1-(4-Iodophenyl)piperidin-2-one

It serves as a key building block in medicinal chemistry, in which the iodine substituent enables further functionalization through cross-coupling reactions (e.g., Suzuki or related chemistry). The piperidin-2-one core is a common scaffold in many CNS-active and heterocyclic drug candidates, making it useful in drug discovery. It is not a therapeutic drug itself, but a synthetic intermediate used in API development. 1-(4-Iodophenyl)piperidin-2-one is a halogenated piperidinone derivative mainly used as a pharmaceutical intermediate.