Abstract Starting from 2-chloronitrobenzene and 2-fluorothiophenol, the synthesis of 2- bromo-2'-fluorodiphenyl sulfide (X) was carried out in three steps. The product was converted to the Grignard reagent which reacted with 1-ethoxycarbonyl-4-piperidone and gave the alcohol XIII. Cyclization of this compound with sodium hydride in dimethylformamide afforded 1-ethoxycarbonylspiro (piperidine-4, 6'-dibenz [b, e]-1, 4- ...