bis (oxazolinylphenyl) amide (BOPA) ligand with lanthanide alkyl and amide co-ligands (Ln= ...