Agricultural composition and method utilizing 1-benzylimidazole derivatives
This application is a divisional of copending application Ser. No. 341,634, filed on Jan. 22, 1982, which is a divisional of copending application Ser. No. 157,166, filed on June 6, 1980, now U.S. Pat. No. 4,328,348. 
    
    
     SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     This invention relates to novel benzylimidazole derivatives useful as an antimycotic drug or agricultural fungicide. Such compounds are, for example, disclosed in Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 50-148357 and the European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry 14, No. 3, pp 227-230, 231-237, 243-245 (1979). But the compounds of the following formula (I) are novel. ##STR4## wherein X is halogen, nitro, C 1  to C 5  alkyl, C 1  to C 5  alkoxy or halo-benzyloxy; 
     m is an integer of 0 to 3; 
     Y is oxa, thia or imino optionally substituted by C 1  to C 5  alkanoyl, C 1  to C 5  halo-alkanoyl or C 1  to C 5  alkyl; 
     R 1  is C 1  to C 5  alkyl, C 3  to C 10  dialkylaminoalkyl, C 15  to C 20  dibenzylaminoalkyl, 1-pyrrolidinyl, 2-imidazolin-2-yl, or a group of --(CH 2 )n--Z--Q 
     (wherein n is an integer of 0 to 4; Z is oxa, thia, or a single bond; Q is phenyl or thienyl optionally substituted by 1 to 3 members selected from halogen, nitro, C 1  to C 5  alkyl, and C 1  to C 5  alkoxy); ##STR5##  is methylene, 1-(1-imidazolyl)-1-methylmethylene, 1-(1-imidazolyl)-1-phenylmethylene, 1-phenylmethylene, or C 1  to C 5  alkylidene optionally substituted by phenyl; 
     the benzene ring of the above formula being optionally condensed with another benzene ring with the proviso that when ##STR6##  is methylene said benzene ring is condensed with another benzene ring, and pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salts thereof. 
     DETAILED EXPLANATION 
     In the above general formula, halogen means chloro, bromo, fluoro and iodo, preferably chloro. C 1  to C 5  Alkyl means methyl, ethyl, propyl, isopropyl, butyl, sec-butyl, pentyl, isopentyl, and the like and C 1  to C 5  alkoxy means methoxy, ethoxy, propoxy, isopropoxy, butyloxy, sec-butyloxy, pentyloxy, isopentyloxy, and the like. C 1  to C 5  Alkanoyl means formyl, acetyl, propionyl, butyryl, and the like. C 3  to C 10  Dialkylaminoalkyl means dimethylaminoethyl, diethylaminoethyl, dipropylaminobutyl, methylethylaminoethyl, and the like. C 1  to C 5  Alkylidene means methylene, ethylidene, propylidene, isopropylidene, butylidene, pentylidene, and the like. 
     Compounds (I) can be easily converted to the corresponding pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salts, which are included within the scope of this invention. Representative acids which can form the pharmaceutically acceptable salts are organic acids such as acetic acid, citric acid, tartaric acid, methanesulfonic acid, malic acid, succinic acid, oxalic acid, salicylic acid, or the like and inorganic acids such as hydrochloric acid, hydrobromic acid, sulfuric acid, nitric acid, phosphoric acid, or the like. 
     PREPARATION 
     Compounds (I) may be prepared according to the following scheme: ##STR7## 
     (First Step) 
     This process may be carried out by reacting Compound (II) with Compound (III) in the presence of a base in an inert solvent at room temperature or under heating. Representative bases are sodium hydroxide, potassium hydroxide, sodium hydride, sodium amide, potassium amide, sodium ethoxide, potassium carbonate, and the like. Representative inert solvents are dimethylformamide, benzene, methanol, chloroform, dioxane, tetrahydrofuran, acetone, and the like. 
     The starting compound (II) is available, for example, by treating the ketone (IV) with N,N&#39;-thionyldiimidazole or N,N&#39;-carbonyldiimidazole for imidazole formation. The reaction is carried out in an inert solvent such as methylene chloride, chloroform, tetrahydrofuran, dioxane, benzene, acetonitrile, or 1,2-dichloroethane at room temperature or under cooling. 
     (Second Step) 
     The reaction of the starting compound (IV) with the compound (III) may be carried out in the same manner as in the First Step. Then the intermediate (V) is subjected to the imidazole formation in the same manner as in the above preparation of the starting compound (II). 
