Patent Publication Number: US-4060540-A

Title: Novel 3-triphenylmethoxy-1-alkynes, 3-triphenyl-methoxy-1-trans-alkenyl-dialkyl-alanes, and lithium 3-triphenylmethoxy-1-trans-alkenyl-dialkyl alanates

Description:
This is a division, of application Ser. No. 613,766, filed September 18, 1975, now U.S. Pat. No. 4,007,210 which in turn is a division of Ser. No. 355,350 filed Apr. 4, 1973, now U.S. Pat. No. 3,932,479. 
    
    
     BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     This invention relates to novel hydroxy substituted prostanoic acids and derivatives as well as to intermediates and methods for their preparation. These methods embrace novel and useful procedures for the preparation of prostaglandin E 1 , 11-deoxyprostaglandin E 1 , 13-dihydroxyprostaglandin E 1 , and other known biologically important prostaglandin congeners. The novel compounds of this invention may be represented by the following general formula: ##STR1## wherein n is an integer having the value 1 or 2; R 1  is hydrogen, lower alkoxy, triphenylmethyl, or triphenylmethyl in which one or two of the phenyl rings is substituted with an alkyl or an alkoxy group having up to 3 carbon atoms; R 2  is a straight chain alkyl group having from 2 to 10 carbon atoms, a straight chain alkyl group having from 2 to 10 carbon atoms and substituted with one or two alkyl groups each having from one to three carbon atoms, a straight chain alkenyl group having from 3 to 10 carbon atoms, a straight chain alkenyl group having from 3 to 10 carbon atoms and substituted with one or two alkyl groups having between them from 2 to 5 carbon atoms, or a straight chain alkynyl group having from 3 to 10 carbon atoms; R 3  is hydroxy or an alkoxy group having from 1 to 12 carbon atoms; Y is a divalent radical selected from the group consisting of those of the formulae: ##STR2## wherein m is an integer from 3 to 8, inclusive, p is an integer from 2 to 6 inclusive, R 4  is an alkyl group having up to 3 carbon atoms, and R 5  is an alkyl group having up to 3 carbon atoms, a fluorine atom, or a phenyl group; R 6  is hydrogen or an alkyl group having up to three carbon atoms; R 7  is hydrogen or an alkyl group having up to 3 carbon atoms; and the moiety --C 13  -C 14  -- is ethylene, trans-vinylene, or cis-vinylene; with the first proviso that when n is 1, R 1  is hydrogen, R 7  is hydrogen, Z is --(CH 2 ) m  -- and --C 13  -C 14  -- is ethylene or trans-vinylene then R 2  does not include a straight chain alkyl group having from 2 to 10 carbon atoms; and with the second proviso that when Z is ##STR3## R 1  is hydrogen, R 2  is a straight chain alkyl group having from 2 to 10 carbon atoms and R 7  is hydrogen then --C 13  -C 14  -- is ethylene or cis-vinylene; and with the third proviso that when R 6  is alkyl then R 1  is hydrogen; and with the fourth proviso that only one unsaturated bond can be directly adjacent to C 15  ; and with the fifth proviso that when R 7  is an alkyl group then the groups attached to the C 8  position may have the 8α-alkyl(8-iso) configuration of the formula: ##STR4## 
     Embraced within the scope of the present invention are all the possible optical isomers of the above general formula. Also embraced within the scope of the present invention are the non-toxic, pharmaceutically acceptable salts of the novel compounds of the present invention when R 3  is hydroxy. The cations comprised in these salts include, for example, the non-toxic metal cations such as the sodium ion, potassium ion, calcium ion, and magnesium ion as well as the organic amine cations such as the tri(lower alkyl)amine cations (e.g., triethylamine, triethanolamine) procaine, and the like. 
     The novel compounds of the present invention are usually obtainable as oils having characteristic absorption spectra. They are relatively insoluble in water but are relatively soluble in common organic solvents such as ethanol, ethyl acetate, dimethylformamide, and the like. The cationic salts of the compounds when R 3  is hydroxy are, in general, white to yellow crystalline solids having characteristic melting points and absorption spectra. They are relatively soluble in water, methanol, and ethanol but are relatively insoluble in benzene, diethyl ether, and petroleum ether. 
