The present invention relates to a group of compounds which are novel substituted alkyl piperidines and which act to inhibit the synthesis of cholesterol in mammals and in fungi.
.alpha.-Trifluoromethyl-destabilized cations. A route to 1-(trifluoromethyl)tetralins by trifluoroacetolysis of 5-aryl-1,1,1-trifluoropentan-2-ols and derivatives