A polymer-carrying optically active binaphthyl type oxazoline compound having axial asymmetry, represented by the following general formula (1) ##STR00001## (wherein R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 may be the same or different from each other and each represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group having from 1 to 6 carbon atoms or the like; R.sup.3 is a hydrogen atom or --R.sup.5--X--R.sup.6; R.sup.4 is a hydrogen atom or the like; R.sup.5 is a straight- or branched-chain aliphatic hydrocarbon chain which may have a directly or indirectly bonded substituent; X is CH.sub.2, CO.sub.2, O, CONR.sup.7 or NR.sup.7; R.sup.6 is a directly or indirectly bonded polymer; and R.sup.7 is a hydrogen atom or the like), and to a transition metal complex which uses the compound as the ligand.