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION 
     The prostaglandins are a family of closely related compounds which have been obtained from various animal tissues, and which stimulate smooth muscle, lower arterial blood pressure, antagonize epinephrine-induced mobilization of free fatty acids, and have other pharmacological and autopharmacological effects in mammals. See Bergstrom et al., J. Biol. Chem. 238, 3555 (1963) and Horton, Experientia 21, 113 (1965) and references cited therein. All of the so called natural prostaglandins are derivatives of prostanoic acid: ##STR5## The hydrogen atoms attached to C-8 and C-12 are in trans-configuration. When the two side-chains (or the C-8 and C-12 hydrogens) are cis to each other, the compounds are referred to as 8-iso prostaglandins. The natural prostaglandins represent only one of the possible optical isomers. The compounds of this invention include all possible optical isomers. 
     The novel compounds of the present invention may be readily prepared from certain cycloalkenone intermediates which may be represented by the following general formula: ##STR6## wherein R&#39; 3  is an alkoxy having from 1 to 12 carbon atoms; and n and Z are as hereinabove defined. 
     The cycloalkenone intermediates may be readily prepared from 2-carbethoxycyclopentanone or 2-carbethoxycyclohexanone in accordance with the reaction schemes set forth in Flowsheets A, B, C, I and J. ##STR7## wherein m and n are as hereinabove defined and X is iodo or bromo. In accordance with this reaction scheme, the cycloalk-2-en-1-ones (VIII) are developed by first converting 2-carbethoxycyclopentanone or 2-carbethoxycyclohexanone (I) to the sodium enolates thereof by means of sodium hydride in dimethoxyethane and then treating the sodium enolate with an ethyl ω-haloalkanoate (II). There is thus obtained the corresponding 2-carbethoxy-2-(ω-carbethoxyalkyl)cycloalkanone (III) which is then hydrolyzed and decarboxylated to afford the 2-(ω-carboxyalkyl)cycloalkanone (IV). This acid is then esterified with ethanol whereby the 2-(ω-carbethoxyalkyl)cycloalkanone (V) is obtained. The reaction conditions for carrying out the above sequence of reactions are well known in the art. The conversion of the cycloalkanone (V) to the enol acetate (VI) is effected by heating with acetic anhydride in the presence of p-toluenesulfonic acid. Preparation of the enol acetate (VI) usually requires heating for a period of from about eight to thirty-six hours. During this period, it is preferable to allow by-product acetic acid to distill out in order to force the reaction to completion. The bromination of the enol acetates (VI) to the 2-bromocycloalkanones (VII) is preferably carried out in a two phase system as follows. A solution of bromine in chloroform is added to a rapidly stirred mixture of a solution of the enol acetate (VI) in chloroform and an aqueous solution of an acid acceptor such as calcium carbonate or soda ash. This addition is carried out at 0° -5° C. over a period of about half an hour, stirring is continued for an additional period of about half an hour to a few hours, and the product (VII) is then isolated by standard procedures. The dehydrobromination of the 2-bromocycloalkanones (VII) is preferably carried out in dimethylformamide with a mixture of lithium bromide and lithium carbonate at the reflux temperature for a period of about 30 minutes to an hour or so. The so formed cycloalk-2-en-1-ones (VIII) are also isolated by standard procedures well known in the art. Substitution of X--(CH 2 ) m  --C(R 4 ) 2  --CH 2  --CO 2  C 2  H 5  for (II) in Flowsheet A and carrying through the sequence of transformations illustrated therein is productive of the following cycloalk-2-en-1-one (VIIIa): ##STR8## wherein X, n, m and R 4  are as hereinabove defined. 
