4-(Phenylmethyl and substituted phenylmethyl)-imidazole-2-thiones acting as specific alpha2 adrenergic agonists

A compound of the formula

• where R1 is alkyl of 1 to 4 carbons, fluoro substituted alkyl of 1 to 4 carbons, (CH2)nCN, (CH2)n—OR2, (CH2)n—NR4R5;
• n is an integer selected from 1, 2 and 3;
• R2 is independently H, alkyl of 1 to 4 carbons, C(O)R4, carbocyclic aryl or heterocyclic aryl having 1 to 3 heteroatoms independently selected from N, O and S;
• p is an integer selected from 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5;
• R3 is independently selected from the groups consisting of alkyl of 1 to 4 carbons, fluoro substituted alkyl of 1 to 4 carbons, alkenyl of 2 to 4 carbons, alkynyl of 2 to 4 carbons, F, Cl, Br, I, N3, NO2, (CH2)q—OR2, (CH2)q—NR5R6, (CH2)q—CN, C(O)R4, C(O)OR4, (CH2)q—SO2R4, carbocyclic aryl or heterocyclic aryl having 1 to 3 heteroatoms independently selected from N, O and S;
• q is an integer selected from 0, 1, 2 and 3;
• R4 is H, alkyl of 1 to 4 carbons, carbocyclic aryl or heterocyclic aryl having 1 to 3 heteroatoms independently selected from N, O and S;
• R5 and R6 independently are H, alkyl of 1 to 4 carbons, C(O)R4 or benzyl, with the proviso that the claim does not include the compound of the formula