Definition: Compounds containing 1,3-diazole, a five membered aromatic ring containing two nitrogen atoms separated by one of the carbons. Chemically reduced ones include IMIDAZOLINES and IMIDAZOLIDINES. Distinguish from 1,2-diazole (PYRAZOLES).
imidacloprid [ Advantage,Premise 75,1-((6-chloro-3-pyridinyl)methyl)-N-nitro-2-imidazolidinimine,Bayer Brand of Imidacloprid ] systemic & contact insecticide exhibiting low mammalian toxicity; structure given in first source; it is one of the neonicotinoid insecticides, which acts as an antagonist by binding to postsynaptic n