Abstract: The present invention provides an azole compound represented by the formula (I): ##STR1## , wherein Ar is an optionally-substituted phenyl group; R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are, the same or different, a hydrogen atom or a lower alkyl group, or R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 may combine together to form a lower alkylene group; R.sup.3 is a hydrogen atom or an acyl group; Y is a nitrogen atom or a methine group; and A is an optionally-substituted saturated cyclic amide group bonded through a first nitrogen atom, or a salt thereof, which is useful for prevention and therapy of fungal infections of mammals as antifungal agent.

Abstract: A compound of the formula (V): ##STR1## wherein Ar' is a halogenated phenyl group, R is a hydrocarbon residue having a functional group at the .alpha.-carbon, R.sup.3' is an optionally substituted aliphatic or aromatic hydrocarbon residue or an optionally substituted aromatic heterocyclic group, Y and Z are, the same or different, a nitrogen atom or a methine group optionally substituted with a lower alkyl group, and (R) and (S) represent configurations, which is an optically active intermediate for production of optically active triazole compounds (I): ##STR2## wherein the symbols have the same meanings as defined above, and methods of preparing the compounds (V) and (I).

Abstract: The present invention provides an azole compound represented by the formula (I): ##STR1## wherein Ar is an optionally-substituted phenyl group; R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are, the same or different, a hydrogen atom or a lower alkyl group, or R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 may combine together to form a lower alkylene group; R.sup.3 is a hydrogen atom or an acyl group; Y is a nitrogen atom or a methine group; and A is an optionally-substituted saturated cyclic amide group bonded through a first nitrogen atom, or a salt thereof, which is useful for prevention and therapy of fungal infections of mammals as antifungal agent.

Abstract: An azole compound represented by the formula (I): ##STR1## wherein X is a nitrogen atom; Ar is a phenyl group substituted by halogen or a halogenated C.sub.1-4 alkyl group; R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 independently are a hydrogen atom or a lower alkyl group, or R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 may combine together to form a lower alkylene group; n denotes an integer of 0 to 2; and R.sup.7 is a hydrogen atom, a hydroxyl group which may be optionally acylated by an acyl group selected from acetyl, propionyl, butyryl, isobutyryl, phenylacetyl and benzoyl, or may form a bond together with R.sup.1 ; or a salt thereof.

Abstract: Novel compounds having the formula:R.sup.1 --OCH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 O--(CH.sub.2).sub.n --R.sup.2wherein R.sup.1 stands for a higher alkyl group; R.sup.2 stands for a primary to tertiary amino group or a quaternary ammonium group; and n denotes an integer of 3 to 10; and salts thereof, have excellent anti-tumor action and therefore are useful as anti-tumor agents.