     EFFECT 
     Compounds (I) and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof prepared in this invention exhibit excellent antimycotic activities and are useful as an antimycotic drug for humans and animals. 
     Minimum Inhibitory Concentration (MIC, μ/ml) in vitro of some typical Compounds (I) are indicated in the following Table 1. The compound numbers correspond to the structure of the products prepared in the respective numbered Examples. 
     
                       TABLE 1                                                     
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MIC Values (γ/ml)                                                   
        Fungi                                                             
Compound  Aspergillus                                                     
                    Candida      Trichophyton                             
No.       fumigates albicans M-9 asteroides                               
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 1        3.1       6.2          &lt;0.1                                     
 7        1.6       100.0        &lt;0.1                                     
 8        1.6       25.0         50.0                                     
13        1.6       6.2          &lt;0.1                                     
17        3.1       3.1          &lt;0.1                                     
22        1.6       6.2          &lt;0.1                                     
28        6.2       12.5         &lt;0.1                                     
34        6.2       50.0         1.6                                      
39        0.4       6.2          &lt;0.1                                     
40        12.5      25           1.6                                      
41        6.2       3.1          &lt;0.1                                     
42        3.1       12.5         3.1                                      
43        1.6       12.5         3.1                                      
44        3.1       12.5         3.1                                      
45        6.2       25           3.1                                      
46        6.2       25           3.1                                      
47        6.2       12.5         1.6                                      
62        0.8       25.0         &lt;0.1                                     
66        6.2       12.5         0.2                                      
67        6.2       6.2          0.2                                      
68        6.2       12.5         3.1                                      
69        12.5      25           1.6                                      
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     Compounds (I) and their acid addition salts exhibit excellent antifungal activities against various phytopathogenic fungi and soil-borne pathogens and are useful as agricultural fungicides. 
     Control Test to Botrytis rot(gray mold) of Cucumber 
     (1) Test Method 
     A seed of cucumber (cultivar:Matsukaze) was sown in a vinyl chloride-cup of 9 cm in diameter containing soil in a greenhouse and cultivated. At the primary leaf stage, 2.5 ml each of the solution containing a prescribed concentration of the test compound was applied over the above cucumber, which was kept at 25° to 26° C. in 80% humidity for 24 hours. A suspension of Botrytis cinerea spores was inoculated onto the leaves at five spots per leaf and the leaves were kept at 80° C. in 95% humidity for 72 hours. 
     (2) Results 
     The results are shown by percent disease control (%) calculated from the diseased degree according to the following formula. ##EQU1## 
     The compounds numbered in the following Table 2 each have the same structure as that of the compounds in the corresponding numbered Examples. 
     
                       TABLE 2                                                     
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Compd.  Concentration            Percent Disease                          
No.     (ppm)       Diseased Degree                                       
                                 Control (%)                              
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 1      500          0           100                                      
 3      &#34;           &#34;            &#34;                                        
 6      &#34;           &#34;            &#34;                                        
 7      &#34;           40            60                                      
 8      &#34;            0           100                                      
15      &#34;           &#34;            &#34;                                        
17      &#34;           &#34;            &#34;                                        
24      &#34;           &#34;            &#34;                                        
27      &#34;           &#34;            &#34;                                        
34      &#34;           &#34;            &#34;                                        
61      &#34;           &#34;            &#34;                                        
62      &#34;           &#34;            &#34;                                        
un-     --          100           0                                       
treated                                                                   
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(Note)                                                                    
Diseased degrees were calculated according to                             
the subsequent formula:                                                   
Disease condition                                                         
             Marks   Numbers examined                                     
Largely faded lesions                                                     
             20      a                                                    
formed at inoculated                                                      
parts                                                                     
Back of the inoculated                                                    
             10      b                                                    
leaf faded                                                                
Back of the inoculated                                                    
              5      c                                                    
leaf slightly faded                                                       
No disease    0      d                                                    
 ##STR8##                                                                 
 
    
     2 
     Control Test to Anthracnose of Cucumber 
     (1) Test Method 
     A seed of cucumber (cultivar:Matsukaze) was sown on a vinyl chloride-cup of 9 cm in diameter in a greenhouse containing soil and cultivated. At the primary leaf stage, 2.5 ml each of the solution containing a prescribed concentration of the test compound was applied over the above cucumber, which was kept at 25° to 26° C. in 80% humidity for 24 hours. A suspension of Colletotrichum lagenarium spores was inoculated onto the above leaves at five spots per leaf and the leaves were kept at 25° C. in 95% humidity for 1 day and at 25° C. in 75 to 80% humidity for 6 days. 
