A compound of the formula (I): wherein: x and y are each independently 1; W is -C (O) N (R1) -; -C (O) N [C (O) R1a] -, -N (R1) C (O) N (R1) - or -N (R1) C (O) -; V is -C (O) -, -C (S) -, or -C (R10) H; each R1 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen; C1-C6 alkyl substituted or unsubstituted with one or more substituents selected from the group consisting of halo, methyl or trifluoromethyl; and C2-C6 alkyl substituted or unsubstituted with one or more substituents selected from the group consisting of methoxy and hydroxy; R1a is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, C1-C6 alkyl and C3-C15 cycloalkyl; R2 is selected from the group consisting of C1-C12 alkyl, C2-C12 alkenyl, C2-C12 hydroxyalkyl, C2-C12 hydroxyalkenyl, C1-C12 alkoxy, C2-C12 alkoxyalkyl, C3-C12 cycloalkyl, C4-C12 cycloalkylalkyl, C6 aryl -C19, C7-C12 aralkyl, C3-C12 heterocyclyl, C3-C12 heterocyclylalkyl, C1-C12 heteroaryl, and C3-C12 heteroarylalkyl; or R2 is a multi-ring structure having 2 to 4 rings wherein the rings are independently selected from the group consisting of C3-C12 cycloalkyl, C3-C12 heterocyclyl, C6-C19 aryl and C1-C12 heteroaryl and where some or all of the rings can be fused together; R3 is selected from the group consisting of C1-C12 alkyl, C2-C12 alkenyl, C2-C12 hydroxyalkyl, C2-C12 hydroxyalkenyl, C1-C12 alkoxy, C2-C12 alkoxyalkyl, C3-C12 cycloalkyl, C4-C12 cycloalkylalkyl, C6 aryl -C19, C7-C12 aralkyl, C3-C12 heterocyclyl, C3-C12 heterocyclylalkyl, C1-C12 heteroaryl and C3-C12 heteroarylalkyl; or R3 is a multi-ring structure having 2 to 4 rings wherein the rings are independently selected from the group consisting of C3-C12 cycloalkyl, C3-C12 heterocyclyl, C6-C19 aryl and C1-C12 heteroaryl and where some or all of the rings can be fused together; R4 and R5 are each independently selected from hydrogen, fluorine, chlorine, methyl, methoxy, trifluoromethyl, cyano, nitro or -N (R12) 2; R6, R6a, R7, R7a, R8, R8a, R9, and R9a are each independently selected from hy