US2005090533A1PendingUtilityA1

Dual NK1/NK3 receptor antagonists

Priority: Jul 3, 2003Filed: Jul 2, 2004Published: Apr 28, 2005
Est. expiryJul 3, 2023(expired)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
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Abstract

The present invention provides a method for the treatment of schizophrenia which comprises administering a compound of formula wherein the substituents are as described herein or a pharmaceutically active acid-addition salt thereof. In particular, the invention provides methods for treating both positive and negative symptoms of schizophrenia through dual inhibition of NK1 and NK3 receptors. The invention also provides novel compounds with formula I and methods for preparing compounds of the invention.

Claims

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1 . A method of treating schizophrenia comprising administering to an individual an effective amount of a compound of formula I  
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
       
       wherein 
 R 1  is aryl, unsubstituted or substituted by one or more substituents selected from the group consisting of alkyl, alkoxy, halogen, —(CH 2 ) d OH, —C(O)H, CF 3 , CN, S-alkyl,  
  —S(O) b -alkyl, —C(O)NR′R″, —NR′R″, —NR′C(O)-alkyl, and —NR′S(O) 2 -alkyl, or  
  is heteroaryl, selected from the group consisting of pyridin-2-or 3-yl, imidazolyl and oxazolyl, each of which is unsubstituted or substituted by alkyl, halogen or alkoxy;  
 R 2  and R 3  are each independently hydrogen, halogen, alkyl, alkoxy, OCHF 2 , OCH 2 F, OCF 3  or CF 3 ;  
 R 4  and R 5  are each independently  
  hydrogen,  
  —(CR′R″) l —(CR′R″) l —(CR′R″) a —OH or —(CR′R″) l —(CR′R″) l —(CR′R″) a -alkyl, wherein R′ and R″ on each carbon atom may be the same or different from each other,  
  —C b -alkyl,  
  —C(O)H,  
  —(CH 2 ) d cycloalkyl, unsubstituted or substituted by hydroxy,  
  —(CH 2 ) c NR′R″,  
  —(CH 2 ) c NR′C(O)-alkyl,  
  —(CH 2 ) c NR′S(O) 2 -alkyl,  
  —(CH 2 ) d S(O)-alkyl,  
  —(CH 2 ) d S-alkyl,  
  —(CH 2 ) d S(O) 2 -alkyl, or  
  —(CH 2 ) d S(O) 2 —NR′R″;  
 R′ is hydrogen, alkyl, —(CH 2 ) o OH, —C(O)H, —C(O)-alkyl, —C(O)-cycloalkyl, —S(O) 2 -alkyl, —S(O) 2 -halogen-alkyl, —S(O)-alkyl, —S-alkyl or —S(O) 2 —N-di-alkyl,  
 R″ is hydrogen or alkyl; or  
 R 4  and R 5  form together with the N-atom to which they are attached a ring  
  with —(CH 2 ) e -, which is unsubstituted or substituted 
 by one or more substituents selected from the group consisting of alkyl, halogen, CF 3 , —(CR′R″) d OH, ═O, —CHO, and —NR′R″, wherein R′ and R″ are as described above or may form together with the N-atom to which they are attached a ring with —(CH 2 ) e , or  
 by —(CH 2 ) d NR′—C(O)-alkyl, —(CH 2 ) d —C(O)-alkyl, —(CH 2 ) d —C(O)-cycloalkyl, —(CH 2 ) d OC(O)NR′R″, —(CH 2 ) d —S(O) 2 -alkyl, —(CH 2 ) d —S(O)-alkyl, —(CH 2 ) d —S-alkyl, —(CH 2 ) d —S(O) 2 —NR′R″, —(CH 2 ) d -pyrrolidinyl, or —C(O)NR′R″, or with  
 
  —(CH 2 ) c —NR′—(CH 2 ) 2 —, which is unsubstituted or substituted 
 by one or more substituents selected from the group consisting of alkyl, halogen, CF 3 , —(CR′R″) d OH, ═O, —CHO, and —NR′R″, wherein R′ and R″ are as described above or may form together with the N-atom to which they are attached a ring with —(CH 2 ) e , or  
 by —(CH 2 ) d NR′—C(O)-alkyl, —(CH 2 ) d —C(O)-alkyl, —(CH 2 ) d —C(O)-cycloalkyl, —(CH 2 ) d OC(O)NR′R″, —(CH 2 ) d —S(O) 2 -alkyl, —(CH 2 ) d —S(O)-alkyl, —(CH 2 ) d —S-alkyl, —(CH 2 ) d —S(O) 2 —NR′R″, —(CH 2 ) d -pyrrolidinyl or —C(O)NR′R″, or with  
 
  —(CH 2 ) c —O—(CH 2 ) 2 —, which is unsubstituted or substituted 
 by one or more substituents selected from the group consisting of alkyl, halogen, CF 3 , —(CR′R″) d OH, ═O, —CHO, and —NR′R″, wherein R′ and R″ are as described above or may form together with the N-atom to which they are attached a ring with —(CH 2 ) e , or  
 by —(CH 2 ) d NR′—C(O)-alkyl, —(CH 2 ) d —C(O)-alkyl, —(CH 2 ) d —C(O)-cycloalkyl, —(CH 2 ) d OC(O)NR′R″, —(CH 2 ) d —S(O) 2 -alkyl, —(CH 2 ) d —S(O)-alkyl, —(CH 2 ) d —S-alkyl, —(CH 2 ) d —S(O) 2 —NR′R″, —(CH 2 ) d -pyrrolidinyl or —C(O)NR′R″, or with  
 
  —(CH 2 ) c —S(O) f —(CH 2 ) c —, which is unsubstituted or substituted 
 by one or more substituents selected from the group consisting of alkyl, halogen, CF 3 , —(CR′R″) d OH, ═O, —CHO, and —NR′R″, wherein R′ and R″ are as described above or may form together with the N-atom to which they are attached a ring with —(CH 2 ) e , or  
 by —(CH 2 ) d NR′—C(O)-alkyl, —(CH 2 ) d —C(O)-alkyl, —(CH 2 ) d —C(O)-cycloalkyl, —(CH 2 ) d OC(O)NR′R″, —(CH 2 ) d —S(O) 2 -alkyl, —(CH 2 ) d —S(O)-alkyl, —(CH 2 ) d —S-alkyl, —(CH 2 ) d —S(O) 2 —NR′R″, —(CH 2 ) d -pyrrolidinyl or —C(O)NR′R″, or with  
 
  —CH 2 CH═CH—CH 2 —, which is unsubstituted or substituted 
 by one or more substituents selected from the group consisting of alkyl, halogen, CF 3 , —(CR′R″) d OH, ═O, —CHO, and —NR′R″, wherein R′ and R″ are as described above or may form together with the N-atom to which they are attached a ring with —(CH 2 ) e , or  
 by —(CH 2 ) d NR′—C(O)-alkyl, —(CH 2 ) d —C(O)-alkyl, —(CH 2 ) d —C(O)-cycloalkyl, —(CH 2 ) d OC(O)NR′R″, —(CH 2 ) d —S(O) 2 -alkyl, —(CH 2 ) d —S(O)-alkyl, —(CH 2 ) d —S-alkyl, —(CH 2 ) d —S(O) 2 —NR′R″, —(CH 2 ) d -pyrrolidinyl or —C(O)NR′R″; or with  
 
  —(CH 2 ) 2 —S(O) 2 N(CH 3 )—CH 2 , or with  
  —S(O)—O—(CH 2 ) 2,3 —;  
 or —NR 4 R 5  is  
                     
 a is 0 or 1;  
 b is 1 or 2;  
 c is 1, 2, or 3;  
 d is 0, 1, 2, or 3;  
 e is 3, 4, or 5; and  
 f is 0, 1, or 2;  
 or a pharmaceutically active acid-addition salt thereof.  
 
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the compound of formula I is a compound of formula IA  
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
       
       wherein 
 R 1  is phenyl, unsubstituted or substituted by one or more substituents selected from the group consisting of alkyl, alkoxy, halogen, —(CH 2 ) d OH, —C(O)H, CF 3 , CN, S-alkyl, —S(O) b -alkyl, —C(O)NR′R″, —NR′R″, —NR′C(O)-alkyl, and —NR′S(O) 2 -alkyl;  
 R 2  and R 3  are each independently hydrogen, halogen, alkyl, alkoxy, OCHF 2 , OCH 2 F, OCF 3  or CF 3 ;  
 R 4  and R 5  are each independently  
  hydrogen,  
  —(CR′R″) l —(CR′R″) l —(CR′R″) a —OH, or —(CR′R″) l —(CR′R″) l —(CR′R″) a -alkyl, wherein R′ and R″ on each carbon atom may be the same or different from each other and are hydrogen, or  
  C b -alkyl;  
 R′ is hydrogen, alkyl, —(CH 2 ) d OH, —C(O)H, —C(O)-alkyl, —C(O)-cycloalkyl, —S(O) 2 -alkyl, —S(O) 2 -halogen-alkyl, —S(O)-alkyl, —S-alkyl or —S(O) 2 —N-di-alkyl,  
 R″ is hydrogen or alkyl;  
 a is 0 or 1;  
 b is 1 or 2; and  
 d is 0, 1, 2 or 3;  
 or a pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salt thereof.  
 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the compound of formula I is a compound of formula IB  
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
       
       wherein 
 R 1  is phenyl, unsubstituted or substituted by one or more substituents selected from the group consisting of alkyl, alkoxy, halogen, —(CH 2 ) d OH, —C(O)H, CF 3 , CN, S-alkyl, —S(O) b -alkyl, —C(O)NR′R″, —NR′R″, —NR′C(O)-alkyl, and —NR′S(O) 2 -alkyl;  
 R 2  and R 3  are each independently hydrogen, halogen, alkyl, alkoxy, OCHF 2 , OCH 2 F, OCF 3  or CF 3 ;  
 R 4  and R 5  are each independently hydrogen, —(CH 2 ) 2 SCH 3 , —(CH 2 ) 2 S(O) 2 CH 3 , —(CH 2 ) 2 S(O) 2 NHCH 3 , —(CH 2 ) 2 NH 2 , —(CH 2 ) 2 NHS(O) 2 CH 3 , or —(CH 2 ) 2 NHC(O)CH 3 ;  
 R′ is hydrogen, alkyl, —(CH 2 ) d OH, —C(O)H, —C(O)-alkyl, —C(O)-cycloalkyl, —S(O) 2 -alkyl, —S(O) 2 -halogen-alkyl, —S(O)-alkyl, —S-alkyl or —S(O) 2 —N-di-alkyl;  
 R″ is hydrogen or alkyl;  
 b is 1 or 2; and  
 d is 0, 1, 2, or 3;  
 or a pharmaceutically active acid-addition salt thereof.  
 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the compound of formula I is a compound of formula IC  
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
       
       wherein 
 R 1  is phenyl, unsubstituted or substituted by one or more substituents selected from the group consisting of alkyl, alkoxy, halogen, —(CH 2 ) d OH, —C(O)H, CF 3 , CN, S-alkyl, —S(O) b -alkyl, —C(O)NR′R″, —NR′R″, —NR′C(O)-alkyl and —NR′S(O) 2 -alkyl;  
 R 2  and R 3  are each independently hydrogen, halogen, alkyl, alkoxy, OCHF 2 , OCH 2 F, OCF 3  or CF 3 ;  
 R 4  is hydrogen;  
 R 5  is —(CH 2 ) 0 -cycloalkyl, unsubstituted or substituted by hydroxy;  
 R′ is hydrogen, alkyl, —(CH 2 ) d OH, —C(O)H, —C(O)-alkyl, —C(O)-cycloalkyl, —S(O) 2 -alkyl,  
  —S(O) 2 -halogen-alkyl, —S(O)-alkyl, —S-alkyl or —S(O) 2 —N-di-alkyl;  
 R″ is hydrogen or alkyl;  
 b is 1 or 2; and  
 d is 0, 1, 2, or 3;  
 or a pharmaceutically active acid-addition salt thereof.  
 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the compound of formula I is a compound of formula ID  
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
       
       wherein 
 R 1  is phenyl, unsubstituted or substituted by one or more substituents selected from the group consisting of alkyl, alkoxy, halogen, —(CH 2 ) d OH, —C(O)H, CF 3 , CN, S-alkyl, —S(O) b -alkyl, —C(O)NR′R″, —NR′R″, —NR′C(O)-alkyl and —NR′S(O) 2 -alkyl;  
 R 2  and R 3  are each independently hydrogen, halogen, alkyl, alkoxy, OCHF 2 , OCH 2 F, OCF 3  or CF 3 ;  
 R 4  and R 5  form together with the N-atom to which they are attached a ring with —(CH 2 ) e -, which is unsubstituted or substituted by one or more substituents selected from the group consisting of —(CR′R″) d OH;  
 R′ is hydrogen, alkyl, —(CH 2 ) d OH, —C(O)H, —C(O)-alkyl, —C(O)-cycloalkyl, —S(O) 2 -alkyl,  
  —S(O) 2 -halogen-alkyl, —S(O)-alkyl, —S-alkyl or —S(O) 2 —N-di-alkyl;  
 R″ is hydrogen or alkyl;  
 b is 1 or 2;  
 d is 0, 1, 2, or 3; and  
 e is 3, 4, or 5;  
 or a pharmaceutically active acid-addition salt thereof.  
 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the compound of formula I is a compound of formula IE  
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
       
       wherein 
 R 1  is phenyl, unsubstituted or substituted by one or more substituents selected from the group consisting of alkyl, alkoxy, halogen, —(CH 2 ) d OH, —C(O)H, CF 3 , CN, S-alkyl, —S(O) b -alkyl, —C(O)NR′R″, —NR′R″, —NR′C(O)-alkyl and —NR′S(O) 2 -alkyl;  
 R 2  and R 3  are each independently hydrogen, halogen, alkyl, alkoxy, OCHF 2 , OCH 2 F, OCF 3  or CF 3 ;  
 R 4  and R 5  form together with the N-atom to which they are attached a ring  
  with —(CH 2 ) c —NR′—(CH 2 ) 2 —, which is unsubstituted or substituted 
 by one or more substituents selected from the group consisting of lower alkyl, halogen, —(CR′R″) d OH, ═O, and —NR′R″, wherein R′ and R″ may form together with the N-atom to which they are attached a ring with —(CH 2 ) e , or  
 by —(CH 2 ) d NR′—C(O)-alkyl, —(CH 2 ) d —C(O)-alkyl, —(CH 2 ) d —C(O)-cycloalkyl, —(CH 2 ) d OC(O)NR′R″, —(CH 2 ) d —S(O) 2 -alkyl, —(CH 2 ) d -pyrrolidinyl or —C(O)NR′R″;  
 