     (2) Results 
     Percent disease control (%) was calculated as mentioned in the above test 1. 
     
                       TABLE 3                                                     
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Compd.  Concentration            Percent Disease                          
No.     (ppm)       Diseased Degree                                       
                                 Control (%)                              
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46      500         20           80                                       
58      &#34;            0           100                                      
un-     --          100           0                                       
treated                                                                   
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     Control Test to Powdery Mildew of Cucumber 
     (1) Test Method 
     A seed of cucumber (cultivar:Matsukaze) was sown in a vinyl chloride-cup of 9 cm in diameter containing soil in a greenhouse and cultivated. At the primary leaf stage, 5 ml each of a solution of the test compound in a prescribed concentration was applied over the above cucumber, which was kept at 25° to 26° C. for 1 day. Primary leaves of cucumber previously infected by pathogenic fungi of the powdery mildew (Shpaerotheca fuliginea) were taken and those having lesions covered with spores were cut out in 1 square centimeter pieces, which were stuck to the primary leaves in the cups for inoculation, four plots per leaf. The above treated leaves were kept at 25° to 26° C. for 10 days. 
     The spore formation on the inoculated plots was observed by a microscope. Standard of the evaluation: 
     (+): Formation of many spores and hypae observed on the inoculated plots 
     (-): Neither infected spots nor spore formation observed on the inoculated plots 
     (2) Results 
     
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Compd. No. Concentration (ppm)                                            
                          Diseased Degree                                 
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 5         500            -                                               
21         &#34;              -                                               
36         &#34;              -                                               
78         &#34;              -                                               
80         &#34;              -                                               
untreated  --             +                                               
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     Control Test against rice plant blast 
     (1) Test Method 
     Seedlings of rice plants (cultivar:Aichi-asahi) reared in a greenhouse for 10 days were transplanted in a vinyl chloride-cup of 9 cm in diameter. A solution of the test compound at a prescribed concentration was applied to the above rice plants 14 days after the transplanting. One day after the application, a spore suspension of pathogenic fungi of rice plant blast (Pyricularia oryzae) was sprayed on the leaf blades of the seedlings, which were kept at 28° C. in 98% humidity for 24 hours and at 28° C. in 90% humidity for 7 days in a greenhouse. The number of infected spots on the inoculated leaves was observed. 
     (2) Results 
     The results are shown by percent disease control which was calculated according to the following formula: 
     
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Percent Disease Control (%) =                                             
 ##STR9##                                                                 
      Compd.   Concentration                                              
                           Number of                                      
                                   Percent Disease                        
No.                                                                       
  (ppm)                                                                   
      Spots    Control (%)                                                
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23     500           271       89.5                                       
28     &#34;             45        98.3                                       
36     &#34;             25        99.0                                       
78     &#34;             99        96.2                                       
un-    --            2589      0                                          
treated                                                                   
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     HOW TO USE 
     Compounds (I) or the salts thereof may be applied in a wide variety of oral or parenteral dosage forms solely or in admixture with additives such as diluents, carriers, dispersants and the like. The pharmaceutical compositions may be in the form of solutions, suspensions, powders, granules, tablets, injections, ointments, tinctures, and the like. The formulations may be dispensed in a conventional manner. For example, Compounds (I) may be administered at a dose of 100 to 2000 mg per day for enteral application. 
     Further, compounds (I) and the salts thereof exhibit an excellent control effect against the following phyto-pathogenic fungi and other soil-borne pathogens. 
     Rice plant: blast, damping-off, leaf spot 
     Wheat and barley: stem rust, loose smut, powdery mildew 
     Pear: red spot, scab, Alternaria leaf spot 
     Grape: gray rust, ripe rot, downy mildew, leaf spot, white rot, gray mold, powdery mildew 
     Apple: Alternaria leaf spot, canker, black spot, red spot, blossom blight 
     Peach: brown rot 
     Cucumber: downy mildew, anthracnose, sclerotinia rot, gray mold, powdery mildew 
     Green pepper: powdery mildew 
     Tobacco: brown spot, powdery mildew 
     Compounds (I) or the salts thereof may be formed into wettable powders, granules, powders, emulsions, tablets, aerosols, fumigations, oils, and the like solely or in admixture with additives or carriers ordinarily employed in agricultural fungicides. Compounds (I) may be applied to plants at a dose of 0.5 to 100 g per are. 
    
    
     The following examples are provided to further illustrate this invention. 
