Methods for treating mycoses

A process for treating mycoses in humans and nonhuman animals comprising administering a composition comprising an effective amount of an active compound of the formula ##STR29## where .dbd.Y is .dbd.CH--OCH.sub.3, .dbd.CH--CH.sub.3, .dbd.CH--CH.sub.2 --CH.sub.3, .dbd.CH--SCH.sub.3, or .dbd.N--OCH.sub.3 ;

• X is oxygen, or if Y is .dbd.N--OCH.sub.3, also NH;
• Z is F, Cl, Br, I, nitro, cyano, --OR.sup.12, --SR.sup.13, --SOR.sup.14, SO.sub.2 R.sup.15, --COOR.sup.16, --CONR.sup.17 R.sup.18, --COR.sup.19, --CR.sup.20 .dbd.NR.sup.21, --N.dbd.CR.sup.22 R.sup.23, --CR.sup.24 .dbd.N--OR.sup.25, --CR.sup.25 R.sup.26 --O--N.dbd.CR.sup.27 R.sup.28, --CR.sup.30 .dbd.CR.sup.31 R.sup.29, --CHR.sup.30 --CHR.sup.31 R.sup.29, --O--CHR.sup.30 R.sup.29, --CHR.sup.30 --OR.sup.29, --CHR.sup.30 --SR.sup.29, --S--CHR.sup.30 R.sup.29, --O--N.dbd.CR.sup.30 R.sup.29, --CHR.sup.30 R.sup.29 ;
• or --R.sup.31 CH--O--N.dbd.CR.sup.33 R.sup.32 ;
• R.sup.12 to R.sup.29, identical or different, are hydrogen;
• C.sub.1-18 alkyl;
• C.sub.2-8 alkenyl;
• C.sub.2-8 alkynyl;
• a five- or six-membered hetaryl with 1 to 3 atoms selected from the group consisting of N, O and S;
• a five- or six-membered aryl which can be unsubstituted or substituted 1 or more times with halogen C.sub.1-12 alkyl, C.sub.1-12 haloalkyl, C.sub.2-12 alkenyl, C.sub.2-12 alkynyl, C.sub.1-12 alkoxy, C.sub.1-12 haloalkoxy, C.sub.2-12 alkenyloxy, C.sub.2-12 alkynyloxy, formyl, C.sub.1-12 acyl, cyano, trifluoromethyl, nitro or --CR.sup.40 .dbd.N--OR.sup.41 where R.sup.40 is H or C.sub.1-4 alkyl and R.sup.41 is H, C.sub.1-8 alkyl, C.sub.2-8 alkenyl, or C.sub.2-8 alkynyl;
• R.sup.30 and R.sup.31, identical or different, are H or a straight chain or branched C.sub.1-4 alkyl;
• R.sup.32 and R.sup.33, the same or different, are H, C.sub.1-12 alkyl, C.sub.1-4 haloalkyl, C.sub.1-4 alkoxy-C.sub.1-4 alkyl, C.sub.1-4 haloalkyl, C.sub.1-4 alkoxy-C.sub.1-4 -alkyl, aryloxy-C.sub.1-4 alkyl, arylthio C.sub.1-4 alkenyl, hetaryl-C.sub.2-4 alkenyl, C.sub.2-12 -alkynyl, C.sub.3-6 -cycloalkyl, aryl, hetaryl, cyano, --COOR.sup.34, --CONR.sup.35 R.sup.36, --COR.sup.37, --CR.sup.38 --NOR.sup.39 or R.sup.32 and R.sup.33 form, together with the carbon atom to which they are bonded, a 4- or 7-membered ring which can contain an oxygen or sulfur atom;
• R.sup.34 to R.sup.39 are H, C.sub.1-4 alkyl, aryl or hetaryl;
• wherein said aryl is a five- or six-membered ring which is unsubstituted or substituted 1 or more times with halogen, C.sub.1-12 alkyl, C.sub.1-12 haloalkyl, C.sub.2-12 alkenyl, C.sub.2-12 alkynyl, C.sub.1-12 alkoxy, C.sub.1-12 haloalkoxy, C.sub.2-12 alkenyloxy, C.sub.2-12 alkynyloxy, formyl, C.sub.1-12 acyl, cyano, trifluoromethyl, nitro or --CR.sup.40 .dbd.N--OR.sup.41 where R.sup.40 is H or C.sub.1-4 alkyl and R.sup.41 is H, C.sub.1-8 alkyl C.sub.2-8 alkenyl or C.sub.2-8 alkynyl;
• and
• said hetaryl is a five- or six-membered ring with 1 to 3 atoms selected from the group consisting of N, O and S.