Cyanophenylacrylates continue to attract attention as components and products of organic synthesis. Thus, methoxy ring-substituted methyl cyanophenylacrylates, MCPA was used in synthesis of pyridotriazines and triazolopyridines . There are a number of applications of ethyl cyanophenylacrylates (ECPA), which include studies of catalysis and as potential antimicrobial and antioxidant agents . 2,4-Dimethoxyphenyl ECPA was used in design, synthesis and study of anticancer activity of novel benzothiazole analogues , in synthesis of thiazacridine derivatives as anticancer agents against breast and hematopoietic neoplastic cells and in DABCO-catalyzed Knoevenagel condensation, using hydroxy ionic liquid as a promoter . This ECPA was involved in catalysis study of N,N'-dialkylimidazolium dimethyl phosphates , in synthesis and study of antimicrobial activity of some cyanoacrylates , as well as in synthesis of antiproliferative active 2-aminobenzimidazole derivatives . 2-Bromo ring-substituted ECPA is reported in heterocyclic synthesis of novel antimicrobial agents , norepinephrine transporter imaging agents , as well as, in synthesis and antiinflammatory activity of N and S-alkylated arylidene-thioxo-imidazolidinones . 2-Bromo and 4-bromo isopropyl cyanophenylacrylate (ICPA) was used in organocatalyzed enantioselective synthesis , as well, in cyclodimerization of 1,1-dicyanoalkenes and arylidenecyanoacetates . 3-Bromo ICPA is reported in reductive dimerization cyclization of arylmethylenecyanoacetates . 2-Chloro ECPA was involved in application of prolinamide functionalized polyacrylonitrile fiber in catalysis and in synthesis and studies of antifungal activities of novel polyheterocyclic spirooxindole derivatives . 3-Chloro ECPA was reported in catalysis study and DBU-promoted cascade annulation of nitroarylcyclopropane-1,1-dicarbonitriles and 3-aryl-2cyanoacrylates . 4-Chloro ICPA was prepared via cyanuric chloride-mediated reactions involving condensation/cyano hydration/esterification . It was also involved in cyclodimerization of arylidenecyanoacetate promoted by samarium diiodide . 4-Fluoro ICPA was reported in catalysis studies compartmentalization of incompatible polymers within metal-organic frameworks . We have reported synthesis and styrene copolymerization of a number of dimethyl and dimethoxy ring-substituted esters of cyanophenylacrylates (CPA): methyl CPA , ethyl CPA , propyl CPA , and butyl CPA , as well as mono halogen phenyl-substituted CPA: methyl CPA , ethyl CPA , propyl CPA , butyl CPA , and isobutyl .