     EXAMPLE 1 ##STR10## 
     (step a) 
     To a solution of 60 g of imidazole in 300 ml of dry methylene chloride is added 26.2 g of thionyl chloride, and the mixture is stirred at room temperature for 10 minutes, mixed with 20 g of Compound (1), and stirred at room temperature for 1.5 hours. The reaction mixture is mixed with ice water and extracted with methylene chloride. The organic layer is washed with water, dried over Glauber&#39;s salt, and concentrated. The residue is dissolved in a mixture of 5% methanol and methylene chloride and chromatographed on a column of silica gel. The eluate is concentrated and the residue is washed with a mixture of ethyl acetate and isopropyl ether to give 25.8 g of Compound (2). 
     mp. 150°-151° C. 
     IR: ν max   Nujol  3300-2100, 2570, 1630 cm -1 . 
     (step b) 
     To a solution of the sodium salt of Compound (2) prepared from 500 mg of Compound (2), 164 mg of 60% sodium hydride and 5 ml of dry dimethylformamide is added 828 mg of p-chlorobenzyl bromide, and the mixture is stirred at room temperature for 15 minutes. The reaction mixture is mixed with ice water and extracted with methylene chloride. The organic layer is washed with water, dried over Glauber&#39;s salt, and concentrated. The residue is chromatographed on a column of silica gel, which is eluted with a mixture of 2% methanol and methylene chloride. The eluate is collected and mixed with a mixture of hydrochloric acid and ethanol, and the mixture is concentrated. The residue is crystallized from a mixture of ethyl acetate and ether and recrystallized from a mixture of methanol and ethyl acetate to give 345 mg of Compound (3) hydrochloride. 
     mp. 180.5°˜181° C. (decomposition) 
     IR: ν max   Nujol  2600 2300, 1649 cm -1 . 
     EXAMPLE 2 ##STR11## 
     To a solution of N,N&#39;-thionyldiimidazole prepared from 2.95 g of imidazole and 1.29 g of thionyl chloride in 15 ml of dry methylene chloride is added 2.0 g of Compound (4), and the mixture is extracted with methylene chloride. The organic layer is washed with water, dried over Glauber&#39;s salt, and concentrated. The residue is chromatographed on a column of silica gel, which is eluted with methylene chloride to recover 750 mg of unreacted Compound (4). The eluate from 1% methanol-methylene chloride to 2% methanol-methylene chloride is collected and concentrated, and the resulting residue is crystallized from ethanolic hydrochloric acid and recrystallized from methanol-ethyl acetate-ether to give 310 mg of Compound (5). 
     mp. 153°-163° C. 
     EXAMPLE 3 ##STR12## 
     To a solution of 1 g of Compound (2) in 5 ml of dimethylformamide is added 322 mg of a 60% suspension of sodium hydride in mineral oil with ice-cooling, and the mixture is stirred for 5 minutes, mixed with 1.14 g of methyliodide, and stirred at room temperature for 10 minutes. The reaction mixture is diluted with ice water and extracted with ether. The organic layer is washed with water, dried over Glauber&#39;s salt, and concentrated. The residue is chromatographed on a column of silica gel and eluted with 37% methanol-methylene chloride. The eluate is concentrated, and the residue is crystallized from hydrochloric acid-ethanol and recrystallized from methanol-acetic acid to give 520 mg of Compound (6). mp. 190°-195° C. 
     Elemental Analysis (for C 12  H 12  ON 2 .HCl)--Calcd(%): C, 60.89; H, 5.54; N, 11.84; Cl, 14.98. Found(%): C, 60.78; H, 5.52; N, 11.73; Cl, 15.02. 
     EXAMPLES 4 TO 91 
     The following compounds are prepared in the same manner as mentioned in the above Examples. 
     
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 ##STR13##                                                                
Ex.                                                       mp              
                                                          (°C.)    