 R′ is hydrogen, alkyl, —(CH 2 ) d OH, —C(O)H, —C(O)-alkyl, —C(O)-cycloalkyl, —S(O) 2 -alkyl, —S(O) 2 -halogen-alkyl, —S(O)-alkyl, —S-alkyl or —S(O) 2 —N-di-alkyl;  
 R″ is hydrogen or alkyl;  
 b is 1 or 2;  
 c is 1, 2, or 3;  
 d is 0, 1, 2, or 3; and  
 e is 3, 4, or 5;  
 or a pharmaceutically active acid-addition salt thereof.  
 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the compound of formula I is a compound of formula IF  
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
       
       wherein 
 R 1  is phenyl, unsubstituted or substituted by one or more substituents selected from the group consisting of alkyl, alkoxy, halogen, —(CH 2 ) d OH, —C(O)H, CF 3 , CN, S-alkyl, —S(O) b -alkyl, —C(O)NR′R″, —NR′R″, —NR′C(O)-alkyl, and —NR′S(O) 2 -alkyl, or  
  is heteroaryl selected from the group consisting of pyridin-2-or 3-yl, imidazolyl and oxazolyl, each of which is unsubstituted or substituted by alkyl, halogen or alkoxy;  
 R 2  and R 3  are each independently hydrogen, halogen, alkyl, alkoxy, OCHF 2 , OCH 2 F, OCF 3  or CF 3 ; and  
 R 4  and R 5  form together with the N-atom to which they are attached a ring  
  with —(CH 2 ) c —O—(CH 2 ) 2 —, which is unsubstituted or substituted 
 by one or more substituents selected from the group consisting of lower alkyl, halogen, —(CR′R″) d OH, ═O, and —NR′R″, wherein R′ and R″ may form together with the N-atom to which they are attached a ring with —(CH 2 ) e , or  
 by —(CH 2 ) d NR′—C(O)-alkyl, —(CH 2 ) d —C(O)-alkyl, —(CH 2 ) d —C(O)-cycloalkyl, —(CH 2 ) d OC(O)NR′R″, —(CH 2 ) d —S(O) 2 -alkyl, —(CH 2 ) d -pyrrolidinyl or —C(O)NR′R″;  
 
 R′ is hydrogen, alkyl, —(CH 2 ) d OH, —C(O)H, —C(O)-alkyl, —C(O)-cycloalkyl, —S(O) 2 -alkyl,  
  —S(O) 2 -halogen-alkyl, —S(O)-alkyl, —S-alkyl or —S(O) 2 —N-di-alkyl;  
 R″ is hydrogen or alkyl;  
 b is 1 or 2;  
 c is 1, 2, or 3;  
 d is 0, 1, 2, or 3; and  
 e is 3, 4, or 5;  
 or a pharmaceutically active acid-addition salt thereof.  
 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the compound of formula I is a compound of formula IG  
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
       
       wherein 
 R 1  is phenyl, unsubstituted or substituted by one or more substituents selected from the group consisting of alkyl, alkoxy, halogen, —(CH 2 ) d OH, —C(O)H, CF 3 , CN, S-alkyl, —S(O) b -alkyl, —C(O)NR′R″, —NR′R″, —NR′C(O)-alkyl and —NR′S(O) 2 -alkyl;  
 R 2  and R 3  are each independently hydrogen, halogen, alkyl, alkoxy, OCHF 2 , OCH 2 F, OCF 3  or CF 3 ;  
 R 4  and R 5  form together with the N-atom to which they are attached a ring  
  with —(CH 2 ) c —S(O) f —(CH 2 ) 2 —, which is unsubstituted or substituted 
 by one or more substituents selected from the group consisting of lower alkyl, halogen, —(CR′R″) d OH, ═O, and —NR′R″, wherein R′ and R″ may form together with the N-atom to which they are attached a ring with —(CH 2 ) d , or  
 by —(CH 2 ) d NR′—C(O)-alkyl, —(CH 2 ) d —C(O)-alkyl, —(CH 2 ) d —C(O)-cycloalkyl, —(CH 2 ) d OC(O)NR′R″, —(CH 2 ) d —S(O) 2 -alkyl, —(CH 2 ) d -pyrrolidinyl or —C(O)NR′R″;  
 
 R′ is hydrogen, alkyl, —(CH 2 ) d OH, —C(O)H, —C(O)-alkyl, —C(O)-cycloalkyl, —S(O) 2 -alkyl, —S(O) 2 -halogen-alkyl, —S(O)-alkyl, —S-alkyl or —S(O) 2 —N-di-alkyl;  
 R″ is hydrogen or alkyl;  
 b is 1 or 2;  
 c is 1, 2, or 3;  
 d is 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4;  
 e is 3, 4, or 5; and  
 f is 0, 1, or 2;  
 or a pharmaceutically active acid-addition salt thereof.  
 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the compound of formula I is a compound of formula IH  
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
       
       wherein 
 R 1  is heteroaryl selected from the group consisting of pyridin-2-or 3-yl, imidazolyl and oxazolyl, each of which is unsubstituted or substituted by alkyl, halogen or alkoxy;  
 R 2  and R 3  are each independently hydrogen, halogen, alkyl, alkoxy, OCHF 2 , OCH 2 F, OCF 3  or CF 3 ;  
 R 4  and R 5  are each independently  
  hydrogen,  
  —(CR′R″) l —(CR′R″) l —(CR′R″) a —OH or —(CR′R″) l —(CR′R″) l —(CR′R″) a — alkyl, wherein R′ and R″ on each carbon atom may be the same or different from each other,  
  —C b -alkyl,  
  —C(O)H,  
  —(CH 2 ) d cycloalkyl, unsubstituted or substituted by hydroxy,  
  —(CH 2 ) c NR′R″,  
  —(CH 2 ) c NR′C(O)-alkyl,  
  —(CH 2 ) c NR′S(O) 2 -alkyl,  
  —(CH 2 ) d S(O)-alkyl,  
  —(CH 2 ) d S-alkyl,  
  —(CH 2 ) d S(O) 2 -alkyl, or  
  —(CH 2 ) d S(O) 2 —NR′R″;  
 R′ is hydrogen, alkyl, —(CH 2 ) o OH, —C(O)H, —C(O)-alkyl, —C(O)-cycloalkyl, —S(O) 2 -alkyl, —S(O) 2 -halogen-alkyl, —S(O)-alkyl, —S-alkyl or —S(O) 2 —N-di-alkyl,  
 R″ is hydrogen or alkyl; or  
 R 4  and R 5  form together with the N-atom to which they are attached a ring  
  with —(CH 2 ) c —, which is unsubstituted or substituted 
 by one or more substituents selected from the group consisting of alkyl, halogen, CF 3 , —(CR′R″) d OH, ═O, —CHO, and —NR′R″, wherein R′ and R″ are as described above or may form together with the N-atom to which they are attached a ring with —(CH 2 ) e , or  
 by —(CH 2 ) d NR′—C(O)-alkyl, —(CH 2 ) d —C(O)-alkyl, —(CH 2 ) d —C(O)-cycloalkyl, —(CH 2 ) d OC(O)NR′R″, —(CH 2 ) d —S(O) 2 -alkyl, —(CH 2 ) d —S(O)-alkyl, —(CH 2 ) d —S-alkyl, —(CH 2 ) d —S(O) 2 —NR′R″, —(CH 2 ) d -pyrrolidinyl, or —C(O)NR′R″, or with  
 
  —(CH 2 ) c —NR′—(CH 2 ) 2 —, which is unsubstituted or substituted 
 by one or more substituents selected from the group consisting of alkyl, halogen, CF 3 , —(CR′R″) d OH, ═O, —CHO, and —NR′R″, wherein R′ and R″ are as described above or may form together with the N-atom to which they are attached a ring with —(CH 2 ) e , or  
 by —(CH 2 ) d NR′—C(O)-alkyl, —(CH 2 ) d —C(O)-alkyl, —(CH 2 ) d —C(O)-cycloalkyl, —(CH 2 ) d OC(O)NR′R″, —(CH 2 ) d —S(O) 2 -alkyl, —(CH 2 ) d —S(O)-alkyl, —(CH 2 ) d —S-alkyl, —(CH 2 ) d —S(O) 2 —NR′R″, —(CH 2 ) d -pyrrolidinyl or —C(O)NR′R″, or with  
 
  —(CH 2 ) c —O—(CH 2 ) 2 —, which is unsubstituted or substituted 
 by one or more substituents selected from the group consisting of alkyl, halogen, CF 3 , —(CR′R″) d OH, ═O, —CHO, and —NR′R″, wherein R′ and R″ are as described above or may form together with the N-atom to which they are attached a ring with —(CH 2 ) e , or  
 by —(CH 2 ) d NR′—C(O)-alkyl, —(CH 2 ) d —C(O)-alkyl, —(CH 2 ) d —C(O)-cycloalkyl, —(CH 2 ) d OC(O)NR′R″, —(CH 2 ) d —S(O) 2 -alkyl, —(CH 2 ) d —S(O)-alkyl, —(CH 2 ) d —S-alkyl, —(CH 2 ) d —S(O) 2 —NR′R″, —(CH 2 ) d -pyrrolidinyl or —C(O)NR′R″, or with  
 
  —(CH 2 ) c —S(O) f —(CH 2 ) c —, which is unsubstituted or substituted 
 by one or more substituents selected from the group consisting of alkyl, halogen, CF 3 , —(CR′R″) d OH, ═O, —CHO, and —NR′R″, wherein R′ and R″ are as described above or may form together with the N-atom to which they are attached a ring with —(CH 2 ) e , or  
 by —(CH 2 ) d NR′—C(O)-alkyl, —(CH 2 ) d —C(O)-alkyl, —(CH 2 ) d —C(O)-cycloalkyl, —(CH 2 ) d OC(O)NR′R″, —(CH 2 ) d —S(O) 2 -alkyl, —(CH 2 ) d —S(O)-alkyl, —(CH 2 ) d —S-alkyl, —(CH 2 ) d —S(O) 2 —NR′R″, —(CH 2 ) d -pyrrolidinyl or —C(O)NR′R″, or with  
 
  —CH 2 CH═CH—CH 2 —, which is unsubstituted or substituted 
 by one or more substituents selected from the group consisting of alkyl, halogen, CF 3 , —(CR′R″) d OH, ═O, —CHO, and —NR′R″, wherein R′ and R″ are as described above or may form together with the N-atom to which they are attached a ring with —(CH 2 ) e , or  
 by —(CH 2 ) d NR′—C(O)-alkyl, —(CH 2 ) d —C(O)-alkyl, —(CH 2 ) d —C(O)-cycloalkyl, —(CH 2 ) d OC(O)NR′R″, —(CH 2 ) d —S(O) 2 -alkyl, —(CH 2 ) d —S(O)-alkyl, —(CH 2 ) d —S-alkyl, —(CH 2 ) d —S(O) 2 —NR′R″, —(CH 2 ) d -pyrrolidinyl or —C(O)NR′R″; or with  
 
  —(CH 2 ) 2 —S(O) 2 N(CH 3 )—CH 2 , or with  
  —S(O)—O—(CH 2 ) 2,3 —;  
 or —NR 4 R 5  is  
                     
 a is 0 or 1;  
 b is 1 or 2;  
 c is 1, 2, or 3;  
 d iso, 1, 2, or 3;  
 e is 3, 4, or 5; and  
 f is 0, 1, or 2;  
 or a pharmaceutically active acid-addition salt thereof.  
 
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the compound of formula I is a compound of formula I J,  
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
       
       wherein 
 R 1  is aryl, unsubstituted or substituted by one or more substituents selected from the group consisting of alkyl, alkoxy, halogen, —(CH 2 ) d OH, —C(O)H, CF 3 , CN, S-alkyl, —S(O) b -alkyl, —C(O)NR′R″, —NR′R″, —NR′C(O)-alkyl, and —NR′S(O) 2 -alkyl, or  
  is heteroaryl, selected from the group, consisting of pyridin-2-or 3-yl, imidazolyl and oxazolyl, each of which is unsubstituted or substituted by alkyl, halogen or alkoxy;  
 R 2  and R 3  are each independently hydrogen, halogen, alkyl, alkoxy, OCHF 2 , OCH 2 F, OCF 3  or CF 3 ;  
 —NR 4 R 5  are  
                     
 R′ is hydrogen, alkyl, —(CH 2 ) d OH, —C(O)H, —C(O)-alkyl, —C(O)-cycloalkyl, —S(O) 2 -alkyl, —S(O) 2 -halogen-alkyl, —S(O)-alkyl, —S-alkyl or —S(O) 2 —N-di-alkyl,  
 R″ is hydrogen or alkyl;  
 b is 1 or 2;  
 d is 0, 1, 2, or 3; and  
 f is 0, 1, or 2;  
 or a pharmaceutically active acid-addition salt thereof.  
 
