Sumitomo Chemical Company, Limited

Kunihiko Furuzawa

Yoshio Hisada

Akio Manabe

Yuji Funaki

Kazuo Izumi

N-acylimidazole represented by the formula: ##STR1## wherein R is a lower alkyl group, and X, Y and Z are, the same or different, each a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a lower alkyl group, a halogenated lower alkyl group, a lower alkoxy group, a lower alkylthio group, a cyano group or a nitro group, or two of X, Y and Z, taken together, may form a methylenedioxy group, which is useful for controlling plant diseases.

Fungicidal N-acylimidazoles

N-acylimidazole compounds represented by the formula: ##STR1## wherein X is halogen atom, or alkyl, alkoxy, lower alkylthio, halogen-substituted alkyl, phenyl, phenoxy, cyano, phenyl lower alkoxy or nitro group, R.sub.1 and R.sub.2, which may be the same or different, are hydrogen or halogen atom, or alkyl, lower alkenyl, lower alkoxy, trifluoromethyl, lower cycloalkyl lower alkyl or lower alkoxy lower alkyl group, or R.sub.1 and R.sub.2, taken together, may form lower alkylene or halogen-substituted lower alkylene group, m is 0 or 1, n is 0, 1 or 2, and when n is 2, (X).sub.2 groups may form methylenedioxy group, which compounds are useful for controlling plant-disease, regulating plant growth and controlling weeds.

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Takarazuka, Japan

Kunihiko Furuzawa