No.                                                                       
   m X            Y    R.sup.1         R.sup.2                            
                                            R.sup.3                       
                                                Salt      or              
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                                                          IR              
4  0 --           2-O  CH.sub.3        CH.sub.3                           
                                            Im  --        164-165         
  5                                                                       
   &#34; &#34;            &#34;                                                       
                        ##STR14##      Ph   &#34;   &#34;         155-156         
6  &#34; &#34;            &#34;    C.sub.2 H.sub.5 CH.sub.2 HCl.1/2H.sub.2 O          
                                                          159-162         
7  &#34; &#34;            &#34;    n-C.sub.3 H.sub.7                                  
                                       &#34;        &#34;         146-148         
8  &#34; &#34;            &#34;    n-C.sub.4 H.sub.9                                  
                                       &#34;        --        oily            
                                                          product         
                                                          ν.sup.film   
                                                          1638            
                                                          cm.sup.-1       
9  &#34; &#34;            &#34;    (CH.sub.2).sub.3N(CH.sub.3).sub.2                  
                                       &#34;        1/4CH.sub.3 OH            
                                                          oily            
                                                          product         
                                                          ν.sup.film   
                                                          1632            
                                                          cm.sup.-1       
10 &#34; &#34;            &#34;    CH.sub.2 Ph     &#34;        HCl       154-156         
  11                                                                      
   &#34; &#34;            &#34;                                                       
                        ##STR15##      &#34;        --        85-86           
  12                                                                      
   &#34; &#34;            &#34;    &#34;               &#34;        HCl       180.5-181       
  13                                                                      
   &#34; &#34;            &#34;                                                       
                        ##STR16##      &#34;        &#34;         148.5-149       
  14                                                                      
   &#34; &#34;            &#34;                                                       
                        ##STR17##      &#34;        &#34;         161-163         
  15                                                                      
   &#34; &#34;            &#34;                                                       
                        ##STR18##      &#34;        &#34;         172-174         
  16                                                                      
   &#34; &#34;            &#34;                                                       
                        ##STR19##      &#34;        --        94-94.5         
  17                                                                      
   &#34; &#34;            &#34;                                                       
                        ##STR20##      &#34;        HCl       180-183         
  18                                                                      
   &#34; &#34;            &#34;                                                       
                        ##STR21##      &#34;        &#34;         138-147         
  19                                                                      
   &#34; &#34;            &#34;                                                       
                        ##STR22##      &#34;        --        oily product    
                                                          ν.sup.film   
                                                          1639 cm.sup.-1  
  20                                                                      
   &#34; &#34;            &#34;                                                       
                        ##STR23##      &#34;        &#34;         oily product    
                                                          ν.sup.film   
                                                          1630 cm.sup.-1  
  21                                                                      
   &#34; &#34;            &#34;                                                       
                        ##STR24##      &#34;        HCl       139-142         
  22                                                                      
   &#34; &#34;            &#34;                                                       
                        ##STR25##      &#34;        &#34;         165-172         
  23                                                                      
   &#34; &#34;            &#34;    (CH.sub.2).sub.2 Ph                                
                                       &#34;        (COOH).sub.2              
                                                          122.5-          
                                                          124.5           
24 &#34; &#34;            &#34;    (CH.sub.2).sub.2N(C.sub.2 H.sub.5).sub.2           
                                       &#34;        2(COOH).sub.2             
                                                          80-81           
25 &#34; &#34;            &#34;    (CH.sub.2).sub.2N(CH.sub.2 Ph).sub.2               
                                       &#34;        --        oily            
                                                          product         
                                                          ν.sup.film   
                                                          1634            
                                                          cm.sup.-1       
  26                                                                      
   &#34; &#34;            &#34;                                                       
                        ##STR26##      &#34;        2(COOH).sub.2             
                                                          153.5-155       
  27                                                                      
   &#34; &#34;            &#34;    (CH.sub.2).sub.2OPh                                
                                       &#34;        HCl       158-160         
  28                                                                      
   &#34; &#34;            &#34;                                                       
                        ##STR27##      &#34;        &#34;         140-142         
  29                                                                      
   &#34; &#34;            &#34;    (CH.sub.2).sub.3Ph                                 
                                       &#34;        --        oily            
                                                          product         
                                                          ν.sup.film   
                                                          1639            
                                                          cm.sup.-1       
30 &#34; &#34;            &#34;    (CH.sub.2).sub.3N(CH.sub.3).sub.2                  
                                       &#34;        2(COOH).sub.2             
                                                          125-127         
31 &#34; &#34;            &#34;    (CH.sub.2).sub.3N(C.sub.2 H.sub.5).sub.2           
                                       &#34;        &#34;         146.5-          
                                                          147.5           