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the compound of formula I is a compound of formula I-1 
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
       
       wherein 
 R 1  is aryl, unsubstituted or substituted by one or more substituents selected from the group consisting of alkyl, alkoxy, halogen, —(CH 2 ) d OH, —C(O)H, CF 3 , CN,  
  S-alkyl, —S(O) b -alkyl, —C(O)NR′R″, —NR′R″, —NR′C(O)-alkyl, and —NR′S(O) 2 -alkyl, or  
  is heteroaryl, selected from the groups consisting of pyridin-2-or 3-yl, imidazolyl or oxazolyl, each of which is unsubstituted or substituted by alkyl, halogen or alkoxy;  
 R 2  and R 3  are each independently hydrogen, halogen, lower alkyl, lower alkoxy, OCHF 2 , OCH 2 F, OCF 3  or CF 3 ;  
 R 4  and R 5  are each independently  
  hydrogen,  
  —(CR′R″) l —(C+R′R″) l —(CR′R″) a —OH or —(CR′R″) l —(CR′R″) l —(CR′R″) a -lower alkyl, wherein R′ and R″ on each carbon atom may be the same or different from each other,  
  —C b -alkyl,  
  —C(O)H,  
  —(CH 2 ) d cycloalkyl, unsubstituted or substituted by hydroxy,  
  —(CH 2 ) c NR′C(O)-lower alkyl,  
  —(CH 2 ) c NR′S(O) 2 -lower alkyl, or  
  —(CH 2 ) d S(O) 2 -lower alkyl;  
 R′ is hydrogen, lower alkyl, —(CH 2 ) o OH, —C(O)H, —C(O)-lower alkyl, —C(O)-cycloalkyl, —S(O) 2 -lower alkyl;  
 R″ is hydrogen or lower alkyl; or  
 R 4  and R 5  form together with the N-atom to which they are attached a ring  
  with —(CH 2 ) e -, which is unsubstituted or substituted 
 by one or more substituents selected from the group consisting of lower alkyl, halogen, CF 3 , —(CR′R″) d OH, ═O, and —NR′R″, wherein R′ and R″ may form together with the N-atom to which they are attached a ring with —(CH 2 ) e , or  
 by —(CH 2 ) d NR′—C(O)-lower alkyl, —(CH 2 ) d —C(O)-lower alkyl, —(CH 2 ) d —C(O)-cycloalkyl, —(CH 2 ) d OC(O)NR′R″, —(CH 2 ) d —S(O) 2 -lower alkyl,  
 —(CH 2 ) d -pyrrolidinyl, or —C(O)NR′R″, or with  
 
  —(CH 2 ) c —NR′—(CH 2 ) 2 —, which is unsubstituted or substituted 
 by one or more substituents selected from the group consisting of lower alkyl, halogen, —(CR′R″) d OH, ═O, —CHO, and —NR′R″, wherein R′ and R″ may form together with the N-atom to which they are attached a ring with —(CH 2 ) e , or  
 by —(CH 2 ) d NR′—C(O)-lower alkyl, —(CH 2 ) d —C(O)-lower alkyl, —(CH 2 ) d —C(O)-cycloalkyl, —(CH 2 ) d OC(O)NR′R″, —(CH 2 ) d —S(O) 2 -lower alkyl,  
 —(CH 2 ) d -pyrrolidinyl or —C(O)NR′R″, or with  
 
  —(CH 2 ) c —O—(CH 2 ) 2 —, which is unsubstituted or substituted 
 by one or more substituents selected from the group consisting of lower alkyl, halogen, —(CR′R″) d OH, ═O, and —NR′R″, wherein R′ and R″ may form together with the N-atom to which they are attached a ring with  
 —(CH 2 ) e , or  
 by —(CH 2 ) d NR′—C(O)-lower alkyl, —(CH 2 ) d —C(O)-lower alkyl, —(CH 2 ) d —C(O)-cycloalkyl, —(CH 2 ) d OC(O)NR′R″, —(CH 2 ) d —S(O) 2 -loewr alkyl,  
 —(CH 2 ) d -pyrrolidinyl or —C(O)NR′R″, or with  
 
  —(CH 2 ) c —S(O) f —(CH 2 ) c -, which is unsubstituted or substituted 
 by one or more substituents selected from the group consisting of lower alkyl, halogen, —(CR′R″) d OH, ═O, and —NR′R″, wherein R′ and R″ may form together with the N-atom to which they are attached a ring with  
 —(CH 2 ) e , or  
 by —(CH 2 ) d NR′—C(O)-lower alkyl, —(CH 2 ) d —C(O)-lower alkyl, —(CH 2 ) d —C(O)-cycloalkyl, —(CH 2 ) d OC(O)NR′R″, —(CH 2 ) d —S(O) 2 -lower alkyl,  
 —(CH 2 ) d -pyrrolidinyl or —C(O)NR′R″, or with  
 
  —CH 2 CH═CH—CH 2 —, which is unsubstituted or substituted 
 by one or more substituents selected from the group consisting of lower alkyl, halogen, —(CR′R″) d OH, ═O, and —NR′R″, wherein R′ and R″ may form together with the N-atom to which they are attached a ring with  
 —(CH 2 ) e , or  
 by —(CH 2 ) d NR′—C(O)-lower alkyl, —(CH 2 ) d —C(O)-lower alkyl, —(CH 2 ) d —C(O)-cycloalkyl, —(CH 2 ) d OC(O)NR′R″, —(CH 2 ) d —S(O) 2 -lower alkyl,  
 —(CH 2 ) d -pyrrolidinyl or —C(O)NR′R″;  
 
 a is 0 or 1;  
 b is 1 or 2;  
 c is 1, 2, or 3;  
 d is 0, 1, 2, or 3;  
 e is 3, 4, or 5; and  
 f is 0, 1, or 2;  
 or a pharmaceutically active acid-addition salt thereof.  
 
     
     
         12 . A compound selected from the group consisting of 
 N-[6-(2-acetylamino-ethylamino)-4-(2-chloro-phenyl)-pyridin-3-yl]-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    N-[4-(2-chloro-phenyl)-6-(2-hydroxy-ethylamino)-pyridin-3-yl]-2-(3,5-dichloro-phenyl)-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    2-(3,5-dichloro-phenyl)-N-[4-(4-fluoro-2-methyl-phenyl)-6-(2-hydroxy-ethylamino)-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[4-(2-chloro-phenyl)-6-[(2-hydroxy-ethyl)-methyl-amino]-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[4-(2-chloro-phenyl)-6-[ethyl-(2-hydroxy-ethyl)-amino]-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[4-(2-chloro-phenyl)-6-[(2-hydroxy-ethyl)-propyl-amino]-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    2-(3,5-bis-trifuoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[6-[butyl-(2-hydroxy-ethyl)-amino]-4-(2-chloro-phenyl)-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (RS)-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[4-(2-chloro-phenyl)-6-[(2,3-dihydroxy-propyl)-methyl-amino]-pyridin-3-yl}-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (S)-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[4-(2-chloro-phenyl)-6-(1-hydroxymethyl-3-methyl-butylamino)-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl)-N-[4-(4-fluoro-2-methyl-phenyl)-6-(2-hydroxy-ethylamino)-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[4-(2-chloro-4-fluoro-phenyl)-6-(2-hydroxy-ethylamino)-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[4-(2,4-dichloro-phenyl)-6-(2-hydroxy-ethylamino)-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (S)-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[4-(2,4-dichloro-phenyl)-6-(2-hydroxy-propylamino)-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (S)-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[4-(2-chloro-phenyl)-6-(2-hydroxy-propylamino)-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (R)-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[4-(2-chloro-phenyl)-6-(2-hydroxy-propylamino)-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (RS)-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[4-(2-chloro-phenyl)-6-(2-hydroxy-propylamino)-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[4-(2-chloro-phenyl)-6-(2-hydroxy-2-methyl-propylamino)-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[4-(2-chloro-phenyl)-6-(2-hydroxy-butylamino)-pyrin-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (S)-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[4-(4-fluoro-2-methyl-phenyl)-6-(2-hydroxy-propylamino)-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (RS)-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[4-(2-chloro-phenyl)-6-(2,3-dihydroxy-propylamino)-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (S)-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[4-(2-chloro-phenyl)-6-(2-hydroxy-1-methyl-ethylamino)-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (R)-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[4-(2-chloro-phenyl)-6-(2-hydroxy-1-methyl-ethylamino)-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[4-(2-chloro-phenyl)-6-(2-hydroxy-1-hydroxymethyl-ethylamino)-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    N-[6-[bis-(2-hydroxy-ethyl)-amino]-4-(2-chloro-phenyl)-pyridin-3-yl]-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    N-{6-[bis-(2-hydroxy-ethyl)-amino]-4-o-tolyl-pyridin-3-yl]-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    N-[6-[bis-(2-hydroxy-ethyl)-amino]-4-(4-fluoro-2-methyl-phenyl)-pyridin-3-yl]-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[4-(4-fluoro-2-methyl-phenyl)-6-[(2-hydroxy-ethyl)-(3-hydroxy-propyl)-amino]-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    N-[6-[bis-(2-hydroxy-ethyl)-amino]-4-(2,4-dichloro-phenyl)-pyridin-3-yl]-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    N-[6-[bis-(2-hydroxy-ethyl)-amino]-4-(3,4-dichloro-phenyl)-pyridin-3-yl]-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    N-[6-[bis-(2-hydroxy-ethyl)-amino]-4-(4-fluoro-phenyl)-pyridin-3-yl]-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[4-(4-fluoro-phenyl)-6-[(2-hydroxy-ethyl)-methyl-amino]-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[6-[ethyl-(2-hydroxy-ethyl)-amino]-4-(4-fluoro-phenyl)-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[6-[ethyl-(2-hydroxyethyl)-amino]-4-o-tolyl-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[6-[(2-hydroxy-ethyl)-propyl-amino]-4-o-tolyl-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (S)-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[6-(2-hydroxy-propylamino)-4-o-tolyl-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    N-[6-[bis-(2-hydroxy-propyl)-amino]-4-o-tolyl-pyridin-3-yl]-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (S)-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[6-(2,3-dihydroxy-propylamino)-4-o-tolyl-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (R)-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[6-(2,3-dihydroxy-propylamino)-4-o-tolyl-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    N-[6-[bis-(2-hydroxy-propyl)-amino]-4-(2-chloro-phenyl)-pyridin-3-yl]-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (S)-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[4-(2-chloro-phenyl)-6-(2,3-dihydroxy-propylamino)-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (R)-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[4-(2-chloro-phenyl)-6-(2,3-dihydroxy-propylamino)-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    N-[6-[bis-(2-hydroxy-ethyl)-amino]-4-(3-fluoro-2-methyl-phenyl]-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    N-[6-[bis-(2-hydroxy-ethyl)-amino]-4-(5-fluoro-2-methyl-phenyl)-pyridin-3-yl]-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (S)-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[4-(2-bromo-phenyl)-6-(2-hydroxy-propylamino)-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    N-[6-[bis-(2-hydroxy-ethyl)-amino]-4-(2-bromo-phenyl)-pyridin-3-yl]-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    2-(3,5-bis-trifuoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[4-(4-fluoro-2-methyl-phenyl)-6-(2-hydroxy-hydroxymethyl-ethylamino)-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[6-(2-hydroxy-1-hydroxymethyl-ethylamino)-4-o-tolyl-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (1R,2R)-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[4-(2-chloro-phenyl)-6-(2-hydroxy-1′-hydroxymethyl-propylamino)-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (1R,2S)-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[4-(2-chloro-phenyl)-6-(2-hydroxy-1-hydroxymethyl-propylamino)-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (1S,2R)-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[4-(2-chloro-phenyl)-6-(2-hydroxy-1-hydroxymethyl-propylamino)-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (1S,2S)-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[4-(2-chloro-phenyl)-6-(2-hydroxy-1-hydroxymethyl-propylamino)-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[4-(2-chloro-phenyl)-6-[hexyl-(2-hydroxy-ethyl)-amino]-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[4-(2-chloro-phenyl)-6-[(2-hydroxy-ethyl)-pentyl-amino]-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[4-(2-chloro-phenyl)-6-[(2-hydroxy-ethyl)-(3-hydroxy-propyl)-amino]-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (R)-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[6-(2-hydroxy-propylamino)-4-o-tolyl-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide, and    2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[4-(4-fluoro-2-methyl-phenyl)-6-[(2-hydroxy-1-hydroxymethyl-ethyl)-methyl-amino]-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide.    
     
     
         13 . A composition comprising a compound of  claim 12  and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.  
     
     
         14 . A compound of formula IB  
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
       
       wherein 
 R 1  is phenyl, unsubstituted or substituted by one or more substituents selected from the group consisting of alkyl, alkoxy, halogen, —(CH 2 ) d OH, —C(O)H, CF 3 , CN, S-alkyl, —S(O) b -alkyl, —C(O)NR′R″, —NR′R″, —NR′C(O)-alkyl, and —NR′S(O) 2 -alkyl;  
 R and R 3  are each independently hydrogen, halogen, alkyl, alkoxy, OCHF 2 , OCH 2 F, OCF 3  or CF 3 ;  
 R 4  and R 5  are each independently hydrogen, —(CH 2 ) 2 SCH 3 , —(CH 2 ) 2 S(O) 2 CH 3 , —(CH 2 ) 2 S(O) 2 NHCH 3 , —(CH 2 ) 2 NH 2 , —(CH 2 ) 2 NHS(O) 2 CH 3  or —(CH 2 ) 2 NHC(O)CH 3 ;  
 R′ is hydrogen, alkyl, —(CH 2 ) d OH, —C(O)H, —C(O)-alkyl, —C(O)-cycloalkyl, —S(O) 2 -alkyl, —S(O) 2 -halogen-alkyl, —S(O)-alkyl, —S-alkyl or —S(O) 2 —N-di-alkyl;  
 R″ is hydrogen or alkyl;  
 b is 1 or 2; and  
 d is 0, 1, 2, or 3;  
 or a pharmaceutically active acid-addition salt thereof.  
 
     
     
         15 . A composition comprising a compound of  claim 14  and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.  
     
     
         16 . A compound selected from the group consisting of 
 trans-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[4-(2-chloro-phenyl)-6-(4-hydroxy-cyclohexylamino)-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    trans-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[4-(2,4-dichloro-phenyl)-6-(4-hydroxy-cyclohexylamino)-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    trans-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[4-(4-fluoro-2-methyl-phenyl)-6-(4-hydroxy-cyclohexylamino)-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    trans-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[4-(2-bromo-phenyl)-6-(4-hydroxy-cyclohexylamino)-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (1RS,2RS)-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[4-(2-chloro-phenyl)-6-(2-hydroxy-cyclohexylamino)-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (1R,2R)-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[4-(2-chloro-phenyl)-6-(2-hydroxy-cyclopentylamino)-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (1S,2S)-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[4-(2-chloro-phenyl)-6-(2-hydroxy-cyclopentylamino)-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide, and    (1S,2S)-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[4-(4-fluoro-2-methyl-phenyl)-6-(2-hydroxy-cyclopentylamino)-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide.    
     
     
         17 . A composition comprising a compound of  claim 16  and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.  
     
     
         18 . A compound selected from the group consisting of 
 (S)-N-[4-(2-chloro-phenyl)-6-(2-hydroxymethyl-pyrrolidin-1-yl)-pyridin-3-yl]-2-(3,5-dichloro-phenyl)-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (2S,4R)-N-[4-(2-chloro-phenyl)-6-(4-hydroxy-2-hydroxymethyl-pyrrolidin-1-yl)-pyridin-3-yl]-2-(3,5-dichloro-phenyl)-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (S)-N-[4-(2-chloro-phenyl)-6-(2-hydroxymethyl-pyrrolidin-1-yl)-pyridin-3-yl]-2-(3-fluoro-5-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (2S,4R)-N-[4-(2-chloro-phenyl)-6-(4-hydroxy-2-hydroxymethyl-pyrrolidin-1-yl)-pyridin-3-yl]-2-(3-fluoro-5-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (2S,4R)-N-[4-(2-chloro-phenyl)-6-(4-hydroxy-2-hydroxymethyl-pyrrolidin-1-yl)-pyridin-3-yl]-2-(3,5-difluoro-phenyl)-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (S)-2-(3-chloro-5-methoxy-phenyl)-N-[4-(2-chloro-phenyl)-6-(2-hydroxymethyl-pyrrolidin-1-yl)-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (2S,4R)-2-(3-chloro-5-methoxy-phenyl)-N-[4-(2-chloro-phenyl)-6-(4-hydroxy-2-hydroxymethyl-pyrrolidin-1-yl)-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (S)-N-[4-(2-chloro-phenyl)-6-(2-hydroxymethyl-pyrrol idin-1-yl)-pyridin-3-yl]-2-(3,5-dimethyl-phenyl)-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (2S,4R)-N-[4-(2-chloro-phenyl)-6-(4-hydroxy-2-hydroxymethyl-pyrrolidin-1-yl)-pyridin-3-yl]-2-(3,5-dimethyl-phenyl)-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (S)-2-(3,5-dichloro-phenyl)-N-[6-(2-hydroxymethyl-pyrrolidin-1-yl)-4-o-tolyl-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (2S,4R)-2-(3,5-dichloro-phenyl)-N-[6-(4-hydroxy-2-hydroxymethyl-pyrrolidin-1-yl)-4-o-tolyl-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (S)-2-(3-fluoro-5-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[6-(2-hydroxymethyl-pyrrolidin-1-yl)-4-o-tolyl-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (2R,4S)-2-(3-fluoro-5-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[6-(4-hydroxy-2-hydroxymethyl-pyrrolidin-1-yl)-4-o-tolyl-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (S)-2-(3,5-difluoro-phenyl)-N-[6-(2-hydroxymethyl-pyrrolidin-1-yl)-4-o-tolyl-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (2S,4R)-2-(3,5-difluoro-phenyl)-N-[6-(4-hydroxy-2-hydroxymethyl-pyrrol idin-1-yl)-4-o-tolyl-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (S)-2-(3-chloro-5-methoxy-phenyl)-N-[6-(2-hydroxymethyl-pyrrolidin-1-yl)-4-o-tolyl-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (2S,4R)-2-(3-chloro-5-methoxy-phenyl)-N-[6-(4-hydroxy-2-hydroxymethyl-pyrrolidin-1-yl)-4-o-tolyl-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (S)-2-(3,5-dimethyl-phenyl)-N-[6-(2-hydroxymethyl-pyrrolidin-1-yl)-4-o-tolyl-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (2S,4R)-2-(3,5-dimethyl-phenyl)-N-[6-(4-hydroxy-2-hydroxymethyl-pyrrolidin-1-yl)-4-o-tolyl-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (S)-2-(3,5-dichloro-phenyl)-N-[4-(4-fluoro-2-methyl-phenyl)-6-(2-hydroxymethyl-pyrrolidin-1-yl)-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (2S,4R)-2-(3,5-dichloro-phenyl)-N-[4-(4-fluoro-2-methyl-phenyl)-6-(4-hydroxy-2-hydroxymethyl-pyrrolidin-1-yl)-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (S)-N-[4-(4-fluoro-2-methyl-phenyl)-6-(2-hydroxymethyl-pyrrolidin-1-yl)-pyridin-3-yl]-2-(3-fluoro-5-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (2S,4R)-N-[4-(4-fluoro-2-methyl-phenyl)-6-(4-hydroxy-2-hydroxymethyl-pyrrolidin-1-yl)-pyridin-3-yl]-2-(3-fluoro-5-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (S)-N-[4-(4-fluoro-2-methyl-phenyl)-6-(2-hydroxymethyl-pyrrolidin-1-yl)-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-2-(3-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-isobutyramide,    (2S,4R)-N-[4-(4-fluoro-2-methyl-phenyl)-6-(4-hydroxy-2-hydroxymethyl-pyrrolidin-1-yl)-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-2-(3-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-isobutyramide,    (S)-2-(3,5-difluoro-phenyl)-N-[4-(4-fluoro-2-methyl-phenyl)-6-(2-hydroxymethyl-pyrrolidin-1-yl)-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (2S,4R)-2-(3,5-difluoro-phenyl)-N-[4-(4-fluoro-2-methyl-phenyl)-6-(4-hydroxy-2-hydroxymethyl-pyrrolidin-1-yl)-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (S)-2-(3-chloro-5-methoxy-phenyl)-N-[4-(4-fluoro-2-methyl-phenyl)-6-(2-hydroxymethyl-pyrrolidin-1-yl)-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (2S,4R)-2-(3-chloro-5-methoxy-phenyl)-N-[4-(4-fluoro-2-methyl-phenyl)-6-(4-hydroxy-2-hydroxymethyl-pyrrolidin-1-yl)-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (S)-(3,5-dimethyl-phenyl)-N-[4-(4-fluoro-2-methyl-phenyl)-6-(2-hydroxymethyl-pyrrolidin-1-yl)-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (2S,4R)-2-(3,5-dimethyl-phenyl)-N-[4-(4-fluoro-2-methyl-phenyl)-6-(4-hydroxy-2-hydroxymethyl-pyrrolidin-1-yl)-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (S)-2-(3-chloro-5-difluoromethoxy-phenyl)-N-[4-(2-chloro-phenyl)-6-(2-hydroxymethyl-pyrrolidin-1-yl)-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (2S,4R)-2-(3-chloro-5-difluoromethoxy-phenyl)-N-[4-(2-chloro-phenyl)-6-(4-hydroxy-2-hydroxymethyl-pyrrolidin-1-yl)-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (S)-2-(3-chloro-5-difluoromethoxy-phenyl)-N-[6-(2-hydroxymethyl-pyrrolidin-1-yl)-4-o-tolyl-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (2S,4R)-2-(3-chloro-5-difluoromethoxy-phenyl)-N-[6-(4-hydroxy-2-hydroxymethyl-pyrrolidin-1-yl)-4-o-tolyl-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (S)-2-(3-chloro-5-difluoromethoxy-phenyl)-N-[4-(4-fluoro-2-methyl-phenyl)-6-(2-hydroxymethyl-pyrrolidin-1-yl)-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (2S,4R)-2-(3-chloro-5-difluoromethoxy-phenyl)-N-[4-(4-fluoro-2-methyl-phenyl)-6-(4-hydroxy-2-hydroxymethyl-pyrrolidin-1-yl)-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (2S,4S)-N-[6-(4-acetylamino-2-hydroxymethyl-pyrrolidin-1-yl)-4-(2-chloro-phenyl)-pyridin-3-yl]-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (R)-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[4-(2-chloro-phenyl)-6-(2-hydroxymethyl-pyrrolidin-1-yl)-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (S)-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[4-(2-chloro-phenyl)-6-(2-hydroxymethyl-pyrrolidin-1-yl)-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (S)-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[4-(2-chloro-phenyl)-6-(3-hydroxy-pyrrolidin-1-yl)-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (R)-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[4-(2-chloro-phenyl)-6-(3-hydroxy-pyrrolidin-1-yl)-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (3R,4S)-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[4-(2-chloro-phenyl)-6-(3,4-dihydroxy-pyrrolidin-1-yl)-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (3R,4R)-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[4-(2-chloro-phenyl)-6-(3,4-dihydroxy-pyrrolidin-1-yl)-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (R)-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[4-(4-fluoro-2-methyl-phenyl)-6-(2-hydroxymethyl-pyrrolidin-1-yl)-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (R)-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[4-(2,4-dichloro-phenyl)-6-(2-hydroxymethyl-pyrrolidin-1-yl)-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (R)-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[4-(3,4-dichloro-phenyl)-6-(2-hydroxymethyl-pyrrolidin-1-yl)-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (2R,4R)-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[4-(2-chloro-phenyl)-6-(4-hydroxy-2-hydroxymethyl-pyrrolidin-1-yl)-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (2S,4R)-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[4-(2-chloro-phenyl)-6-(4-hydroxy-2-hydroxymethyl-pyrrolidin-1-yl)-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide, and    (S)-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[4-(4-fluoro-2-methyl-phenyl)-6-(3-hydroxy-pyrrolidin-1-yl)-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide.    
     
     
         19 . A composition comprising a compound of  claim 18  and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.  
     
