Inhibitors of acyl-coenzyme A: cholesterol acyl transferase

Abstract

Amides of the formula ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are independently heteroaryl, X-substituted heteroaryl, X-substituted phenyl, N-substituted triazinyl or N-substituted imidazolyl; and in addition, one of R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 can be as defined above and the other can be phenyl; R.sub.3 is an alkyl chain of 2 to 25 carbon atoms, saturated or unsaturated; an alkyl chain as defined substituted by one or more substituents selected from the group consisting of phenyl, X-substituted phenyl, heteroaryl and X-substituted heteroaryl; an alkyl chain as defined interrupted by one or more groups independently selected from the group consisting of --O--, --S--, --SO--, --SO.sub.2 --, --NH--, --N(lower alkyl)--, --C(O)--, phenylene, X-substituted phenylene, heteroarylene and X-substituted heteroarylene; or an interrupted alkyl chain as defined substituted by one or more substituents selected form the group consisting of phenyl, X-substituted phenyl, heteroaryl and X-substituted heteroaryl; R.sub.4 is hydrogen, lower alkyl, phenyl, X-substituted phenyl, heteroaryl or X-substituted heteroaryl; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, useful as inhibitors of acyl-coenzyme A:cholesterol acyl transferase and therefore in the treatment of atherosclerosis are disclosed.

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