  32                                                                      
   &#34; &#34;            &#34;                                                       
                        ##STR28##      &#34;        --        oily product    
                                                          ν.sup.film   
                                                          1635 cm.sup.-1  
  33                                                                      
   &#34; &#34;            &#34;                                                       
                        ##STR29##      &#34;        HCl       138-140         
  34                                                                      
   &#34; &#34;            &#34;    CH.sub.3        CH˜CH.sub.3 *                
                                                --        oily            
                                                          product         
                                                          ν.sup.film   
                                                          1660            
                                                          cm.sup.-1       
35 &#34; &#34;            &#34;    CH.sub.2 Ph     CH˜CH.sub.3 ***              
                                                &#34;         oily            
                                                          product         
                                                          ν.sup.film   
                                                          1659            
                                                          cm.sup.-1       
  36                                                                      
   &#34; &#34;            &#34;                                                       
                        ##STR30##      CH˜CH.sub.3 *                
                                                HCl       175-177         
  37                                                                      
   &#34; &#34;            &#34;    &#34;               CH˜CH.sub.3 **               
                                                &#34;         185-187         
  38                                                                      
   &#34; &#34;            &#34;                                                       
                        ##STR31##      CH˜CH.sub.3 ***              
                                                --        oily product    
                                                          ν .sup.film  
                                                          1658 cm.sup.-1  
  39                                                                      
   &#34; &#34;            &#34;                                                       
                        ##STR32##      &#34;        HCl       156-158         
  40                                                                      
   &#34; &#34;            &#34;    CH.sub.2 Ph     C(CH.sub.3).sub.2                  
                                                --        oily            
                                                          product         
                                                          ν.sup.film   
                                                          1665            
                                                          cm.sup.-1       
  41                                                                      
   &#34; &#34;            &#34;                                                       
                        ##STR33##      &#34;        HCl       137-138         
  42                                                                      
   &#34; &#34;            &#34;                                                       
                        ##STR34##      &#34;        --        62.5-64         
  43                                                                      
   &#34; &#34;            &#34;                                                       
                        ##STR35##      &#34;        &#34;         100-102         
  44                                                                      
   &#34; &#34;            &#34;                                                       
                        ##STR36##      &#34;        &#34;         100-101         
  45                                                                      
   &#34; &#34;            &#34;                                                       
                        ##STR37##      &#34;        &#34;         58-60           
  46                                                                      
   &#34; &#34;            &#34;    (CH.sub.2).sub.2OPh                                
                                       &#34;        &#34;         76-78           
  47                                                                      
   &#34; &#34;            &#34;                                                       
                        ##STR38##      &#34;        &#34;         oily product    
                                                          ν.sup.film   
                                                          1670 cm.sup.-1  
  48                                                                      
   1 4-Cl         &#34;    CH.sub.3        CH.sub.2 HCl.1/2H.sub.2 O          
                                                          193-196         
  49                                                                      
   &#34; &#34;            &#34;                                                       
                        ##STR39##      &#34;        --        132-133         
  50                                                                      
   &#34; &#34;            &#34;    (CH.sub.2).sub.3N(CH.sub.3).sub.2                  
                                       &#34;        2(COOH).sub.2             
                                                          142-143.5       
51 &#34; 5-Cl         &#34;                                                       
                        ##STR40##      H    Ph  --        115-116         
  52                                                                      
   &#34; &#34;            &#34;    CH.sub.2 Ph     Ph   Im  &#34;         166.5-167       
  53                                                                      
   &#34; &#34;            &#34;                                                       
                        ##STR41##      &#34;    &#34;   &#34;         187-188         
  54                                                                      
   &#34; &#34;            &#34;                                                       
                        ##STR42##      &#34;    &#34;   &#34;         189-191         
  55                                                                      
   &#34; &#34;            &#34;                                                       
                        ##STR43##      &#34;    &#34;   &#34;         165-167         
  56                                                                      
   &#34; &#34;            &#34;                                                       
                        ##STR44##      &#34;    &#34;   &#34;         172-173.5       
57 &#34; &#34;            &#34;    CH.sub.2 Ph     CH.sub.2 HCl.1/10H.sub.2 O         
                                                          174-175         
  58                                                                      
   &#34; &#34;            &#34;                                                       
                        ##STR45##      &#34;        &#34;         188-190         
  59                                                                      
   &#34; &#34;            &#34;                                                       
                        ##STR46##      &#34;        HCl.H.sub.2 O             
                                                          172-174         
  60                                                                      
   &#34; &#34;            &#34;                                                       
                        ##STR47##      &#34;        HCl       165-172         
  61                                                                      
