Patent ID: 7291620

Claim:
A compound of the formula I: wherein: R 1 is selected from the group consisting of: (1) C 1-6 alkyl, unsubstituted or substituted with —OR 5 or —S(O) 2 —C 1-6 alkyl, (2) hydrogen, (3) phenyl, and (4) benzyl; R 2 is selected from the group consisting of: (1) R 4 —S(O) p —, wherein R 4 is independently selected from the group consisting of: (a) —C 1-6 alkyl, which is unsubstituted or substituted with 1-6 fluoro, (b) phenyl, and (c) benzyl, (2) R 4 —S(O) p N(R 5 )—, wherein R 5 is independently selected from the group consisting of: (a) hydrogen, (b) —C 1-6 alkyl, which is unsubstituted or substituted with 1-6 fluoro, (c) —C 3-6 cycloalkyl which is unsubstituted or substituted with methyl, (d) phenyl, which is unsubstitued or substituted with halo or methoxy, and (e) benzyl, (3) —CN, (4) —C 1-6 alkyl-CN, (5) halogen, (6) wherein R 8a and R 8b are independently selected from the group consisting of: (a) hydrogen, (b) —CN, (c) halo, (d) —C 1-6 alkyl, (e) —O—R 5 , (f) —S—R 5 , (g) —CO 2 R 5 , and (h) tetrazolyl, (7) wherein n is 1, 2, 3 or 4; R 3 is selected from the group consisting of: R 6a , R 6b , and R 6c are independently selected from the group consisting of: (1)hydrogen, (2)halogen, (3) —OR 5 , (4) —SR 5 , and (5) —C 1-6 alkyl; R 7 is selected from the group consisting of a bond, —CH=CH—, —O—, —S—, and —NH—; R 9 and R 10 are independently selected from the group consisting of: (1) hydrogen, (2) C 1-6 alkyl, unsubstituted or substituted with —CN or 1-4 halo, (3) —C 3-6 cycloalkyl, (4) phenyl, which is unsubstitued or substituted with halo or methoxy, and (5) benzyl, or R 9 and R 10 may be joined together to form a pyrrolidine or piperidine ring which is unsubstituted or substituted with benzyl, —OR 5 or 1-4 halo; m is independently 0, 1, or 2; p is independently 0, 1, or 2, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof.