| abstract |
A triazole compound having the formula (I): ##STR1## wherein R 1 and R 2 represent a hydrogen atom, a lower alkyl group or a dialkylcarbamoyl group, or R 1 and R 2 may be bonded to form an alkylene group, an oxyalkylene group or a thioalkylene group which may be substituted with a lower alkyl group, R 3 represents a hydrogen atom or CONRR' where R and R' represent an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, an alkynyl group, a cyanoalkyl group or a phenyl group or benzyl group which may be substituted, or R and R' may be bonded to form an alkylene group, an oxyalkylene group or a thioalkylene group which may be substituted with a lower alkyl group; R 4 represents ##STR2## where R 5 represents a hydrogen atom, a lower alkyl group or a phenyl group, R 6 represents a lower alkyl group, or R 5 and R 6 may be bonded to form an alkylene group, with a proviso that R 1 and R 2 cannot be dialkylcarbamoyl groups at the same time, and an insecticide containing the triazole compound as an active component. |