     
         20 . A compound selected from the group consisting of 
 (RS)-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[4-(4-fluoro-2-methyl-phenyl)-6-(3-hydroxy-pyrrolidin-1-yl)-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (2S,4R)-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[4-(2-bromo-phenyl)-6-(4-hydroxy-2-hydroxymethyl-pyrrolidin-1-yl)-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (2R,3S)-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[4-(2-bromo-phenyl)-6-(3-hydroxy-2-hydroxymethyl-pyrrolidin-1-yl)-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (2S,4R)-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[4-(3,4-dichloro-phenyl)-6-(4-hydroxy-2-hydroxymethyl-pyrrolidin-1-yl)-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (2S,4R)-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[4-(2,4-dichloro-phenyl)-6-(4-hydroxy-2-hydroxymethyl-pyrrolidin-1-yl)-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (2R,3S)-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[4-(2,4-dichloro-phenyl)-6-(3-hydroxy-2-hydroxymethyl-pyrrolidin-1-yl)-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (2R,3S)-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[4-(2-chloro-phenyl)-6-(3-hydroxy-2-hydroxymethyl-pyrrolidin-1-yl)-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (2R,4S)-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[4-(2-chloro-phenyl)-6-(4-hydroxy-2-hydroxymethyl-pyrrolidin-1-yl)-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (2S,4S)-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[4-(2-chloro-phenyl)-6-(4-hydroxy-2-hydroxymethyl-pyrrolidin-1-yl)-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (2R,3S)-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[4-(4-fluoro-2-methyl-phenyl)-6-(3-hydroxy-2-hydroxymethyl-pyrrolidin-1-yl)-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (2R,3R)-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[4-(4-fluoro-2-methyl-phenyl)-6-(3-hydroxy-2-hydroxymethyl-pyrrolidin-1-yl)-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (2S,4R)-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[4-(4-fluoro-2-methyl-phenyl)-6-(4-hydroxy-2-hydroxymethyl-pyrrolidin-1-yl)-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (S)-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-{4-(4-fluoro-2-methyl-phenyl)-6-[2-(1-hydroxy-1-methyl-ethyl)-pyrrolidin-1-yl]-pyridin-3-yl}-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (S)-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[4-(4-fluoro-2-methyl-phenyl)-6-(2-hydroxymethyl-pyrrolidin-1-yl)-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (S)-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[4-(5-fluoro-2-methyl-phenyl)-6-(2-hydroxymethyl-pyrrolidin-1-yl)-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (S)-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[4-(3-fluoro-2-methyl-phenyl)-6-(2-hydroxymethyl-pyrrolidin-1-yl)-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (R)-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[6-(2-hydroxymethyl-pyrrolidin-1-yl)-4-o-tolyl-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (RS)-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[4-(2-chloro-phenyl)-6-(3-hydroxymethyl-pyrrolidin-1-yl)-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (3S,4S)-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[4-(2-chloro-phenyl)-6-(3,4-dihydroxy-pyrrolidin-1-yl)-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (3S,4S)-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[6-(3,4-dihydroxy-pyrrolidin-1-yl)-4-o-tolyl-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (3R,4S)-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[6-(3,4-dihydroxy-pyrrolidin-1-yl)-4-o-tolyl-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (2R,5S)-N-[6-(2,5-bis-hydroxymethyl-pyrrolidin-1-yl)-4-(4-fluoro-2-methyl-phenyl)-pyridin-3-yl]-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (2S,5S)-N-[6-(2,5-bis-hydroxymethyl-pyrrolidin-1-yl)-4-(4-fluoro-2-methyl-phenyl)-pyridin-3-yl]-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (2R,5R)-N-[6-(2,5-bis-hydroxymethyl-pyrrolidin-1-yl)-4-(4-fluoro-2-methyl-phenyl)-pyridin-3-yl]-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (2S,4R)-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[6-(4-hydroxy-2-hydroxymethyl-pyrrolidin-1-yl)-4-p-tolyl-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (2S,4R)-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[6-(4-hydroxy-2-hydroxymethyl-pyrrolidin-1-yl)-4-phenyl-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (2S,4R)-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[4-(4-fluoro-phenyl)-6-(4-hydroxy-2-hydroxymethyl-pyrrolidin-1-yl)-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (2S,4R)-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[4-(4-chloro-phenyl)-6-(4-hydroxy-2-hydroxymethyl-pyrrolidin-1-yl)-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (2S,4R)-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[4-(4-dimethylamino-phenyl)-6-(4-hydroxy-2-hydroxymethyl-pyrrolidin-1-yl)-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (2S,4R)-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[4-(3-bromo-phenyl)-6-(4-hydroxy-2-hydroxymethyl-pyrrolidin-1-yl)-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (2S,4R)-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[4-(3-chloro-phenyl)-6-(4-hydroxy-2-hydroxymethyl-pyrrolidin-1-yl)-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (2S,4R)-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[4-(3-fluoro-phenyl)-6-(4-hydroxy-2-hydroxymethyl-pyrrolidin-1-yl)-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (2S,4R)-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[4-(3,5-difluoro-phenyl)-6-(4-hydroxy-2-hydroxymethyl-pyrrolidin-1-yl)-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (2S,4R)-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[4-(3,4-difluoro-phenyl)-6-(4-hydroxy-2-hydroxymethyl-pyrrolidin-1-yl)-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (2S,4R)-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[4-(3-fluoro-4-methyl-phenyl)-6-(4-hydroxy-2-hydroxymethyl-pyrrolidin-1-yl)-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (2S,4R)-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[4-(4-fluoro-3-methyl-phenyl)-6-(4-hydroxy-2-hydroxymethyl-pyrrolidin-1-yl)-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (2S,4R)-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[4-(3-chloro-4-fluoro-phenyl)-6-(4-hydroxy-2-hydroxymethyl-pyrrolidin-1-yl)-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (2S,4R)-N-[4-(2-amino-phenyl)-6-(4-hydroxy-2-hydroxymethyl-pyrrolidin-1-yl)-pyridin-3-yl]-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (2S,4R)-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[6-(4-hydroxy-2-hydroxymethyl-pyrrolidin-1-yl)-4-(2-methoxy-phenyl)-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (2S,4R)-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[6-(4-hydroxy-2-hydroxymethyl-pyrrolidin-1-yl)-4-(2-hydroxy-phenyl)-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (2S,4R)-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[6-(4-hydroxy-2-hydroxymethyl-pyrrolidin-1-yl)-4-o-tolyl-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (2S,4R)-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[6-(4-hydroxy-2-hydroxymethyl-pyrrolidin-1-yl)-4-(2-methylsulfanyl-phenyl)-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (2S,4R)-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[6-(4-hydroxy-2-hydroxymethyl-pyrrolidin-1-yl)-4-(2-methanesulfonyl-phenyl)-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (2S,4R)-2-[5-{[2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-2-methyl-propionyl]-methyl-amino}-2-(4-hydroxy-2-hydroxymethyl-pyrrolidin-1-yl)-pyridin-4-yl]-benzamide,    (2S,4R)-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[4-(2,4-difluoro-phenyl)-6-(4-hydroxy-2-hydroxymethyl-pyrrolidin-1-yl)-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (2S,4R)-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[4-(2-chloro-4-fluoro-phenyl)-6-(4-hydroxy-2-hydroxymethyl-pyrrolidin-1-yl)-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (2S,4R)-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[4-(4-fluoro-2-formyl-phenyl)-6-(4-hydroxy-2-hydroxymethyl-pyrrolidin-1-yl)-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (2S,4R)-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[4-(4-fluoro-2-hydroxymethyl-phenyl)-6-(4-hydroxy-2-hydroxymethyl-pyrrol idin-1-yl)-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (2S,4R)-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[4-(2-formyl-phenyl)-6-(4-hydroxy-2-hydroxymethyl-pyrrolidin-1-yl)-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (2S,4R)-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[6-(4-hydroxy-2-hydroxymethyl-pyrrolidin-1-yl)-4-(2-hydroxymethyl-phenyl)-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (2S,4R)-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[4-(2,5-dichloro-phenyl)-6-(4-hydroxy-2-hydroxymethyl-pyrrolidin-1-yl)-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (2S,4R)-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[4-(5-fluoro-2-methyl-phenyl)-6-(4-hydroxy-2-hydroxymethyl-pyrrolidin-1-yl)-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (2S,4R)-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[4-(3-fluoro-2-methyl-phenyl)-6-(4-hydroxy-2-hydroxymethyl-pyrrolidin-1-yl)-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (2S,4R)-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[4-(2,3-dichloro-phenyl)-6-(4-hydroxy-2-hydroxymethyl-pyrrolidin-1-yl)-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (2S,4S)-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[4-(2-chloro-4-fluoro-phenyl)-6-(4-hydroxy-2-hydroxymethyl-pyrrolidin-1-yl)-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (2S,4S)-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[4-(2,4-dichloro-phenyl)-6-(4-hydroxy-2-hydroxymethyl-pyrrolidin-1-yl)-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (2S,4S)-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[4-(2,4-difluoro-phenyl)-6-(4-hydroxy-2-hydroxymethyl-pyrrolidin-1-yl)-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (2S,4S)-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[4-(4-fluoro-2-methyl-phenyl)-6-(4-hydroxy-2-hydroxymethyl-pyrrolidin-1-yl)-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (2S,4S)-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[4-(4-fluoro-2-formyl-phenyl)-6-(4-hydroxy-2-hydroxymethyl-pyrrolidin-1-yl)-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide, and    (2S,4S)-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[4-(4-fluoro-2-hydroxymethyl-phenyl)-6-(4-hydroxy-2-hydroxymethyl-pyrrolidin-1-yl)-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide.    
     
     
         21 . A composition comprising a compound of  claim 20  and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.  
     
     
         22 . A compound selected from the group consisting of 
 (2S,4S)-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[6-(4-hydroxy-2-hydroxymethyl-pyrrolidin-1-yl)-4-o-tolyl-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (2S,4S)-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[4-(2-fluoro-phenyl)-6-(4-hydroxy-2-hydroxymethyl-pyrrolidin-1-yl)-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (2S,4S)-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[6-(4-hydroxy-2-hydroxymethyl-pyrrolidin-1-yl)-4-(2-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (2S,4S)-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[6-(4-hydroxy-2-hydroxymethyl-pyrrolidin-1-yl)-4-(2-methoxy-phenyl)-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (2S,4S)-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[4-(2-cyano-phenyl)-6-(4-hydroxy-2-hydroxymethyl-pyrrolidin-1-yl)-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (2S,4S)-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[4-(2-bromo-phenyl)-6-(4-hydroxy-2-hydroxymethyl-pyrrolidin-1-yl)-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (2S,4S)-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[6-(4-hydroxy- 2 -hydroxymethyl-pyrrolidin-1-yl)-4-phenyl-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (2S,4S)-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[4-(4-fluoro-3-methyl-phenyl)-6-(4-hydroxy-2-hydroxymethyl-pyrrolidin-1-yl)-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (2S,4S)-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[4-(3-fluoro-2-methyl-phenyl)-6-(4-hydroxy-2-hydroxymethyl-pyrrolidin-1-yl)-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (2S,4S)-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[4-(5-fluoro-2-methyl-phenyl)-6-(4-hydroxy-2-hydroxymethyl-pyrrolidin-1-yl)-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (2S,4S)-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[4-(3-fluoro-phenyl)-6-(4-hydroxy-2-hydroxymethyl-pyrrolidin-1-yl)-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (2S,4S)-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[4-(3,4-dichloro-phenyl)-6-(4-hydroxy-2-hydroxymethyl-pyrrolidin-1-yl)-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (2S,4S)-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[4-(2,3-dichloro-phenyl)-6-(4-hydroxy-2-hydroxymethyl-pyrrolidin-1-yl)-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (2R,4R)-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[6-(4-hydroxy-2-hydroxymethyl-pyrrolidin-1-yl)-4-o-tolyl-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (2R,4R)-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[4-(4-fluoro-2-methyl-phenyl)-6-(4-hydroxy-2-hydroxymethyl-pyrrolidin-1-yl)-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (2R,4S)-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[4-(4-fluoro-2-methyl-phenyl)-6-(4-hydroxy-2-hydroxymethyl-pyrrol idin-1-yl)-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (2R,4S)-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[6-(4-hydroxy-2-hydroxymethyl-pyrrolidin-1-yl)-4-o-tolyl-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (2R,3S)-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[6-(3-hydroxy-2-hydroxymethyl-pyrrolidin-1-yl)-4-o-tolyl-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (2R,3S)-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[6-(3-hydroxy-2-hydroxymethyl-pyrrolidin-1-yl)-4-(2-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (2R,3S)-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[6-(3-hydroxy-2-hydroxymethyl-pyrrolidin-1-yl)-4-(2-methoxy-phenyl)-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (2R,3S)-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[4-(2-fluoro-phenyl)-6-(3-hydroxy-2-hydroxymethyl-pyrrolidin-1-yl)-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (2R,3S)-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[6-(3-hydroxy-2-hydroxymethyl-pyrrolidin-1-yl)-4-phenyl-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (2R,3S)-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[4-(4-fluoro-phenyl)-6-(3-hydroxy-2-hydroxymethyl-pyrrolidin-1-yl)-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (2R,3S)-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[6-(3-hydroxy-2-hydroxymethyl-pyrrolidin-1-yl)-4-p-tolyl-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (2R,3S)-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[4-(3,4-dichloro-phenyl)-6-(3-hydroxy-2-hydroxymethyl-pyrrol idin-1-yl)-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (2R,3S)-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[4-(3-chloro-phenyl)-6-(3-hydroxy-2-hydroxymethyl-pyrrolidin-1-yl)-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (2R,3S)-2-(3,5-,bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[4-(2,5-dichloro-phenyl)-6-(3-hydroxy-2-hydroxymethyl-pyrrolidin-1-yl)-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (2R,3S)-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[4-(2,3-dichloro-phenyl)-6-(3-hydroxy-2-hydroxymethyl-pyrrolidin-1-yl)-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (2R,3S)-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[4-(2-chloro-4-fluoro-phenyl)-6-(3-hydroxy-2-hydroxymethyl-pyrrolidin-1-yl)-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (2R,3S)-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[4-(4-fluoro-2-formyl-phenyl)-6-(3-hydroxy-2-hydroxymethyl-pyrrolidin-1-yl)-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (2R,3S)-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[4-(4-fluoro-2-hydroxymethyl-phenyl)-6-(3-hydroxy-2-hydroxymethyl-pyrrolidin-1-yl)-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (2R,3S)-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[4-(3-fluoro-2-methyl-phenyl)-6-(3-hydroxy-2-hydroxymethyl-pyrrolidin-1-yl)-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (2R,3S)-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[4-(5-fluoro-2-methyl-phenyl)-6-(3-hydroxy-2-hydroxymethyl-pyrrolidin-1-yl)-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (2R,3S)-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[4-(2,5-difluoro-phenyl)-6-(3-hydroxy-2-hydroxymethyl-pyrrolidin-1-yl)-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (S)-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[6-(2-hydroxymethyl-pyrrolidin-1-yl)-4-o-tolyl-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (S)-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[6-(2-hydroxymethyl-pyrrolidin-1-yl)-4-(2-methoxy-phenyl)-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (S)-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[4-(2-bromo-phenyl)-6-(2-hydroxymethyl-pyrrolidin-1-yl)-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (S)-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[4-(2-fluoro-phenyl)-6-(2-hydroxymethyl-pyrrolidin-1-yl)-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (S)-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[4-(2,4-dichloro-phenyl)-6-(2-hydroxymethyl-pyrrolidin-1-yl)-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (S)-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[4-(2,5-dichloro-phenyl)-6-(2-hydroxymethyl-pyrrolidin-1-yl)-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (S)-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[4-(2,3-dichloro-phenyl)-6-(2-hydroxymethyl-pyrrolidin-1-yl)-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (S)-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[4-(3,4-dichloro-phenyl)-6-(2-hydroxymethyl-pyrrolidin-1-yl)-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (S)-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[4-(4-chloro-phenyl)-6-(2-hydroxymethyl-pyrrolidin-1-yl)-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (S)-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[4-(4-fluoro-phenyl)-6-(2-hydroxymethyl-pyrrolidin-1-yl)-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (S)-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[6-(2-hydroxymethyl-pyrrolidin-1-yl)-4-phenyl-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (3R,5S)-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[4′-(4-fluoro-2-methyl-phenyl)-3,5-dihydroxy-3,4,5,6-tetrahydro-2H-[1,2′]bipyridinyl-5′-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (3S,5S)-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[4′-(2-chloro-phenyl)-3,5-dihydroxy-3,4,5,6-tetrahydro-2H-[1,2′]bipyridinyl-5′-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[4′-(4-fluoro-2-methyl-phenyl)-4-hydroxymethyl-3,4,5,6-tetrahydro-2H-[1,2′]bipyridinyl-5′-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (RS)-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[4-(4-fluoro-2-methyl-phenyl)-6-(3-hydroxymethyl-pyrrolidin-1-yl)-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (S)-2-(3,5-dimethoxy-phenyl)-N-[6-(2-hydroxymethyl-pyrrolidin-1-yl)-4-o-tolyl-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (2S,4R)-2-(3,5-dimethoxy-phenyl)-N-[6-(4-hydroxy-2-hydroxymethyl-pyrrolidin-1-yl)-4-o-tolyl-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (S)-2-(3,5-dimethoxy-phenyl)-N-[4-(4-fluoro-2-methyl-phenyl)-6-(2-hydroxymethyl-pyrrolidin-1-yl)-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (2S,4R)-2-(3,5-dimethoxy-phenyl)-N-[4-(4-fluoro-2-methyl-phenyl)-6-(4-hydroxy-2-hydroxymethyl-pyrrolidin-1-yl)-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (2S,4R)-N-[4-(2-chloro-phenyl)-6-(4-hydroxy-2-hydroxymethyl-pyrrolidin-1-yl)-pyridin-3-yl]-2-(3,5-dimethoxy-phenyl)-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (2S,4R)-2-(3,5-bis-difluoromethoxy-phenyl)-N-[6-(4-hydroxy-2-hydroxymethyl-pyrrolidin-1-yl)-4-o-tolyl-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (S)-2-(3,5-bis-difluoromethoxy-phenyl)-N-[4-(4-fluoro-2-methyl-phenyl)-6-(2-hydroxymethyl-pyrrolidin-1-yl)-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (2S,4R)-2-(3,5-bis-difluoromethoxy-phenyl)-N-[4-(2-chloro-phenyl)-6-(4-hydroxy-2-hydroxymethyl-pyrrolidin-1-yl)-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (S)-2-(3,5-bis-difluoromethoxy-phenyl)-N-[4-(2-chloro-phenyl)-6-(2-hydroxymethyl-pyrrolidin-1-yl)-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (2S,4R)-2-(3,5-bis-difluoromethoxy-phenyl)-N-[4-(4-fluoro-2-methyl-phenyl)-6-(4-hydroxy-2-hydroxymethyl-pyrrolidin-1-yl)-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (2S,4R)-N-[6-(4-hydroxy-2-hydroxymethyl-pyrrolidin-1-yl)-4-o-tolyl-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-2-(3-trifluoromethoxy-phenyl)-isobutyramide and    (2S,4R)-N-[4-(4-fluoro-2-methyl-phenyl)-6-(4-hydroxy-2-hydroxymethyl-pyrrolidin-1-yl)-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-2-(3-trifluoromethoxy-phenyl)-isobutyramide.    
     
