The present invention relates to compounds which comprise a 4-substituted piperidine
ring linked to a substituted or unsubstituted hydrocarbyl ring. The compounds,
including all enatiomeric and diasteriomeric forms and pharmaceutically acceptable
salts thereof, have the formula:
##STR1##
wherein preferably R is substituted aryl, W is a pendant unit having the formula:
-L-Q
L is a linking unit, Q is preferably a cyclic hydrocarbyl unit; W1 is
preferably a carbocyclic unit and W2 is a heteroatom comprising unit.
