Patent ID: 7238808

Claim:
A compound of formula (I): wherein R 1 is H, halo, CF 3 , CHF 2 , or C 1-6 -alkyl; R 2 is H, halo, C 1-6 -alkyl, C 1-6 -alkoxy, CF 3 or CHF 2 ; R 3 is H, —C(CH 3 ) 2 OH, or linear C 1-4 -alkyl or C 3-4 -cycloalkyl each of which is optionally substituted by one or more substituents selected from the group consisting of 1 to 6 F and 1 to 2 OH; A is selected from the group consisting of aryl or 5 or 6-membered heteroaryl each of which is optionally substituted by one to four R a ; R a is halo, hydroxy, cyano, CF 3 , NR e R f , C 1-6 -alkyl optionally substituted by amino or by hydroxy, C 1-6 -alkoxy, C 3-4 -cycloalkyl, CO—NR b R c , SO 2 —NR b R c , or SO 2 —R d ; R b and R c are the same or different and are selected from the group consisting of: H; straight or branched C 1-6 -alkyl optionally substituted by one or more substituents selected from the group consisting of: F, cyano, hydroxy, C 1-6 -alkoxy, —NH—C(O)—O—C 1-6 -alkyl, amino, (C 1-6 -alkyl)amino, di(C 1-6 -alkyl) amino, C 3-6 -cycloalkyl, heterocycloalkyl having 5 or 6 ring atoms, aryl and 5 or 6-membered heteroaryl; C 3-6 -cycloalkyl; aryl; and heteroaryl; or R b and R c , together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached, form a heterocyclic ring of 4 to 6 ring members which are optionally substituted by hydroxy or by C 1-6 -alkyl; R d is OH or C 1-6 -alkyl; and R e and R f are each independently H, C 1-6 -alkyl optionally substituted by hydroxy, —C(O)—C 1-6 -alkyl, or S(O) 2 —C 1-6 -alkyl, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.