Claims
- 1. A compound selected from the group consisting of: ##STR421## wherein R.sub.1 is --XY wherein X is hydrogen or hydroxy provided that when X is hydrogen, Y is hydrogen; methyl; hydroxy; lower alkoxy; cycloalkoxy; phenoxy; substituted phenoxy wherein the substituent is nitro, halo or lower alkyl having 1-5 carbon atoms; trialkylsilyloxy; --OCOR' wherein R' is lower alkyl, cycloalkyl, phenyl, and substituted phenyl wherein the substituent is nitro, halo or lower alkyl having 1-5 carbon atoms; a sulfate, nitrate or phosphate radical; thiol; alkylthio; phenylthio and substituted phenylthio wherein the substituent is nitro, halo or lower alkyl having 1-5 carbon atoms; halo; amino; alkylamino; dialkylamino; phenylamino and substituted phenylamino wherein the substituent is nitro, halo or lower alkyl having 1-5 carbon atoms; and the quaternary ammonium and acid addition salts thereof, acylamino wherein the acyl group is derived from a lower alkanoic acid having 1-8 carbon atoms or from benzoic acid or substituted benzoic acid wherein the substituent is nitro, halo or lower alkyl having 1-5 carbon atoms; --OCONHR wherein R is hydrogen or lower alkyl; and when X is hydroxy, Y is cyano; lower alkyl; lower alkenyl; lower alkynyl; propadienyl; benzyl, substituted benzyl wherein the substituent is nitro, halo or lower alkyl having 1-5 carbon atoms; phenyl; substituted phenyl wherein the substituent is nitro, halo or lower alkyl having 1-5 carbon atoms; and R.sub.1 is oxo; thioxo; hydroxyimino; alkoxyimino; phenyloxyimino and substituted phenyloxyimino wherein the substituent is nitro, halo or lower alkyl having 1-5 carbon atoms; acyloxyimino wherein the acyl group is derived from a lower alkanoic acid having 1-8 carbon atoms or from benzoic acid or substituted benzoic acid wherein the substituent is nitro, halo, or lower alkyl having 1-5 carbon atoms; hydrazono; alkylhydrazono; phenylhydrazono or substituted phenylhydrazono wherein the substituent is halo, nitro and lower alkyl having 1-5 carbon atoms; phenylsulfonylhydrazono or substituted phenylsulfonylhydrazono wherein the substituent is halo, nitro, or lower alkyl having 1-5 carbon atoms; carbamoylhydrazono; dialkoxy; methylenyl; alkylidenyl; alkylimino; or phenylimino and substituted phenylimino wherein the substituent is halo, nitro, or lower alkyl having 1-5 carbon atoms;
- R.sub.4 is hydrogen; methyl or methylenyl;
- R.sub.5 is hydrogen; hydroxy; hydroperoxy or --OCOR'" wherein R'" is lower alkyl;
- R.sub.7 is hydrogen; hydroxy; lower alkoxy; or --OCOR'" wherein R'" is lower alkyl;
- R.sub.8 is --COOH and the ammonium and alkali metal and alkaline earth metal salts thereof; --CH.sub.2 OH; --CHO; cyano; and --COOR' wherein R' is lower alkyl, cycloalkyl, phenyl and substituted phenyl wherein the substituent is halo, nitro or lower alkyl having 1-5 carbon atoms; --COCl or --CONH.sub.2.
- 2. A compound of claim 1 which compound is 2S,3R,6S-6-carboxy-2-methyl-2-(5-oxo-4,7,8-trimethyl-6E-nonenyl)-3,6-oxidooxepane.
- 3. A compound of claim 1 which compound is 2S,3R,6S-6-carboxy-2-methyl-2-(4,8-dimethyl-5-oxo-7-nonenyl)-3,6-oxidooxepane.
- 4. A compound of claim 1 which compound is 2S,3R,6S-6-carboxy-2-methyl-2-(5-hydroxy-4,8-dimethyl-7-nonenyl)-3,6-oxidooxepane.
- 5. A compound of claim 1 which compound is 2S,3R,6S-6-carbmethoxy-2-methyl-2-(4,8-dimethyl-5-oxo-7-nonenyl)-3,6-oxidooxepane.
- 6. A compound of claim 1 which compound is 2S,3R,6S-6-carbamoyl-2-methyl-2-(4,8-dimethyl-5-hydroxy-7-nonenyl)-3,6-oxidooxepane.
- 7. A compound of claim 1 which compound is 2S,3R,6R-2-methyl-6-hydroxymethyl-2-(4,8-dimethyl-5-hydroxy-7-nonenyl)-3,6-oxidooxepane.
- 8. A compound of claim 1 which compound is 2S,3R,6S,-2-methyl-6-oxomethyl-2-(4,8-dimethyl-5-hydroxy-7-nonenyl)-3,6-oxidooxepane.
- 9. A compound of claim 1 which compound is 2S,3R,6R-6-cyano-2-methyl-2-(4,8-dimethyl-5-oxo-7-nonenyl)-3,6-oxidooxepane.
- 10. A compound of claim 1 wherein a double bond is present at c.
- 11. A method of interrupting pregnancy which comprises administering to female animals a pregnancy interrupting effective amount of a compound of claim 1 in a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.
- 12. A method of inducing uterine contractions which comprises administering to a female animal a uterine contraction inducing effective amount of a compound of claim 1 in a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.
Parent Case Info
This is a continuation of application Ser. No. 29,231, filed Apr. 11, 1979, now abandoned, which in turn is a divisional of Ser. No. 903,456 filed May 8, 1978, now U.S. Pat. No. 4,176,188 which in turn is a divisional of Ser. No. 742,940 filed Nov. 18, 1976 now U.S. Pat. No. 4,102,895.
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Chem. Abstracts 81:86719y. |
Chem. Abstracts 67:63102p. |
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Chem. Abstracts 72:132091b. |
Divisions (2)
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