The present invention provides a compound of formula I: Said compound is
inhibitor of aldosterone synthase and aromatase, and thus can be employed
for the treatment of a disorder or disease mediated by aldosterone
synthase or aromatase. Accordingly, the compound of formula I can be used
in treatment of hypokalemia, hypertension, congestive heart failure,
atrial fibrillation, renal failure, in particular, chronic renal failure,
restenosis, atherosclerosis, syndrome X, obesity, nephropathy,
post-myocardial infarction, coronary heart diseases, inflammation,
increased formation of collagen, fibrosis such as cardiac or myocardiac
fibrosis and remodeling following hypertension and endothelial
dysfunction, gynecomastia, osteoporosis, prostate cancer, endometriosis,
uterine fibroids, dysfunctional uterine bleeding, endometrial
hyperplasia, polycystic ovarian disease, infertility, fibrocystic breast
disease, breast cancer and fibrocystic mastopathy. Finally, the present
invention also provides a pharmaceutical composition.