The present invention provides a compound of formula (I):wherein the variants R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7 are as defined herein, and wherein said compound is an inhibitor of CETP, and thus can be employed for the treatment of a disorder or disease mediated by CETP or responsive to the inhibition of CETP.本發明提供一種式(I)之化合物:其中變數R1、R2、R3、R4、R5、R6、R7係如本文所定義,且其中該化合物為CETP之抑制劑,且因此可用於治療CETP所介導或對抑制CETP起反應之病症或疾病。