Patent ID: 7329746

Claim:
A compound of the formula I: wherein: R 1 is R 4 —S(O) p N(R 5 )—, wherein R 4 is independently selected from the group consisting of: (a) —C 1-8 alkyl, which is unsubstituted or substituted with 1-6 fluoro, (b) —NR 5 R 6 , (c) phenyl, and (d) benzyl, wherein R 5 and R 6 are independently selected from the group consisting of: (a) hydrogen, (b) —C 1-6 alkyl, which is unsubstituted or substituted with 1-6 fluoro, (c) phenyl, and (d) benzyl, and wherein p is independently 0, 1, or 2; R 2 is selected from the group consisting of: (1) hydrogen, (2) —C 1-6 alkyl, —C 2-6 alkenyl, —C 2-6 alkynyl, or —C 3-8 cycloalkyl which is unsubstituted or substituted with 1-7 substituents where the substituents are independently selected from: (a) halo, (b) hydroxy, (c) —O—C 1-6 alkyl, (d) —C 3-6 cycloalkyl, (e) —S(O) p —C 1-6 alkyl, (f) —CN, (g) —CO 2 H, (h) —CO 2 —C 1-6 alkyl, (i) —CO—NR 5 R 6 , (j) phenyl, which is unsubstituted or substituted with 1-5 substituents where the substituents are independently selected from: (i) —C 1-6 alkyl, (ii) —CN, (iii) halo, (iv) —CF 3 , (v) —O—R 5 , and (vi) —CO 2 R 5 , (3) phenyl which is unsubstituted or substituted with 1-5 substituents where the substituents are independently selected from: (a) —C 1-6 alkyl, (b) —CN, (c) halo, (d) —CF 3 , (e) —O—R 5 , and (f) —CO 2 R 5 ; R 3 is selected from the group consisting of: (1) hydrogen, (2) —C 1-6 alkyl, —C 2-6 alkenyl, —C 2-6 alkynyl, or —C 3-8 cycloalkyl which is unsubstituted or substituted with 1-7 substituents where the substituents are independently selected from: (a) halo, (b) hydroxy, (c) —O—C 1-6 alkyl, (d) —C 3-6 cycloalkyl, (e) phenyl or pyridyl, which is unsubstituted or substituted with 1-5 substituents where the substituents are independently selected from: (i) —C 1-6 alkyl, (ii) —CN, (iii) halo, (iv) —CF 3 , (v) —O—R 5 , and (vi) —CO 2 R 5 , (f) —S(O) p N(R 5 )—C 1-6 alkyl, and (g) —S(O) p N(R 5 )-phenyl, (3) phenyl which is unsubstituted or substituted with 1-5 substituents where the substituents are independently selected from: (a) —C 1-6 alkyl, (b) —CN, (c) halo, (d) —CF 3 , (e) —O—R 5 , and (f) —CO 2 R 5 ; X is selected from the group consisting of: (1) —CH 2 —, and (2) —O—; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.