     
         23 . A composition comprising a compound of  claim 22  and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.  
     
     
         24 . A compound selected from the group consisting of 
 (2S,4S)-N-[6-(4-acetylamino-2-hydroxymethyl-pyrrolidin-1-yl)-4-(2-chloro-phenyl)-pyridin-3-yl]-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (S)-N-[6-(3-acetylamino-pyrrolidin-1-yl)-4-(2-chloro-phenyl)-pyridin-3-yl]-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (R)-N-[6-(3-acetylamino-pyrrolidin-1-yl)-4-(2-chloro-phenyl)-pyridin-3-yl]-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (RS)-N-[6-[3-(acetyl-ethyl-amino)-pyrrolidin-1-yl]-4-(2-chloro-phenyl)-pyridin-3-yl]-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (S)-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[4-(2-chloro-phenyl)-6-(-2-pyrrolidin-1-ylmethyl-pyrrolidin-1-yl)-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (S)-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[4-(2-chloro-phenyl)-6-(3-dimethylamino-pyrrolidin-1-yl)-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (RS)-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[4-(2-chloro-phenyl)-6-(3-methanesulfonyl-pyrrolidin-1-yl)-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (S)-N-[6-(3-acetylamino-pyrrolidin-1-yl)-4-(4-fluoro-2-methyl-phenyl)-pyridin-3-yl]-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (R)-N-[6-(3-acetylamino-pyrrolidin-1-yl)-4-(4-fluoro-2-methyl-phenyl)-pyridin-3-yl]-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (R)-N-[6-[3-(acetyl-methyl-amino)-pyrrolidin-1-yl]-4-(4-fluoro-2-methyl-phenyl)-pyridin-3-yl]-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (R)-N-[6-[3-(acetyl-ethyl-amino)-pyrrolidin-1-yl]-4-(4-fluoro-2-methyl-phenyl)-pyridin-3-yl]-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (S)-N-[6-(3-amino-pyrrolidin-1-yl)-4-(4-fluoro-2-methyl-phenyl)-pyridin-3-yl]-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (S)-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[4-(4-fluoro-2-methyl-phenyl)-6-(3-methanesulfonylamino-pyrrolidin-1-yl)-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (S)-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-{4-(4-fluoro-2-methyl-phenyl)-6-[3-(methanesulfonyl-methyl-amino)-pyrrolidin-1-yl]-pyridin-3-yl}-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (S)-(2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[6-[3-(ethyl-methanesulfonyl-amino)-pyrrolidin-1-yl]-4-(4-fluoro-2-methyl-phenyl)-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (S)-N-[6-[3-(acetyl-methyl-amino)-pyrrolidin-1-yl]-4-(4-fluoro-2-methyl-phenyl)-pyridin-3-yl]-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (S)-N-[6-[3-(acetyl-ethyl-amino)-pyrrolidin-1-yl]-4-(4-fluoro-2-methyl-phenyl)-pyridin-3-yl]-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[4-(4-fluoro-2-methyl-phenyl)-6-(3-oxo-pyrrolidin-1-yl)-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (S)-N-[6-(3-acetylamino-pyrrolidin-1-yl)-4-(2-bromo-phenyl)-pyridin-3-yl]-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (S)-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[6-(2-hydroxymethyl-4-oxo-pyrrolidin-1-yl)-4-o-tolyl-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (S)-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[4-(4-fluoro-2-methyl-phenyl)-6-(2-hydroxymethyl-4-oxo-pyrrolidin-1-yl)-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (2S,4S)-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[6-(4-fluoro-2-hydroxymethyl-pyrrolidin-1-yl)-4-o-tolyl-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (2S,4S)-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[6-(4-fluoro-2-hydroxymethyl-pyrrolidin-1-yl)-4-(4-fluoro-2-methyl-phenyl)-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (S)-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[6-(4,4-difluoro-2-hydroxymethyl-pyrrolidin-1-yl)-4-o-tolyl-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (S)-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[6-(4,4-difluoro-2-hydroxymethyl-pyrrolidin-1-yl)-4-(4-fluoro-2-methyl-phenyl)-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (2S,4R)-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[6-(4-fluoro-2-hydroxymethyl-pyrrolidin-1-yl)-4-o-tolyl-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (S)-N-[6-[2-(acetylamino-methyl)-pyrrolidin-1-yl]-4-(4-fluoro-2-methyl-phenyl)-pyridin-3-yl]-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (S)-dimethyl-carbamic acid 1-[5-{[2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-2-methyl-propionyl]-methyl-amino}-4-(4-fluoro-2-methyl-phenyl)-pyridin-2-yl]-pyrrolidin-2-ylmethyl ester,    (RS)-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[4′-(2-chloro-phenyl)-3-hydroxy-3,4,5,6-tetrahydro-2H-[1,2′]bipyridinyl-5′-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[4′-(2-chloro-phenyl)-4-hydroxy-3,4,5,6-tetrahydro-2H-[1,2′]bipyridinyl-5′-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[4′-(2-chloro-phenyl)-4-hydroxymethyl-3,4,5,6-tetrahydro-2H-[1,2′]bipyridinyl-5′-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (RS)-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[4′-(2-chloro-phenyl)-2-(2-hydroxy-ethyl)-3,4,5,6-tetrahydro-2H-[1,2′]bipyridinyl-5′-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[4-(2-chloro-phenyl)-6-(3-hydroxy-azetidin-1-yl)-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    N-[4-amino-4′-(2-chloro-phenyl)-3,4,5,6-tetrahydro-2H-[1,2′]bipyridinyl-5′-yl]-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[4′-(2-chloro-phenyl)-4-methanesulfonylamino-3,4,5,6-tetrahydro-2H-[1,2′]bipyridinyl-5′-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    N-[4-acetylamino-4′-(4-fluoro-2-methyl-phenyl)-3,4,5,6-tetrahydro-2H-[1,2′]bipyridinyl-5′-yl]-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (RS)-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[4′-(2-chloro-phenyl)-2-hydroxymethyl-3,4,5,6-tetrahydro-2H-[1,2′]bipyridinyl-5′-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide, and    (R)-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[4′-(2-chloro-phenyl)-2-hydroxymethyl-3,4,5,6-tetrahydro-2H-[1,2′]bipyridinyl-5′-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (S)-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[4′-(2-chloro-phenyl)-2-hydroxymethyl-3,4,5,6-tetrahydro-2H-[1,2′]bipyridinyl-5′-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[4-(4-fluoro-2-methyl-phenyl)-6-(3-hydroxy-azetidin-1-yl)-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[6-(3-hydroxy-azetidin-1-yl)-4-o-tolyl-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-(4-hydroxymethyl-4′-o-tolyl-3,4,5,6-tetrahydro-2H-[1,2′]bipyridinyl-5′-yl)-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (3R,5R)-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-(3,5-dihydroxy-4′-o-tolyl-3,4,5,6-tetrahydro-2H-[1,2′]bipyridinyl-5′-yl)-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (3R,5R)-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[4′-(2-chloro-phenyl)-3,5-dihydroxy-3,4,5,6-tetrahydro-2H-[1,2′]bipyridinyl-5′-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (3S,5R)-5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[4′-(2-chloro-phenyl)-3,5-dihydroxy-3,4,5,6-tetrahydro-2H-[1,2′]bipyridinyl-5′-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (3RS,4SR)-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-(3,4-dihydroxy-4′-o-tolyl-3,4,5,6-tetrahydro-2H-[1,2′]bipyridinyl-5′-yl)-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (3RS,4RS)-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-(3,4-dihydroxy-4′-o-tolyl-3,4,5,6-tetrahydro-2H-[1,2′]bipyridinyl-5′-yl)-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (3RS,4SR)-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[4′-(2-chloro-phenyl)-3,4-dihydroxy-3,4,5,6-tetrahydro-2H-[1,2′]bipyridinyl-5′-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (3RS,4RS)-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[4′-(2-chloro-phenyl)-3,4-dihydroxy-3,4,5,6-tetrahydro-2H-[1,2′]bipyridinyl-5′-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (2RS,4SR)-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[4′-(2-chloro-phenyl)-4-hydroxy-2-hydroxymethyl-3,4,5,6-tetrahydro-2H-[1,2′]bipyridinyl-5′-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (2RS,4SR)-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-(4-hydroxy-2-hydroxymethyl-4′-o-tolyl-3,4,5,6-tetrahydro-2H-[1,2′]bipyridinyl-5′-yl)-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (3RS,4SR)-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-(4-hydroxy-3-hydroxymethyl-4′-o-tolyl-3,4,5,6-tetrahydro-2H-[1,2′]bipyridinyl-5′-yl)-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (3RS,4RS)-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-(4-hydroxy-3-hydroxymethyl-4′-o-tolyl-3,4,5,6-tetrahydro-2H-[1,2′]bipyridinyl-5′-yl)-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (3RS,4SR)-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[4′-(2-chloro-phenyl)-4-hydroxy-3-hydroxymethyl-3,4,5,6-tetrahydro-2H-[1,2′]bipyridinyl-5′-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (3RS,4RS)-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[4′-(2-chloro-phenyl)-4-hydroxy-3-hydroxymethyl-3,4,5,6-tetrahydro-2H-[1,2′]bipyridinyl-5′-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide and    (2RS,3RS)-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[4′-(2-chloro-phenyl)-3-hydroxy-2-hydroxymethyl-3,4,5,6-tetrahydro-2H-[1,2′]bipyridinyl-5′-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide.    
     
     
         25 . A composition comprising a compound of  claim 24  and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.  
     
     
         26 . A compound selected from the group consisting of 
 N-[6-(4-acetyl-piperazin-1-yl)-4-(2-chloro-phenyl)-pyridin-3-yl]-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[4-(2-chloro-phenyl)-6-(4-cyclopropanecarbonyl-piperazin-1-yl)-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    N-[6-(4-acetyl-[1,4]diazepan-1-yl)-4-(2-chloro-phenyl)-pyridin-3-yl]-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[4-(4-fluoro-2-methyl-phenyl)-6-(5-oxo-[1,4]diazepan-1-yl)-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[4-(4-fluoro-2-methyl-phenyl)-6-(3-methanesulfonyl-imidazolidin-1-yl)-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    N-[6-(3-acetyl-imidazolidin-1-yl)-4-(4-fluoro-2-methyl-phenyl)-pyridin-3-yl]-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[6-(4-methanesulfonyl-piperazin-1-yl)-4-o-tolyl-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[4-(2-chloro-phenyl)-6-(4-methanesulfonyl-piperazin-1-yl)-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[4-(3-chloro-2-methyl-phenyl)-6-(4-methanesulfonyl-piperazin-1-yl)-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[4-(3-fluoro-2-methyl-phenyl)-6-(4-methanesulfonyl-piperazin-1-yl)-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[4-(4-fluoro-2-methyl-phenyl)-6-(4-methanesulfonyl-piperazin-1-yl)-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[6-(4-ethanesulfonyl-piperazin-1-yl)-4-(4-fluoro-2-methyl-phenyl)-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[6-(4-chloromethanesulfonyl-piperazin-1-y)-4-(4-fluoro-2-methyl-phenyl)-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[6-(4-dimethylsulfamoyl-piperazin-1-yl)-4-(4-fluoro-2-methyl-phenyl)-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (R)-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[4-(4-fluoro-2-methyl-phenyl)-6-(4-methanesulfonyl-3-methyl-piperazin-1-yl)-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (R)-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[4-(4-fluoro-2-methyl-phenyl)-6-(4-methanesulfonyl-2-methyl-piperazin-1-yl)-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (R)-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[4-(2-chloro-phenyl)-6-(4-methanesulfonyl-2-methyl-piperazin-1-yl)-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (R)-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[6-(4-methanesulfonyl-2-methyl-piperazin-1-yl)-4-o-tolyl-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (S)-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[4-(4-fluoro-2-methyl-phenyl)-6-(4-methanesulfonyl-3-methyl-piperazin-1-yl)-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (S)-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[4-(2-chloro-phenyl)-6-(-4-methanesulfonyl-3-methyl-piperazin-1-yl)-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (S)-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[6-(-4-methanesulfonyl-3-methyl-piperazin-1-yl)-4-o-tolyl-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (S)-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[4-(4-fluoro-2-methyl-phenyl)-6-(4-methanesulfonyl-2-methyl-piperazin-1-yl)-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (2RS,5SR)-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[4-(4-fluoro-2-methyl-phenyl)-6-(4-methanesulfonyl-2,5-dimethyl-piperazin-1-yl)-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (2S,6R)-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[4-(4-fluoro-2-methyl-phenyl)-6-(4-methanesulfonyl-2,6-dimethyl-piperazin-1-yl)-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (3S,5R)-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[4-(4-fluoro-2-methyl-phenyl)-6-(4-methanesulfonyl-3,5-dimethyl-piperazin-1-yl)-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (S)-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[4-(4-fluoro-2-methyl-phenyl)-6-(2-hydroxymethyl-4-methanesulfonyl-piperazin-1-yl)-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (S)-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[4-(4-fluoro-2-methyl-phenyl)-6-(4-formyl-2-hydroxymethyl-piperazin-1-yl)-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (S)-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[6-(4-cyclopropanecarbonyl-2-hydroxymethyl-piperazin-1-yl)-4-(4-fluoro-2-methyl-phenyl)-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (S)-N-[6-(4-acetyl-2-hydroxymethyl-piperazin-1-yl)-4-(4-fluoro-2-methyl-phenyl)-pyridin-3-yl]-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (S)-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[6-(4-ethyl-2-hydroxymethyl-piperazin-1-yl)-4-(4-fluoro-2-methyl-phenyl)-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (S)-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[4-(4-fluoro-2-methyl-phenyl)-6-(3-hydroxymethyl-4-methanesulfonyl-piperazin-1-yl)-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (R)-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[6-(3-hydroxymethyl-4-methanesulfonyl-piperazin-1-yl)-4-o-tolyl-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (R)-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[4-(4-fluoro-2-methyl-phenyl)-6-(3-hydroxymethyl-4-methanesulfonyl-piperazin-1-yl)-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[4-(4-fluoro-2-methyl-phenyl)-6-(4-methanesulfonyl-3,3-dimethyl-piperazin-1-yl)-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[6-(4-methanesulfonyl-3,3-dimethyl-piperazin-1-yl)-4-o-tolyl-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (S)-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[4-(2-hydroxymethyl-phenyl)-6-(-4-methanesulfonyl-3-methyl-piperazin-1-yl)-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[4-(4-fluoro-2-methyl-phenyl)-6-(4-methanesulfonyl-2,2-dimethyl-piperazin-1-yl)-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[6-(4-methanesulfonyl-2,2-dimethyl-piperazin-1-yl)-4-o-tolyl-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    2-(3,5-bis-difluoromethoxy-phenyl)-N-[4-(2-chloro-phenyl)-6-piperazin-1-yl-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    2-(3,5-bis-difluoromethoxy-phenyl)-N-[4-(4-fluoro-2-methyl-phenyl)-6-piperazin-1-yl-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    2-(3,5-bis-difluoromethoxy-phenyl)-N-[4-(2-chloro-phenyl)-6-(4-methanesulfonyl-piperazin-1-yl)-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    2-(3,5-bis-difluoromethoxy-phenyl)-N-[4-(4-fluoro-2-methyl-phenyl)-6-(4-methanesulfonyl-piperazin-1-yl)-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    2-(3,5-bis-difluoromethoxy-phenyl)-N-methyl-N-(6-piperazin-1-yl-4-o-tolyl-pyridin-3-yl)-isobutyramide, and    2-(3,5-bis-difluoromethoxy-phenyl)-N-[6-(4-methanesulfonyl-piperazin-1-yl)-4-o-tolyl-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide.    
     
