Claims
- 1. A compound of the formula: ##STR74## or the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof wherein W is nitrogen or CH;
- R.sub.a is hydrogen or lower alkyl; and
- R.sub.d is pyridyl, pyrimidinyl, phenylalkyl, or phenyl, each of which is unsubstituted or substituted with halogen, hydroxy, lower alkyl or lower alkoxy.
- 2. A compound of the formula: ##STR75## or the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof wherein W is nitrogen;
- R.sub.a is hydrogen or lower alkyl; and
- R.sub.d is pyridyl, pyrimidinyl, phenylalkyl, or phenyl, each of which is unsubstituted or substituted with halogen, hydroxy, lower alkyl or lower alkoxy.
- 3. A compound of the formula: ##STR76## or the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof wherein W is CH;
- R.sub.a is hydrogen or lower alkyl; and
- R.sub.d is pyridyl, pyrimidinyl, phenylalkyl, or phenyl, each of which is unsubstituted or substituted with halogen, hydroxy, lower alkyl or lower alkoxy.
- 4. A compound according to claim 1, which is selected from the group consisting of
- 2-cyclohexyl-4(5)-[(4-(2-pyrimidinyl)-piperazin-1-yl)-methyl]-imidazole;
- 2-cyclohexyl-4(5)-[(4-benzyl-piperidin-1-yl)-methyl]-imidazole;
- 2-cyclohexyl-4(5)-[(N-methyl-N-benzyl)-methyl]-imidazole; and
- 2-(4-methylcyclohexyl)-4(5)-[(4-(2-pyrimidinyl)-piperazin-1-yl)-methyl]-imidazole.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08/344,154, filed Nov. 23, 1994, now abandoned, which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08/081,317, filed Nov. 8, 1993, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,428,164, which is a national phase of PCT/US91/09816, filed Dec. 23, 1991, which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 07/635,256, filed Dec. 28, 1990, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,159,083.
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