Abstract: A compound of the formula (I): ##STR1## or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein: R.sup.1 is a hydrogen atom, a substituted or unsubstituted C.sub.1-6 alkyl group, a C.sub.2-6 alkenyl group, a C.sub.2-6 alkynyl group or a R.sup.7 --CO-- group (wherein R.sup.7 is a C.sub.1-6 alkyl group, a phenyl group, a C.sub.2-6 alkenyl group which may be substituted by a phenyl group, or a C.sub.1-6 alkoxy group);R.sup.2 is a hydrogen atom, a substituted or unsubstituted C.sub.1-8 alkyl group, or a phenyl group;R.sup.3 is a hydrogen atom, and R.sup.4 is a hydroxyl group, or R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 together form a bond;each of R.sup.5 and R.sup.6 is a C.sub.1-4 alkyl group; andY is a cyano group, a halogen atom, a nitro group, a C.sub.1-6 alkyl group, a C.sub.2-6 alkynyl group, a C.sub.1-6 alkylcarbonyl group, a C.sub.1-6 alkoxy group, a di-C.sub.1-6 alkylaminocarbonyl group, an aryl group, a C.sub.1-6 alkoxycarbonyl group, a carboxyl group or a morpholinocarbonyl group.

Abstract: An antifungal and antibacterial imidazole derivative represented by the general formula I or a biologically acceptable acid addition salt thereof: ##STR1## where Ar is a phenyl group which may be substituted by alkyl having from 1 to 6 carbon atoms, alkoxy having from 1 to 4 carbon atoms, alkylamino having from 1 to 4 carbon atoms, alkoxy carbonyl having from 1 to 4 carbon atoms, phenyl, halogen or hydroxyl; a naphthyl group; a furyl group; or a thienyl group which may be substituted by halogen or alkyl having from 1 to 4 carbon atoms, and R is an alkyl group having from 1 to 10 carbon atoms; an alkenyl group having from 1 to 6 carbon atoms; or a phenylalkyl group which may be substituted by halogen.