Claims
- 1. A compound selected from the group consisting of: ##STR424## wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are each --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; provided that when d or e is unsaturated R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are either X or Y; and R.sub.1 and/or R.sub.2 are 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 or 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; ethylenedioxy; ethylenedithio; ethylenethiooxy; dialkoxy; thiazolidinyl; methylenyl; alkylidenyl; alkylimino; or phenylamino and substituted phenylamino wherein the substituent is halo, nitro, or lower alkyl having 1-5 carbon atoms;
- R.sub.3 is --CHXY 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 halo, nitro or lower alkyl having 1-5 carbon atoms; trialkylsilyloxy; heterocycloalkyloxy wherein the hetero atom is nitrogen, oxygen or sulfur and the cycloalkyl group contains 4-5 carbon atoms; --OCOR' wherein R' is lower alkyl, cycloalkyl, phenyl, or substituted phenyl wherein the substituent is halo, nitro or lower alkyl having 1-5 carbon atoms; a sulfate, nitrate or phosphate radical; thiol; lower alkylthio; phenylthio or substituted phenylthio wherein the substituent is halo, nitro or lower alkyl having 1-5 carbon atoms; halo; amino; lower alkylamino; lower dialkylamino; phenylamino or substituted phenylamino wherein the substituent is halo, nitro 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 halo, nitro or lower alkyl having 1-5 carbon atoms; phenyl; substituted phenyl wherein the substituent is halo, nitro or lower alkyl having 1-5 carbon atoms; and R.sub.3 is --CHZ wherein Z is oxo, thioxo; hydroxyimino; lower alkoxyimino; phenyloxyimino or substituted phenyloxyimino wherein the substituent is halo, nitro 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 and benzoic acid or substituted benzoic acid wherein the substituent is nitro, halo or lower alkyl having 1-5 carbon atoms; hydrazono; lower alkylhydrazono; lower dialkylhydrazono; phenylhydrazono or substituted phenylhydrazono wherein the substituent is nitro, halo or lower alkyl having 1-5 carbon atoms; phenylsulfonylhydrazono or substituted phenylsulfonylhydrazono wherein the substituent is nitro, halo or lower alkyl having 1-5 carbon atoms; carbamoylhydrazono; ethylenedioxy; ethylenedithio; ethylenethiooxy; lower dialkoxy; thiazolidinyl; methylenyl; lower alkylidenyl; lower alkylimino; or phenylimino or substituted phenylimino wherein the substituent is halo, nitro or lower alkyl having 1-5 carbon atoms; and R.sub.3 is carboxy; --COOR' wherein R' is lower alkyl, cycloalkyl, phenyl or substituted phenyl wherein the substituent is nitro, halo or lower alkyl having 1-5 carbon atoms; --COR" wherein R" is amino, lower alkylamino, lower dialkylamino, phenylamino or substituted phenylamino wherein the substituent is halo, nitro or lower alkyl having 1-5 carbon atoms; halo; hydrazino, lower alkylhydrazino, lower dialkylhydrazino, phenylhydrazino and substituted phenylhydrazino wherein the substituent is halo, nitro or lower alkyl having 1-5 carbon atoms; phenylsulfonylhydrazino and substituted phenylsulfonylhydrazino wherein the substituent is halo, nitro or lower alkyl having 1-5 carbon atoms; cyano; and ammonium, alkali metal and alkaline earth metal salts thereof where R.sub.3 is carboxy;
- R.sub.4 is hydrogen; methyl or methylenyl;
- R.sub.5 is hydrogen; hydroxy; hydroperoxy or --OCOR'''' wherein R''' is lower alkyl;
- and n is an integer from 0-5, provided that C.sub.3 does not have the R configuration and the orientation at the a double bond does not have the E configuration when n=0, a and c are unsaturated, b, d, e and f are saturated, R.sub.1 is oxo, R.sub.2 is --XY wherein X and Y are hydrogen and hydroxy, R.sub.3 is --CH.sub.2 OH and R.sub.4 is hydrogen and when n=0, a and b are unsaturated, c, d, e and f are saturated, R.sub.1 is oxo, R.sub.2 is --XY wherein X and Y are hydrogen and hydroxy, R.sub.3 is --CH.sub.2 OH, R.sub.4 is methyl and R.sub.5 is hydrogen.
