Patent ID: 7674887

Claim:
A process for preparing a compound of the Formula: by reaction of a compound of the formula or a salt thereof: or a protected form thereof with a compound of Formula (VIII) or tautomeric equivalent (IX) wherein either: R is a phenyl or pyridinyl ring substituted by one or more of the following: —(CH 2 ) g C(O)OR 8 , tetrazole, phosphonic acid, sulfonic acid, hydroxy, methyl, fluoro, NHSO 2 CF 3 , and C(O)NHSO 2 CH 3 , and R 1 is hydrogen, where g is 0 to 6 and R 8 is hydrogen or alkyl, or: R is hydrogen; and R 1 is a phenyl or pyridinyl ring substituted by one or more of the following: —(CH 2 ) g C(O)OR 8 , tetrazole, phosphonic acid, sulfonic acid, hydroxy, methyl, fluoro, NHSO 2 CF 3 , and C(O)NHSO 2 CH 3 , where g is 0 to 6 and R 8 is hydrogen or alkyl, and in either case: R 2 and R 3 are independently selected from: hydrogen, C 1-6 alkyl and halogen; R 15 is selected from the group consisting: of C 1-4 alkyl, C 1-4 alkoxy, trifluoromethyl and halogen; Y is phenyl that is optionally substituted with from one to five substituents selected from the group consisting of: alkyl, substituted alkyl, trifluoromethyl and halogen; and m is 0 optionally followed by salt formation.