Compounds of Formula I, including pharmaceutically acceptable salts of the
compounds, are CETP inhibitors, and are useful for raising
HDL-cholesterol, reducing LDL-cholesterol, and for treating or preventing
atherosclerosis. In the compounds of Formula 1, A.sup.1 and A2 are each
an aromatic ring, a 5-6-membered heterocyclic ring, an aromatic ring
fused to a heterocyclic ring, a phenyl ring fused to a heterocyclic ring,
or a cycloalkyl ring. ##STR00001##