     The required cycloalk-2-en-1-one intermediates of general structure (XVI), wherein the side-chain has a lower alkyl group, fluorine atom or phenyl group alpha to the carbethoxy function, may be prepared in accordance with the following reaction scheme: ##STR9## wherein n, m and R 5  are as hereinabove defined and G is a lower alkyl or aryl group. In accordance with this reaction scheme, the 2-(ω-carbethoxyalkyl)cycloalk-2-en-1-ones (IX) are converted to the corresponding 1-methoximino-2-(ω-carbethoxyalkyl)-2-cycloalkenes (X) by treatment with methoxyamine. With the ring carbonyl function thus blocked it is possible to effect a preferential reduction of the ester group by treatment with diisobutylaluminum hydride. The resulting alcohol (XI) is converted to a tosylate derivative (XII), which undergoes displacement on treatment with the sodium salt of a diethyl R 5  -substituted malonate (XIII) to provide the disubstituted malonate derivatives (XIV). Hydrolysis and decarboxylation as well as concomittant cleavage of the methoximino blocking group provides the desired 2-(ω-carboxy-ω-R 5  -substituted-alkyl)cycloalk-2-en-1-ones (XV), which are readily converted to the corresponding ester (XVI) by the usual procedure via the acid chloride and subsequent treatment with the appropriate alcohol in the presence of a tertiary amine. 
     The requisite 2-(ω-carbethoxy-ω-1-oxa-alkyl)cycloalk-2-en-1-ones (XXII) and 2-(ω-carbethoxy-ω-1-thia-alkyl)-cycloalk-2-en-1-ones (XXVI) may be prepared in accordance with the reaction schemes of Flowsheet C, wherein n and m are as hereinbefore defined. ##STR10## 
     In accordance with the reaction scheme shown in Flowsheet C, for the preparation of the oxa derivative (XXII), an appropriate 2-(ω-carbethoxyalkyl)cycloalk-2-en-1-one (XVII) is converted to the corresponding methoxime (XVIII), the ester function of which is then preferentially reduced with diisobutylaluminum hydride to afford the methoxime alcohol (XIX). The alcohol (XIX) is converted on treatment with n-butyl lithium to the lithio alcoholate, which then is O-alkylated by reaction with ethyl bromoacetate to provide (XX). Hydrolysis with acetone-aqueous hydrochloric acid furnishes the deblocked keto-acid (XXI), which is then reesterified with ethanol in the presence of p-toluenesulfonic acid to give the required 2-(ω-carbethoxy-ω-1-oxa-alkyl)cycloalk-2-en-1-one (XXII). O-Alkylation can also be accomplished by treatment of the lithio alcoholate of (XIX) with sodium or other metal salt of bromoacetic acid, in which case the free carboxylic acid corresponding to ester (XX) is obtained. Hydrolysis as for (XX) provides the keto acid (XXI). 
     The preparation of the thia derivative (XXVI), proceeds from the intermediate alcohol (XIX), which after conversion to the tosylate intermediate (XXII) and reaction with the sodium salt of ethyl mercaptoacetate furnishes intermediate (XXIV). Deblocking of XXIV with acetone-aqueous hydrochloric acid provides the keto-acid (XXV), which on re-esterification with ethanol gives the required 2-(ωcarbethoxy-ω-1-thio-alkyl)cycloalk-2-en-1-ones (XXVI). 
     Certain of the 11-deoxy-9-keto(or hydroxy)-prostanoic acid derivatives of this invention, as defined in the general formula on page 1 above, may be prepared from cycloalkenone (XXXI) and the triphenylmethoxy substituted 1-alkyne (XXVII) as depicted in Flowsheet D. In Flowsheet D, n, R 3 , R&#39; 3  and Z are as hereinabove defined; R&#39; 2  is a straight chain alkyl group having from 2 to 10 carbon atoms, a straight chain alkyl group having from 2 to 10 carbon atoms and substituted with one or two alkyl groups each having from one to three carbon atoms, a straight chain alkenyl methyl group having from two to nine carbon atoms, or a straight chain alkenyl methyl group having from two to nine carbon atoms and substituted with one or two alkyl groups having between them 2 to 5 carbon atoms; and R is a lower alkyl group. ##STR11## 