     
         27 . A composition comprising a compound of  claim 26  and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.  
     
     
         28 . A compound selected from the group consisting of 
 (R)-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[4-(4-fluoro-2-methyl-phenyl)-6-(3-hydroxymethyl-morpholin-4-yl)-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (R)-(2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[6-(3-hydroxymethyl-morpholin-4-yl)-4-o-tolyl-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (RS)-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[6-(2-hydroxymethyl-morpholin-4-yl)-4-o-tolyl-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (RS)-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[4-(4-fluoro-2-methyl-phenyl)-6-(4-hydroxymethyl-oxazolidin-3-yl)-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide and    2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[4-(4-fluoro-2-methyl-phenyl)-6-morpholin-4-yl-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide.    
     
     
         29 . A composition comprising a compound of  claim 28  and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.  
     
     
         30 . A compound selected from the group consisting of 
 (RS)-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[4-(4-fluoro-2-methyl-phenyl)-6-(3-hydroxymethyl-1,1-dioxo-lλ 6 -thiomorpholin-4-yl)-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (RS)-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[6-(3-hydroxymethyl-1,1-dioxo-lλ 6 -thiomorpholin-4-yl)-4-o-tolyl-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[4-(4-fluoro-2-methyl-phenyl)-6-thiazolidin-3-yl-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (1RS,4RS)- or (1RS,4SR)-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[4-(4-fluoro-2-methyl-phenyl)-6-(4-hydroxymethyl-1-oxo-lλ 4 -thiazolidin-3-yl)-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (1RS,4SR)- or (1RS,4RS)-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[4-(4-fluoro-2-methyl-phenyl)-6-(4-hydroxymethyl-1-oxo-lλ 4 -thiazolidin-3-yl)-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (RS)-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[4-(4-fluoro-2-methyl-phenyl)-6-(4-hydroxymethyl-1,1-dioxo-lλ 6 -thiazolidin-3-yl)-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (+)-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[6-(3-hydroxymethyl-1,1-dioxo-l□ 6 -thiomorpholin-4-yl)-4-o-tolyl-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (−)-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[6-(3-hydroxymethyl-1,1-dioxo-l□ 6 -thiomorpholin-4-yl)-4-o-tolyl-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    (RS)-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[4-(4-fluoro-2-methyl-phenyl)-6-(1-oxo-lλ 4 -[1,4]thiazepan-4-yl)-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[6-(1,1-dioxo-lλ 6 -[1,4]thiazepan-4-yl)-4-(4-fluoro-2-methyl-phenyl)-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide,    2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[6-(1,1-dioxo-lλ 6 -[1,3]thiazinan-3-yl)-4-(4-fluoro-2-methyl-phenyl)-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide, and    (S)-2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[4-(4-fluoro-2-methyl-phenyl)-6-(2-hydroxymethyl-2,5-dihydro-pyrrol-1-yl)-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide.    
     
     
         31 . A composition comprising a compound of  claim 30  and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.  
     
     
         32 . A compound of formula IH  
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
       
       wherein 
 R 1  is heteroaryl selected from the group consisting of pyridin-2-or 3-yl, imidazolyl and oxazolyl, each of which is unsubstituted or substituted by alkyl, halogen or alkoxy;  
 R 2  and R 3  are each independently hydrogen, halogen, alkyl, alkoxy, OCHF 2 , OCH 2 F, OCF 3  or CF 3 ;  
 R 4  and R 5  are each independently  
  hydrogen,  
  —(CR′R″) l —(CR′R″) l —(CR′R″) a —OH or —(CR′R″) l —(CR′R″) l —(CR′R″) a -alkyl, wherein R′ and R″ on each carbon atom may be the same or different from each other,  
  —C b -alkyl,  
  —C(O)H,  
  —(CH 2 ) d cycloalkyl, unsubstituted or substituted by hydroxy,  
  —(CH 2 ) c NR′R″,  
  —(CH 2 ) c NR′C(O)-alkyl,  
  —(CH 2 ) c NR′S(O) 2 -alkyl,  
  —(CH 2 ) d S(O)-alkyl,  
  —(CH 2 ) d S-alkyl,  
  —(CH 2 ) d S(O) 2 -alkyl;  
  —(CH 2 ) d S(O) 2 —NR′R″ 
 R′ is hydrogen, alkyl, —(CH 2 ) c OH, —C(O)H, —C(O)-alkyl, —C(O)-cycloalkyl, —S(O) 2 -alkyl, —S(O) 2 -halogen-alkyl, —S(O)-alkyl, —S-alkyl or —S(O) 2 —N-di-alkyl,  
 R″ is hydrogen or alkyl; or  
 R 4  and R 5  form together with the N-atom to which they are attached a ring with —(CH 2 ) c —, which is unsubstituted or substituted 
 by one or more substituents selected from the group consisting of alkyl, halogen, CF 3 , —(CR′R″) d OH, ═O, —CHO, and —NR′R″, wherein R′ and R″ are as described above or may form together with the N-atom to which they are attached a ring with —(CH 2 ) e , or  
 by —(CH 2 ) d NR′—C(O)-alkyl, —(CH 2 ) d —C(O)-alkyl, —(CH 2 ) d —C(O)-cycloalkyl, —(CH 2 ) d OC(O)NR′R″, —(CH 2 ) d —S(O) 2 -alkyl, —(CH 2 ) d —S(O)-alkyl, —(CH 2 ) d —S-alkyl, —(CH 2 ) d —S(O) 2 —NR′R″, —(CH 2 ) d -pyrrolidinyl, or —C(O)NR′R″, or with  
 
  —(CH 2 ) c —NR′—(CH 2 ) 2 —, which is unsubstituted or substituted 
 by one or more substituents selected from the group consisting of alkyl, halogen, CF 3 , —(CR′R″) d OH, ═O, —CHO, and —NR′R″, wherein R′ and R″ are as described above or may form together with the N-atom to which they are attached a ring with —(CH 2 ) e , or  
 by —(CH 2 ) d NR′—C(O)-alkyl, —(CH 2 ) d —C(O)-alkyl, —(CH 2 ) d —C(O)-cycloalkyl, —(CH 2 ) d OC(O)NR′R″, —(CH 2 ) d —S(O) 2 -alkyl, —(CH 2 ) d —S(O)-alkyl, —(CH 2 ) d —S-alkyl, —(CH 2 ) d —S(O) 2 —NR′R″, —(CH 2 ) d -pyrrolidinyl or —C(O)NR′R″, or with  
 
  —(CH 2 ) c —O—(CH 2 ) 2 —, which is unsubstituted or substituted 
 by one or more substituents selected from the group consisting of alkyl, halogen, CF 3 , —(CR′R″) d OH, ═O, —CHO, and —NR′R″, wherein R′ and R″ are as described above or may form together with the N-atom to which they are attached a ring with —(CH 2 ) e , or  
 by —(CH 2 ) d NR′—C(O)-alkyl, —(CH 2 ) d —C(O)-alkyl, —(CH 2 ) d —C(O)-cycloalkyl, —(CH 2 ) d OC(O)NR′R″, —(CH 2 ) d —S(O) 2 -alkyl, —(CH 2 ) d —S(O)-alkyl, —(CH 2 ) d —S-alkyl, —(CH 2 ) d —S(O) 2 —NR′R″, —(CH 2 ) d -pyrrolidinyl or —C(O)NR′R″, or with  
 
  —(CH 2 ) c —S(O) f —(CH 2 ) c —, which is unsubstituted or substituted 
 by one or more substituents selected from the group consisting of alkyl, halogen, CF 3 , —(CR′R″) d OH, ═O, —CHO, and —NR′R″, wherein R′ and R″ are as described above or may form together with the N-atom to which they are attached a ring with —(CH 2 ) e , or  
 by —(CH 2 ) d NR′—C(O)-alkyl, —(CH 2 ) d —C(O)-alkyl, —(CH 2 ) d —C(O)-cycloalkyl, —(CH 2 ) d OC(O)NR′R″, —(CH 2 ) d —S(O) 2 -alkyl, —(CH 2 ) d —S(O)-alkyl, —(CH 2 ) d —S-alkyl, —(CH 2 ) d —S(O) 2 —NR′R″, —(CH 2 ) d -pyrrolidinyl or —C(O)NR′R″, or with  
 
  —CH 2 CH═CH—CH 2 —, which is unsubstituted or substituted 
 by one or more substituents selected from the group consisting of alkyl, halogen, CF 3 , —(CR′R″) d OH, ═O, —CHO, and —NR′R″, wherein R′ and R″ are as described above or may form together with the N-atom to which they are attached a ring with —(CH 2 ) e , or  
 by —(CH 2 ) d NR′—C(O)-alkyl, —(CH 2 ) d —C(O)-alkyl, —(CH 2 ) d —C(O)-cycloalkyl, —(CH 2 ) d OC(O)NR′R″, —(CH 2 ) d —S(O) 2 -alkyl, —(CH 2 ) d —S(O)-alkyl, —(CH 2 ) d —S-alkyl, —(CH 2 ) d —S(O) 2 —NR′R″, —(CH 2 ) d -pyrrolidinyl or —C(O)NR′R″; or with  
 
  —(CH 2 ) 2 —S(O) 2 N(CH 3 )—CH 2 , or with  
  —S(O)—O—(CH 2 ) 2,3 —;  
 or —NR 4 R 5  is  
                     
 a is 0 or 1;  
 b is 1 or 2;  
 c is 1, 2, or 3;  
 d is 0, 1, 2, or 3;  
 e is 3, 4, or 5;  
 f is 0, 1, or 2;  
 or a pharmaceutically active acid-addition salt thereof.  
 
     
     
         33 . A composition comprising a compound of  claim 32  and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.  
     
     
         34 . A compound of formula IJ,  
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
       
       wherein 
 R 1  is aryl, unsubstituted or substituted by one or more substituents selected from the group consisting of alkyl, alkoxy, halogen, —(CH 2 ) d OH, —C(O)H, CF 3 , CN, S-alkyl, —S(O) b -alkyl, —C(O)NR′R″, —NR′R″, —NR′C(O)-alkyl, and —NR′S(O) 2 -alkyl,  
  or is heteroaryl, selected from the group, consisting of pyridin-2-or 3-yl, imidazolyl and oxazolyl, each of which is unsubstituted or substituted by alkyl, halogen or alkoxy;  
 R 2  and R 3  are each independently hydrogen, halogen, alkyl, alkoxy, OCHF 2 , OCH 2 F, OCF 3  or CF 3 ;  
 —NR 4 R 5  are  
                     
 R′ is hydrogen, alkyl, —(CH 2 ) d OH, —C(O)H, —C(O)-alkyl, —C(O)-cycloalkyl, —S(O) 2 -alkyl, —S(O) 2 -halogen-alkyl, —S(O)-alkyl, —S-alkyl or —S(O) 2 —N-di-alkyl,  
 R″ is hydrogen or alkyl;  
 b is 1 or 2;  
 d is 0, 1, 2, or 3; and  
 f is 0, 1, or 2;  
 or a pharmaceutically active acid-addition salt thereof.  
 
     
     
         35 . A composition comprising a compound of  claim 34  and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.  
     
