Claims
- 1. An azole compound represented by the formula (I): ##STR126## 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;
- R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 independently are
- (a) a hydrogen atom,
- (b) a C.sub.1-12 alkyl group which may be substituted by (1) a hydroxyl group, (2) an optionally esterified carboxyl group selected from carboxyl, methoxycarbonyl, ethoxycarbonyl and butoxycarbonyl, (3) a nitro group, (4) an amino group, (5) a C.sub.1-6 alkanoylamino group, (6) a C.sub.1-6 alkylamino group, (7) a C.sub.1-6 alkoxy group, (8) a halogen, (9) a halogenated C.sub.1-3 alkyl group, (10) an oxo group, (11) a thioxo group, (12) a mercapto group, (13) a C.sub.1-6 alkylthio group, (14) a C.sub.1-6 alkylysulfonyl group, (15) a C.sub.1-6 alkanoyl group, (16) a C.sub.6-14 aryl group optionally substituted with (A) an optionally halogenated C.sub.1-3 alkyl group, (B) a halogen, (C) an optionally halogenated C.sub.1-3 alkoxy group, or (D) a 5- or 6-membered heterocyclic group containing at least one hetero atom selected from nitrogen, sulfur and oxygen, which may optionally be substituted with (i) an optionally halogenated C.sub.1-6 alkyl group, (ii) a C.sub.6 alkylsulfonyl group or (iii) a C.sub.1-6 alkylthio group, (17) a benzoyl group optionally substituted by halogen or halogenated C.sub.1-3 alkyl group, (18) a heterocyclic alkyl group selected from triazolylmethyl, methyltriazolylmethyl, pyridylmethyl, imidazolylmethyl and methylimidazolylmethyl, or (19) a C.sub.3-6 cycloalkyl-alkyl group selected from cyclopropylmethyl and cyclopentylmethyl;
- (c) a C.sub.3-8 cycloalkyl group which may be substituted by the substituents as defined in (b);
- (d) a C.sub.2-4 alkenyl group which may be substituted by the substituents as defined in (b);
- (e) a C.sub.2-9 alkynyl group which may be substituted by the substituents as defined in (b);
- (f) a C.sub.6-14 aryl group which may be substituted by the substituents as defined in (b);
- (g) a 5- or 6-membered heterocyclic group containing one to three hetero atoms selected from nitrogen, sulfur and oxygen, the 5- or 6-membered heterocyclic group being selected from imidazolyl, triazolyl, tetrazolyl, pyrazolyl, pyridyl, thiazolyl, thiadiazolyl, thienyl, furyl, pyrrolyl, pyrazinyl, 4-piperidinyl, 1-piperazinyl, pyrimidinyl, isoxazolyl, oxazolyl, N-methylimidazolyl and N-methyltriazolyl, which may be substituted by the substituents as defined in (b); or
- (h) R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 may form a non-aromatic 5- or 6-membered heterocyclic group together with the nitrogen atom to which they are bonded further containing at least one hetero atom selected from nitrogen, sulfur and oxygen, the non-aromatic 5- or 6-membered heterocyclic group being selected from morpholino, piperidino, 1-piperazinyl, 1-pyrrolidinyl, 1,2,3,4-tetrahydropyrazin-1-yl, 1-indolinyl, 2-isoindolinyl, 1,2,3,4-tetrahydroquinolin-1-yl, 1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinolin-2-yl, imidazoly, triazolyl, tetrazolyl, pyrrolyl and pyrazolyl, which may be substituted by the substituents as defined in (b);
- 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.
- 2. The azole compound of claim 1 or a salt thereof in which R.sup.1 is a hydrogen atom, R.sup.2 is methyl group and Ar is a halogen-substituted phenyl group.
- 3. The azole compound of claim 1 or a salt thereof in which R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 independently are a hydrogen atom or a C.sub.1-2 alkyl group which may be substituted by (1) a hydroxyl group, (2) an optionally esterified carboxyl group selected from carboxyl, methoxycarbonyl, ethoxycarbonyl and butoxycarbonyl, (3) a nitro group, (4) an amino group, (5) a C.sub.1-6 alkanoylamino group, (6) a C.sub.1-6 alkylamino group, (7) a C.sub.1-6 alkoxy group, (8) a halogen, (9) a halogenated C.sub.1-3 alkyl group, (10) an oxo group, (11) a thioxo group, (12) mercapto group, (13) a C.sub.1-6 alkylthio group, (14) a C.sub.1-6 alkylysulfonyl group, (15) a C.sub.1-6 alkanoyl group, (16) a C.sub.6-14 aryl group optionally substituted with (A) an optionally halogenated C.sub.1-3 alkyl group, (B) a halogen, (C) an optionally halogenated C.sub.1-3 alkoxy group, or (D) a 5- or 6-membered heterocyclic group containing at least one hetero atom selected from nitrogen, sulfur and oxygen, which may optionally be substituted with (i) an optionally halogenated C.sub.1-6 alkyl group, (ii) a C.sub.1-6 alkylsulfonyl group or (iii) a C.sub.1-6 alkylthio group, (17) a benzoyl group optionally substituted by halogen or halogenated C.sub.1-3 alkyl group, (18) a heterocyclic alkyl group selected from tirazolylmethyl, methyltriazolylmethyl, pyridylmethyl, imidazolylmethyl and methylimidazolylmethyl or (19) a C.sub.3-6 cycloalkyl-alkyl group selected from cyclopropylmethyl and cyclopentylmethyl.
- 4. The azole compound of claim 1 or a salt thereof in which n is 2.
- 5. The azole compound of claim 2 or a salt thereof in which the carbon atom to which Ar and R.sub.7 are bonded and the carbon atom to which R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are bonded are R-configuration respectively.
- 6. The azole compound of claim 1 or a salt thereof in which R.sup.7 is a hydroxyl group which may be acylated by an acyl group selected from acetyl, propionyl, butyryl, isobutyryl, phenylacetyl and benzoyl.
- 7. The azole compound of claim 1 which is selected from the group consisting of N, N-dimethyl- [(2R,3R) -3-(2,4-difluorophenyl)-3-hydroxy-4-(1H-1,2,4-triazol-1-yl)-2-butane]sulfonamide, N-methyl-[(2R,3R)-3-(2,4-difuorophenyl)-3-hydroxy-4- (1H-1,2,4-triazol-1-yl)-2-butane ]sulfonamide and N-(3 -pyridylmethyl)-N-methyl-[(2R,3R)-3-(2,4 -difluorophenyl)-3 -hydroxy-4 -(1H-1,2,4-triazol-1-yl) -2-butane ]sulfonamide.
- 8. An antifungal composition which comprises an effective amount of an azole compound represented by the formula (I) as defined in claim 1 or a salt thereof and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, excipient or diluent therefor.
Priority Claims (2)
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Parent Case Info
This application is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 07/875,257, filed Apr. 24, 1992, now abandoned.
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