Fungicidal (2-aryl-2-substituted) ethyl-1,2,4-triazoles

This invention relates to novel (2-aryl-2-substituted)ethyl-1,2,4-triazoles and the enantiomorphs, acid addition salts and metal salt complexes thereof, having the formula wherein Ar is phenyl, naphthyl, pyridyl, thienyl or furyl, each optionally substituted with halogen, trihalomethyl, cyano, (C1-C4)alkyl, halo(C1-C4)alkyl, (C1-C4)alkoxy, halo(C1-C4)alkoxy, phenoxy or phenyl; Z is (C2-C12)alkyl, cyclo(C3-C8)alkyl(C1-C5)alkyl, cyclo(C3-C8)alkyl, (C6-C10)aryl, or (C6-C10)aryl(C1-C5)alkyl, each optionally substituted with halogen, trihalomethyl, cyano, (C1-C4)alkyl, halo(C1-C4)alkyl, (C1-C4)alkoxy, halo(C1-C4)alkoxy, phenoxy or phenyl; Q is a triazolyl optionally substituted wih up to two substituents which are independently halogen or (C1-C4)alkyl; and X is -N IDENTICAL C, -CH2N IDENTICAL C, -CHO, -CON3, -CH=NOR, -CH2NHCHO, -NH2, -NHCHO, -NHCOCH3, -NHCO2R, -NHCONHR, -CH=C(R)2, -N=C(R)2, -NCO, -NO2, or wherein R is independently hydrogen or (C1-C5)alkyl; and the agronomically acceptable enantiomorphs, acid addition salts, and metal salt complexes thereof.