Download full text in PDF Opens in a new window. Article suggestions will be shown in a dialog on return to ScienceDirect. ... Please enable JavaScript to use all the features on this page. ... Optically active 2-alkyl-1-aryl-1-cyanocyclopropanes were synthesized from 2-aryl-4-hydroxyalkanenitriles which in turn were obtained by the reaction of chiral 1,2-epoxyalkanes with the carbanions derived from arylacetonitriles. ... Optically active 2-alkyl-1-aryl-1-cyanocyclopropanes were ...