A tridentate tris(oxazoline) ligand (4b) was found to be an efficient chiral auxiliary for copper-mediated asymmetric allylic oxidation (Kharash-Sosnovsky reaction) of cycloalkenes. Regardless of the ring size of the substrate, the reaction examined showed good enantioselectivity higher than 81% ee. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.