A brief overview on recent advances in spiro[chromane-2,4'-piperidine]-4(3H)-one-functionalized compounds in medicinal chemistry research.

The spiro[chromane-2,4'-piperidine]-4(3H)-one is an important pharmacophore. It is a structural component in many drugs, drug candidates (or lead compounds) and various biochemical reagents. This review demonstrated an impressive progress in syntheses of spiro[chromane-2,4'-piperidine]-4(3H)-one-derived compoundsin the recent years and focuses on features of their biological relevance's. The prospects for the development of new biologically active substances containing a spiro[chromane-2,4'-piperidine]-4(3H)-one pharmacophore are analyzed and briefly discussed in terms of its structure, reaction, mechanism, scope and potential utility.