     
         36 . A process for preparing a compound of formula I  
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
       
       wherein 
 R 1  is aryl, unsubstituted or substituted by one or more substituents selected from the group consisting of alkyl, alkoxy, halogen, —(CH 2 ) d OH, —C(O)H, CF 3 , CN,  
  S-alkyl, —S(O) b -alkyl, —C(O)NR′R″, —NR′R″, —NR′C(O)-alkyl, and —NR′S(O) 2 -alkyl, or  
  is heteroaryl, selected from the group consisting of pyridin-2-or 3-yl, imidazolyl and oxazolyl, each of which is unsubstituted or substituted by alkyl, halogen or alkoxy;  
 R 2  and R 3  are each independently hydrogen, halogen, alkyl, alkoxy, OCHF 2 , OCH 2 F, OCF 3  or CF 3 ;  
 R 4  and R 5  are each independently  
  hydrogen,  
  —(CR′R″) l —(CR′R″) l —(CR′R″) a —OH or —(CR′R″) l —(CR′R″) l —(CR′R″) a -alkyl, wherein R′ and R″ on each carbon atom may be the same or different from each other,  
  —C b -alkyl,  
  —C(O)H,  
  —(CH 2 ) d cycloalkyl, unsubstituted or substituted by hydroxy,  
  —(CH 2 ) c NR′R″,  
  —(CH 2 ) c NR′C(O)-alkyl,  
  —(CH 2 ) c NR′S(O) 2 -alkyl,  
  —(CH 2 ) d S(O)-alkyl,  
  —(CH 2 ) d S-alkyl,  
  —(CH 2 ) d S(O) 2 -alkyl, or  
  —(CH 2 ) d S(O) 2 —NR′R″;  
 R′ is hydrogen, alkyl, —(CH 2 ) c OH, —C(O)H, —C(O)-alkyl, —C(O)-cycloalkyl, —S(O) 2 -alkyl, —S(O) 2 -halogen-alkyl, —S(O)-alkyl, —S-alkyl or —S(O) 2 —N-di-alkyl,  
 R″ is hydrogen or alkyl; or  
 R 4  and R 5  form together with the N-atom to which they are attached a ring  
  with —(CH 2 ) e -, which is unsubstituted or substituted 
 by one or more substituents selected from the group consisting of alkyl, halogen, CF 3 , —(CR′R″) d OH, ═O, —CHO, and —NR′R″, wherein R′ and R″ are as described above or may form together with the N-atom to which they are attached a ring with —(CH 2 ) e , or  
 by —(CH 2 ) d NR′—C(O)-alkyl, —(CH 2 ) d —C(O)-alkyl, —(CH 2 ) d —C(O)-cycloalkyl, —(CH 2 ) d OC(O)NR′R″, —(CH 2 ) d —S(O) 2 -alkyl, —(CH 2 ) d —S(O)-alkyl, —(CH 2 ) d —S-alkyl, —(CH 2 ) d —S(O) 2 —NR′R″, —(CH 2 ) d -pyrrolidinyl, or —C(O)NR′R″, or with  
 
  —(CH 2 ) c —NR′—(CH 2 ) 2 —, which is unsubstituted or substituted 
 by one or more substituents selected from the group consisting of alkyl, halogen, CF 3 , —(CR′R″) d OH, ═O, —CHO, and —NR′R″, wherein R′ and R″ are as described above or may form together with the N-atom to which they are attached a ring with —(CH 2 ) e , or  
 by —(CH 2 ) d NR′—C(O)-alkyl, —(CH 2 ) d —C(O)-alkyl, —(CH 2 ) d —C(O)-cycloalkyl, —(CH 2 ) d OC(O)NR′R″, —(CH 2 ) d —S(O) 2 -alkyl, —(CH 2 ) d —S(O)-alkyl, —(CH 2 ) d —S-alkyl, —(CH 2 ) d —S(O) 2 —NR′R″, —(CH 2 ) d -pyrrolidinyl or —C(O)NR′R″, or with  
 
  —(CH 2 ) c —O—(CH 2 ) 2 —, which is unsubstituted or substituted 
 by one or more substituents selected from the group consisting of alkyl, halogen, CF 3 , —(CR′R″) d OH, ═O, —CHO, and —NR′R″, wherein R′ and R″ are as described above or may form together with the N-atom to which they are attached a ring with —(CH 2 ) e , or  
 by —(CH 2 ) d NR′—C(O)-alkyl, —(CH 2 ) d —C(O)-alkyl, —(CH 2 ) d —C(O)-cycloalkyl, —(CH 2 ) d OC(O)NR′R″, —(CH 2 ) d —S(O) 2 -alkyl, —(CH 2 ) d —S(O)-alkyl, —(CH 2 ) d —S-alkyl, —(CH 2 ) d —S(O) 2 —NR′R″, —(CH 2 ) d -pyrrolidinyl or —C(O)NR′R″, or with  
 
  —(CH 2 ) c —S(O) f —(CH 2 ) c -, which is unsubstituted or substituted 
 by one or more substituents selected from the group consisting of alkyl, halogen, CF 3 , —(CR′R″) d OH, ═O, —CHO, and —NR′R″, wherein R′ and R″ are as described above or may form together with the N-atom to which they are attached a ring with —(CH 2 ) e , or  
 by —(CH 2 ) d NR′—C(O)-alkyl, —(CH 2 ) d —C(O)-alkyl, —(CH 2 ) d —C(O)-cycloalkyl, —(CH 2 ) d OC(O)NR′R″, —(CH 2 ) d —S(O) 2 -alkyl, —(CH 2 ) d —S(O)-alkyl, —(CH 2 ) d —S-alkyl, —(CH 2 ) d —S(O) 2 —NR′R″, —(CH 2 ) d -pyrrolidinyl or —C(O)NR′R″, or with  
 
  —CH 2 CH═CH—CH 2 —, which is unsubstituted or substituted 
 by one or more substituents selected from the group consisting of alkyl, halogen, CF 3 , —(CR′R″) d OH, ═O, —CHO, and —NR′R″, wherein R′ and R″ are as described above or may form together with the N-atom to which they are attached a ring with —(CH 2 ) e , or  
 by —(CH 2 ) d NR′—C(O)-alkyl, —(CH 2 ) d —C(O)-alkyl, —(CH 2 ) d —C(O)-cycloalkyl, —(CH 2 ) d OC(O)NR′R″, —(CH 2 ) d —S(O) 2 -alkyl, —(CH 2 ) d —S(O)-alkyl, —(CH 2 ) d —S-alkyl, —(CH 2 ) d —S(O) 2 —NR′R″, —(CH 2 ) d -pyrrolidinyl or —C(O)NR′R″; or with  
 
  —(CH 2 ) 2 —S(O) 2 N(CH 3 )—CH 2 , or with  
  —S(O)—O—(CH 2 ) 2,3 —;  
 or —NR 4 R 5  is  
                     
 a is 0 or 1;  
 b is 1 or 2;  
 c is 1, 2, or 3;  
 d is 0, 1, 2, or 3;  
 e is 3, 4, or 5; and  
 f is 0, 1, or 2;  
 which process comprises reacting a compound of formula  
                     
  with a compound of formula  
   NHR 4 R 5   III  
  to produce a compound of formula  
                     
  wherein R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , R 4  and R 5  are as defined above.  
 
     
     
         37 . A process for preparing a compound of formula I  
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
       
       wherein 
 R 1  is aryl, unsubstituted or substituted by one or more substituents selected from the group consisting of alkyl, alkoxy, halogen, —(CH 2 ) d OH, —C(O)H, CF 3 , CN,  
  S-alkyl, —S(O) b -alkyl, —C(O)NR′R″, —NR′R″, —NR′C(O)-alkyl, and —NR′S(O) 2 -alkyl, or  
  is heteroaryl, selected from the group consisting of pyridin-2-or 3-yl, imidazolyl and oxazolyl, each of which is unsubstituted or substituted by alkyl, halogen or alkoxy;  
 R 2  and R 3  are each independently hydrogen, halogen, alkyl, alkoxy, OCHF 2 , OCH 2 F, OCF 3  or CF 3 ;  
 R 4  and R 5  are each independently  
  hydrogen,  
  —(CR′R″) l —(CR′R″) l —(CR′R″) a —OH or —(CR′R″) l —(CR′R″) l —(CR′R″) a -alkyl, wherein R′ and R″ on each carbon atom may be the same or different from each other,  
 C b -alkyl,  
  —C(O)H,  
  —(CH 2 ) d cycloalkyl, unsubstituted or substituted by hydroxy,  
  —(CH 2 ) c NR′R″,  
  —(CH 2 ) c NR′C(O)-alkyl,  
  —(CH 2 ) c NR′S(O) 2 -alkyl,  
  —(CH 2 ) d S(O)-alkyl,  
  —(CH 2 ) d S-alkyl,  
  —(CH 2 ) d S(O) 2 -alkyl; or  
  —(CH 2 ) d S(O) 2 —NR′R″;  
 R′ is hydrogen, alkyl, —(CH 2 ) o OH, —C(O)H, —C(O)-alkyl, —C(O)-cycloalkyl, —S(O) 2 -alkyl, —S(O) 2 -halogen-alkyl, —S(O)-alkyl, —S-alkyl or —S(O) 2 —N′-di-alkyl,  
 R″ is hydrogen or alkyl; or  
 R 4  and R 5  form together with the N-atom to which they are attached a ring  
  with —(CH 2 ) e -, which is unsubstituted or substituted 
 by one or more substituents selected from the group consisting of alkyl, halogen, CF 3 , —(CR′R″) d OH, ═O, —CHO, and —NR′R″, wherein R′ and R″ are as described above or may form together with the N-atom to which they are attached a ring with —(CH 2 ) e , or  
 by —(CH 2 ) d NR′—C(O)-alkyl, —(CH 2 ) d —C(O)-alkyl, —(CH 2 ) d —C(O)-cycloalkyl, —(CH 2 ) d OC(O)NR′R″, —(CH 2 ) d —S(O) 2 -alkyl, —(CH 2 ) d —S(O)-alkyl, —(CH 2 ) d —S-alkyl, —(CH 2 ) d —S(O) 2 —NR′R″, —(CH 2 ) d -pyrrolidinyl, or —C(O)NR′R″, or with  
 
  —(CH 2 ) c —NR′—(CH 2 ) 2 —, which is unsubstituted or substituted 
 by one or more substituents selected from the group consisting of alkyl, halogen, CF 3 , —(CR′R″) d OH, ═O, —CHO, and —NR′R″, wherein R′ and R″ are as described above or may form together with the N-atom to which they are attached a ring with —(CH 2 ) e , or  
 by —(CH 2 ) d NR′—C(O)-alkyl, —(CH 2 ) d —C(O)-alkyl, —(CH 2 ) d —C(O)-cycloalkyl, —(CH 2 ) d OC(O)NR′R″, —(CH 2 ) d —S(O) 2 -alkyl, —(CH 2 ) d —S(O)-alkyl, —(CH 2 ) d —S-alkyl, —(CH 2 ) d —S(O) 2 —NR′R″, —(CH 2 ) d -pyrrolidinyl or —C(O)NR′R″, or with  
 
  —(CH 2 ) c —O—(CH 2 ) 2 —, which is unsubstituted or substituted 
 by one or more substituents selected from the group consisting of alkyl, halogen, CF 3 , —(CR′R″) d OH, ═O, —CHO, and —NR′R″, wherein R′ and R″ are as described above or may form together with the N-atom to which they are attached a ring with —(CH 2 ) e , or  
 by —(CH 2 ) d NR′—C(O)-alkyl, —(CH 2 ) d —C(O)-alkyl, —(CH 2 ) d —C(O)-cycloalkyl, —(CH 2 ) d OC(O)NR′R″, —(CH 2 ) d —S(O) 2 -alkyl, —(CH 2 ) d —S(O)-alkyl, —(CH 2 ) d —S-alkyl, —(CH 2 ) d —S(O) 2 —NR′R″, —(CH 2 ) d -pyrrolidinyl or —C(O)NR′R″, or with  
 
  —(CH 2 ) c —S(O) f —(CH 2 ) c -, which is unsubstituted or substituted 
 by one or more substituents selected from the group consisting of alkyl, halogen, CF 3 , —(CR′R″) d OH, ═O, —CHO, and —NR′R″, wherein R′ and R″ are as described above or may form together with the N-atom to which they are attached a ring with —(CH 2 ) e , or  
 by —(CH 2 ) d NR′—C(O)-alkyl, —(CH 2 ) d —C(O)-alkyl, —(CH 2 ) d —C(O)-cycloalkyl, —(CH 2 ) d OC(O)NR′R″, —(CH 2 ) d —S(O) 2 -alkyl, —(CH 2 ) d —S(O)-alkyl, —(CH 2 ) d —S-alkyl, —(CH 2 ) d —S(O) 2 —NR′R″, —(CH 2 ) d -pyrrolidinyl or —C(O)NR′R″, or with  
 
  —CH 2 CH═CH—CH 2 —, which is unsubstituted or substituted 
 by one or more substituents selected from the group consisting of alkyl, halogen, CF 3 , —(CR′R″) d OH, ═O, —CHO, and —NR′R″, wherein R′ and R″ are as described above or may form together with the N-atom to which they are attached a ring with —(CH 2 ) e , or  
 by —(CH 2 ) d NR′—C(O)-alkyl, —(CH 2 ) d —C(O)-alkyl, —(CH 2 ) d —C(O)-cycloalkyl, —(CH 2 ) d OC(O)NR′R″, —(CH 2 ) d —S(O) 2 -alkyl, —(CH 2 ) d —S(O)-alkyl, —(CH 2 ) d —S-alkyl, —(CH 2 ) d —S(O) 2 —NR′R″, —(CH 2 ) d -pyrrolidinyl or —C(O)NR′R″;  
 
 or with  
  —(CH 2 ) 2 —S(O) 2 N(CH 3 )—CH 2 , or with  
  —S(O)—O—(CH 2 ) 2,3 —;  
 or —NR 4 R 5  is  
                     
 a is 0 or 1;  
 b is 1 or 2;  
 c is 1, 2, or 3;  
 d is 0, 1, 2, or 3;  
 e is 3, 4, or 5; and  
 f is 0, 1, or 2;  
 which process comprises reacting a compound of formula  
                     
  with a compound of formula  
   R 1 —B(OH) 2    
  or a compound of formula  
                     
  or a compound of formula  
   R 1 —ZnCl  
  to produce a compound of formula  
                     
  wherein R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , R 4  and R 5  are as defined above.

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