noun
- A five-membered aromatic heterocyclic compound containing two nitrogen atoms in the ring.
Usage: chemistry; organic chemistry term
Examples
- Imidazole is a common diazole used in pharmaceutical synthesis.
- The diazole ring structure appears in many antifungal medications.
- Chemists studied the reactivity of the diazole compound under various conditions.
- Pyrazole, another type of diazole, has important applications in agrochemicals.