Azole compounds, their production and use.

摘要

An azole compound represented by the formula (I): <CHEM> , wherein Ar is a substituted phenyl group; R<1> and R<2> independently are a hydrogen atom or a lower alkyl group, or R<1> and R<2> may combine together to form a lower alkylene group; R<3> is a group bonded through a carbon atom; R<4> is a hydrogen atom or an acyl group; X is a nitrogen atom or a methine group; and Y and Z independently are a nitrogen atom or a methine group which may optionally be substituted with a lower alkyl group, or a salt thereof, which is useful for prevention and therapy of fungal infections of mammals as antifungal agent.