Novel oxy ring-substituted isopropyl 2-cyano-3-arylacrylates, RPhCH=C(CN)CO2CH(CH3){2|two} ({where|exactly where} R is 3-phenoxy, 4-phenoxy, 2-benzyloxy, 3-benzyloxy, 4-benzyloxy, 4-acetyloxy, 3-acetyl, 4-acetyl, 4-acetylamino, 4-methoxy-2-methyl, 4-methoxy-3-methyl, 3-ethoxy-4-methoxy, {3|three},4-dibenzyloxy, 3-benzyloxy-4-methoxy, 4-benzyloxy-3-methoxy, {2|two},3-dimethyl-4-methoxy, {2|two},5-dimethyl-4-methoxy, {2|two},4-dimethoxy-3-methyl, {2|two},4-dimethoxy-6-methyl, {3|three},5-dimethoxy-4-hydroxy)…