SUBSTITUTED IMIDAZOLES AND TRIAZOLES

摘要

A compound of the formula where Z and Z1 are the same or different and are oxygen, sulfur, SO, SO2, or NR3; except that Z and Z1 are not simultaneously oxygen, also, if Z or Z1 is sulfur then the other of Z and Z1 cannot be NR3; Y is nitrogen or CH; R is linear or branched C2-C12 alkylene; R1 is hydrogen, C1-C4 alkyl, benzyl or phenyl; R2 is phenyl, phenoxy, phenylthio, phenylsulfinyl, phenylsulfonyl, phenylamino, benzyl, phenoxy substituted with halo, C1-C4 alkyl, C1-C4 alkoxy, nitro, cyano, trihalomethyl or mono-, di- or trihalomethoxy or phenyl substituted with halo, C1-C4 alkyl, C1-C4 alkoxy, nitro, cyano, trihalomethyl or mono-, di- or trihalomethoxy; and R3 is hydrogen or C1-C6 alkyl, is disclosed. A process for forming this compound is also taught. In the process a substituted azole compound of the formula where Y, R1 and R2 have the meanings given above, is reacted with a compound having the formula HZ-R-Z1H where Z, Z1, R and R3 have the meanings and restrictions given above except Z and Z1 cannot be SO or SO2. Compounds having the meanings SO or SO2 for Z or Z1 are obtained by an additional oxidation step. A process for controlling fungi employing a fungicidally effective amount of the compound of this invention is recited. A composition comprising the compound of this invention plus an inert carrier therefore is also set forth.