“…In particular, azomethineylides have been used to synthesize pyrrolidines and pyrrolizines with various substitutions, allowing the introduction of several functional groups in a single operation [ 15 ]. As part of our own interest in the synthesis of biologically active heterocyclic compounds [ 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 ], we report an efficient methodology for the synthesis of novel spirooxindole-spiropiperidinone-pyrrolidine and spirooxindole-spiropiperidinone-pyrrolizine derivatives, and investigate their antimicrobial activities.…”