- 2. A compound of claim 1 wherein double bonds are present at a and c.
- 3. A compound of claim 1 which compound is 2S,3R-3-acetoxy-6-(2-acetoxyethylidene)-2-methyl-2-(4,8-dimethyl-5-oxo-7-nonenyl)-oxepane.
- 4. A compond of claim 1 which compound is 2S,3R-6-(2-acetoxyethylidene)-2-methyl-2-(4,8-dimethyl-5-oxo-7-nonenyl)-oxepan-3-ol.
- 5. A compound of claim 1 which compound is 2S,3R-3-acetoxy-6-(2-hydroxyethylidene)-2-methyl-2-(4,8-dimethyl-5-oxo-7-nonenyl)-oxepane.
- 6. A compound of claim 1 which compound is 2S,3R-3-acetoxy-6-(2-oxoethylidene)-2-methyl-2-(4,8-dimethyl-5-oxo-7-nonenyl)-oxepane.
- 7. A compound of claim 1 which compound is 2S,3R-6-(2-hydroxyethylidene)-2-methyl-2-(4,8-dimethyl-5-hydroxy-7-nonenyl)-oxepan-3-ol.
- 8. A compound of claim 1 which compound is 2S,3R-3-acetoxy-6-(2-acetoxyethylidene)-2-methyl-2-(4,8-dimethyl-5-hydroxy-7-nonenyl)-oxepane.
- 9. A compound of claim 1 which compound is 2S,3R-6-(2-hydroxyethyl)-2-methyl-2-(4,8-dimethyl-5-oxo-7-nonyl)-oxepan-3-ol.
- 10. A compound of claim 1 which compound is 2S,3R-6-(2-hydroxyethylidene)-2-methyl-2-(5-hydroxy-4,5,8-trimethyl-7-nonenyl)-oxepan-3-ol.
- 11. A compound of claim 1 which compound is 2S,3R-6-(2-hydroxyethylidene)-2-methyl-2-(4,8-dimethyl-5-ethynyl-5-hydroxy-7-nonenyl)-oxepan-3-ol.
- 12. A compound of claim 1 which compound is 2S,3R-6-(2-hydroxyethylidene)-2-methyl-2-(4,8-dimethyl-8-hydroperoxy-5-oxo-6-nonenyl)-oxepan-3-ol.
- 13. A compound of claim 1 which compound is 2S,3R-6-(2-hydroxyethylidene)-2-methyl-2-(4,8-dimethyl-8-hydroxy-5-oxo-6-nonenyl)-oxepan-3-ol.
- 14. A compound of claim 1 which compound is 2S,3R-3-acetoxy-6-(2-acetoxyethylidene)-2-methyl-2-(5-acetoxy-4,8-dimethyl-7-nonenyl)-oxepane.
- 15. A compound of claim 1 which compound is 2S,3R-3-acetoxy-2-methyl-6-carbmethoxymethylene-2-(4,8-dimethyl-5-hydroxy-7-nonenyl)-oxepane.
- 16. A compound of claim 1 which compound is 2S,3R-3-acetoxy-6-(2-oxoethylidene)-2-methyl-2-(4,8-dimethyl-5-hydroxy-7-nonenyl)-oxepane.
- 17. A compound of claim 1 which compound is 2S-6-(2-acetoxyethylidene)-2-methyl-2-(4,8-dimethyl-5-oxo-7-nonenyl)-oxepan-3-one.
- 18. A method of interrupting preqnancy which comprises administering to female animals a compound of claim 1 in an amount sufficient to interrupt pregnancy.
- 19. A method of inducing uterine contractions which comprises administering to a female animal a compound of claim 1 in an amount sufficient to induce uterine contractions.
Parent Case Info
This is a division of application Ser. No. 742,940, filed Nov. 18, 1976, now U.S. Pat. No. 4,102,895.
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