| abstract |
Compounds of the formula ##STR1## wherein R 21 and R 22 are as defined in the specification which are intermediates useful in the preparation of compounds of the formula ##STR2## and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein Q and R 1 are as defined in the specification. The compounds of formula I are inhibitors of acyl coenzyme A: cholesterol acyltransferase (ACAT) and are useful as hypolipidemic and antiatherosclerosis agents. |