   &#34; &#34;            &#34;    CH.sub.3        &#34;        &#34;         239             
62 &#34; &#34;            &#34;    n-C.sub.3 H.sub.7                                  
                                       &#34;        &#34;         178-181         
63 &#34; &#34;            &#34;    CH.sub.2 Ph     CH˜CH.sub.3 ***              
                                                &#34;         132-134         
  64                                                                      
   &#34; &#34;            &#34;                                                       
                        ##STR48##      &#34;        &#34;         211-212         
  65                                                                      
   &#34; &#34;            &#34;                                                       
                        ##STR49##      &#34;        &#34;         170-174         
  66                                                                      
   &#34; &#34;            &#34;     CH.sub.2 Ph    C(CH.sub.3).sub.2                  
                                                &#34;         192-193.5       
  67                                                                      
   &#34; &#34;            &#34;                                                       
                        ##STR50##      &#34;        &#34;         201-203         
  68                                                                      
   &#34; &#34;            &#34;                                                       
                        ##STR51##      &#34;        &#34;         193-194         
  69                                                                      
   &#34; &#34;            &#34;                                                       
                        ##STR52##      &#34;        --        106-108         
  70                                                                      
   &#34; &#34;            &#34;                                                       
                        ##STR53##      &#34;        1/3H.sub.2 O              
                                                          oily product    
                                                          ν.sup.film   
                                                          1668 cm.sup.-1  
  71                                                                      
   &#34; &#34;            &#34;    CH.sub.3        CH˜Ph                        
                                                --        118-118.5       
72 &#34; &#34;            &#34;    CH.sub.2 Ph     CH˜C.sub.2 H.sub.5 ***       
                                                &#34;         158.5-          
                                                          159.5           
  73                                                                      
   &#34; &#34;            &#34;                                                       
                        ##STR54##      &#34;        HCl       220-222         
  74                                                                      
   &#34; &#34;            &#34;                                                       
                        ##STR55##      &#34;        &#34;         166-167         
  75                                                                      
   &#34; &#34;            &#34;    (CH.sub.2).sub.3N(CH.sub.3).sub.2                  
                                       CH.sub.2 2(COOH).sub.2             
                                                          105.5-107       
  76                                                                      
   &#34;                                                                      
      ##STR56##   &#34;                                                       
                        ##STR57##      &#34;        HCl       193-195         
  77                                                                      
   2 3,5-Cl       &#34;    CH.sub.2 Ph     &#34;        &#34;         170-172         
  78                                                                      
   &#34; &#34;            &#34;                                                       
                        ##STR58##      &#34;        &#34;         155-165         
  79                                                                      
   &#34; &#34;            &#34;                                                       
                        ##STR59##      &#34;        &#34;         170-171         
  80                                                                      
   &#34; &#34;            &#34;                                                       
                        ##STR60##      &#34;        &#34;         150-153.5       
  81                                                                      
   &#34; &#34;            &#34;                                                       
                        ##STR61##      &#34;        2(COOH).sub.2.1/3H.sub.2  
                                                O         153-154         
  82                                                                      
   &#34; &#34;            &#34;    (CH.sub.2).sub.3N(CH.sub.3).sub.2                  
                                       &#34;        2(COOH).sub.2             
                                                          119-120         
  83                                                                      
   0 --           3-O                                                     
                        ##STR62##      &#34;        1/2H.sub.2 O              
                                                          oily product    
                                                          ν.sup.film   
                                                          1638 cm.sup.-1  
84 &#34; &#34;            2-NH &#34;               CH.sub.3                           
                                            Im  --        143.5-144       
85 &#34; &#34;            &#34;    &#34;               CH.sub.2 &#34;         147-148         
  86                                                                      
   &#34; &#34;                                                                    
                   ##STR63##                                              
                       &#34;               &#34;        &#34;         101-101.5       
  87                                                                      
   1 5-Cl         2-O  (CH.sub.2).sub. 3N(CH.sub.3).sub.2                 
                                       C(CH.sub.3).sub.2                  
                                                2(COOH).sub.2.CH.sub.3    
                                                          101-104         
88                                                                        
    ##STR64##     &#34;                                                       
                        ##STR65##      H    H   HCl       166-167         
  89                                                                      
    ##STR66##     &#34;    &#34;               &#34;    &#34;   --        154-156         
  90                                                                      
    ##STR67##     &#34;    &#34;               &#34;    &#34;   &#34;         142-143         
91 &#34;              &#34;    &#34;               CH.sub.2 --        120-121         
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 (Note)                                                                   
 The meanings of abbreviations are as follows:                            
 Ph = phenyl                                                              
 Im = imidazolyl                                                          
 iPr = isopropyl                                                          
 Tr = trifluoroacetyl                                                     
 *means that methyl (ethyl, phenyl) group takes cisform to imidazolyl     
 group.                                                                   
 **means that methyl (ethyl, phenyl) group takes transform to imidazolyl  
 group.                                                                   
 ***means the mixture of cis and transform.                               
 
    
     REFERENCE EXAMPLE 1 ##STR68## 
     Compound (2) (500 mg) is hydrogenated in 14% hydrochloric acid-methanol (5 ml) in the presence of platinum oxide in a hydrogen stream. After the absorption of 1 mole of hydrogen, the reaction is stopped. The reaction is filtered and the filtrate is concentrated. The residue is mixed with aqueous sodium hydrogencarbonate solution and extracted with methylene chloride. The organic layer is washed with water, dried over Glauber&#39;s salt and concentrated. The residue is crystallized from ethyl acetate-isopropyl ether to give Compound (7) (456 mg). 
     mp. 170.5°˜172° C. 
     REFERENCE EXAMPLE 2 ##STR69## 
     To a solution of N,N&#39;-thionyldiimidazole prepared from imidazole (4.12 g), thionyl chloride (1.8 g), and dry methylene chloride (20 ml) is added Compound (1) (2 g), and the mixture is allowed to stand at room temperature overnight. The reaction mixture is mixed with ice-water and extracted with methylene chloride. The organic layer is washed with water, dried, and concentrated. The residue is washed with ethyl acetate-ether to give Compound (9) (2.72 g). 
     mp. 183°˜193° C. 
     Hydrochloride of Compound (9) (2HCl.H 2  O) 
     mp. 124°˜127° C. 
     The preparations for fungicides are as follows: 
     PREPARATION 1 
     A mixture of Compound (3) hydrochloride prepared in Example 1 (5 weight parts), clay (85 weight parts), and talc (10 weight parts) is pulverized and formulated into a dust. 
     PREPARATION 2 
     A mixture of a compound prepared in Example 8 (50 weight parts), diatomaceous earth (45 weight parts), and calcium alkylbenzenesulfonate (2.5 weight parts) is pulverized, admixed, and formulated into a wettable powder. 
     PREPARATION 3 
     A mixture of the compound prepared in Example 27  (30 weight parts), xylene (60 weight parts), and polyoxyethylene alkyl aryl ether (10 weight parts) is admixed and formulated into an emulsion. 
     PREPARATION 4 
     A mixture of the compound prepared in Example 3 (5 weight parts), clay (85 weight parts), and talc (10 weight parts) is pulverized and formulated into a dust. 
     PREPARATION 5 
     A mixture of the compound prepared in Example 48 (50 weight parts), diatomaceous earth (45 weight parts), and calcium alkylbenzenesulfonate (2.5 weight parts) is pulverized, admixed, and formulated into a wettable powder. 
     PREPARATION 6 
     A mixture of the compound prepared in Example 7 (30 weight parts), xylene (60 weight parts), and polyoxyethylene alkyl aryl ether (10 weight parts) is admixed and formulated into an emulsion. 
     PREPARATION 7 
     The compound prepared in Example 62 (10 weight parts) is dissolved in water (90 weight parts) to give a solution. 
     The preparations for antimycotics are as follows: 
     PREPARATION 8 
     
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Cream:                                                                    
      The compound prepared in Example 13                                 
                                10     g                                  
      Bees wax                  100    g                                  
      Cetyl alcohol             50     g                                  
      2-Octyldodecanol          50     g                                  
      Propylene glycol          300    g                                  
      Mixture (1:1 w/w) of sorbitan mono-                                 
                                50     g                                  
      stearate and polyoxyethylene sorbitan                               
      monostearate                                                        
      Mixture (1.9:0.2 w/w) of butyl paraben                              
                                2      g                                  
      and methyl paraben                                                  
      Mixture (0.06:1.25:9 w/w/w) of phosphoric                           
                                10     g                                  
      acid, sodium hydroxide and monosodium                               
      phosphate dihydrate                                                 
      Distilled water           428    g                                  
                                1000   g                                  
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     PREPARATION 9 
     
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Gel:    Nitrate of the compound prepared in                               
                               10     g                                   
        Example 13                                                        
        Carbopol 940 (carboxyvinyl polymer)                               
                               15     g                                   
        Ethanol                100    g                                   
        Propylene glycol       650    g                                   
        Triisopropanolamine    10     g                                   
        Distilled water        215    g                                   
                               1000   g                                   
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