     In accordance with the reaction scheme of Flowsheet D, the triphenylmethoxy substituted 1-alkyne (XXVII) is treated with diisobutylaluminum hydride (XXVIII). This reaction of the 1-alkyne (XXVII) with diisobutylaluminum hydride (XXVIII) provides the alane (XXIX) containing the trans-double bond and is carried out in an inert solvent such as benzene, toluene, and the like at temperatures in the range of 40°-60° C. for several hours. It can also be carried out in a solvent such as tetrahydrofuran, usually in an approximate 2:1 mixture with benzene or hexane; in which case the reaction requires somewhat more vigorous conditions, usually treating at about 70°-75° C. for about eighteen hours. The subsequent reaction with methyl or n-butyl lithium (R-Li) is preferably carried out in a mixture of the above solvents with an ether-type solvent such as diethyl ether, dibutyl ether, tetrahydrofuran and the like. This reaction is rapid and is preferably carried out at 0°-10° C. with cooling. The conjugate 1,4-addition of the resulting alanate salt (XXX) to the cycloalk-2-en-1-one (XXXI) is preferably carried out at ambient temperatures for a period of 12 to 24 hours. This reaction is also best carried out in an ether-type solvent such as diethyl ether, dibutyl ether, tetrahydrofuran, and the like. The intermediate alanate-enolate adduct is then carefully hydrolyzed in situ with dilute hydrochloric acid with cooling, and the products (XXXII) are isolated in the usual manner well known in the art. Removal of the triphenylmethyl blocking group can then be accomplished by treating with weak acid. A preferred procedure involves heating at 45° C. for 3.5 hours in a solvent system consisting of acetic acid:tetrahydrofuran:water in the proportion of 4:2:1. Saponification in the usual manner of the resulting alkyl ester (XXXIII, R 3  ═alkoxy) provides the corresponding carboxylic acid (XXXIII, R 3  ═OH). 
     All available evidence leads us to the conclusion that in the product (XXXIII) the two side-chains attached to C 8  and C 12  are trans to each other. However, we are not certain of the configurational relationship in product (XXXII) as it is obtained directly from the alanate process. These products may have the side-chains in a trans or cisrelationship or they may be a mixture containing both the trans- and cis-isomers. This is indicated in the nomenclature of the compounds involved by the designation of 8ξ. In order to ensure a trans-relationship in both (XXXII) and (XXXIII) these products can be submitted to conditions known in the literature to equilibrate the cis-8-iso-PGE 1  to a mixture containing about 90% of the transproduct. These conditions involve treatment with potassium acetate the aqueous methanol for 96 hours at room temperature. 
     The triphenylmethyl blocking group for the hydroxy function in (XXVII) etc. is an important feature of this process and other oxygen blocking groups, e.g., tetrahydropyranyl and alkyl, are not compatible with a clean cis-addition of diisobutyl aluminum hydride (XXVIII) to the alkyne (XXVII) to provide the desired trans-vinyl function. Alternative procedures for the preparation of novel lithio alanate reagents useful for the introduction of the Δ 13  -trans 15-oxy β-chain by conjugate 1,4-addition are illustrated in Flowsheet K further below. 
     The intermediates for the introduction of the Δ 13  -15-hydroxy side-chain are an integral part of this invention and they may be represented by the following general formulae (A), (B), (C), (D) and (E) wherein R&#39; 2  is as hereinabove defined, R is a lower alkyl group, not necessarily the same for each use, and R&#39; is an alkyl group having from one to ten carbon atoms not necessarily the same for each use, W 1  is lower alkoxy, triphenylmethyl, or a triphenylmethyl group in which one or two of the phenyl rings is substituted with a lower alkoxy group; W 2  is lower alkoxy, triphenylmethyl, a 
     triphenylmethyl group in which one or two of the phenyl rings is substituted with a lower alkoxy group, tetrahydropyranyl, α-(lower alkoxy) substituted lower alkyl, t-butyl, or a tri(lower alkyl)silyl group; X 1  is iodo or bromo; s is an integer having the value of one to three inclusive, and t is an integer having the value of one to three inclusive, with the proviso that the sum of s and t must be equal to four. ##STR12## 
     The alanate conjugate addition procedure is also useful for the synthesis of prostaglandin E 1  (XL) as illustrated in Flowsheet E. This reaction sequence is carried out in the same manner as described for the sequence in Flowsheet D. It is to be noted that the introduction of the Δ 13  -15-oxy chain proceeds trans to the 11-oxy function. For this synthesis, it is best to use the tetrahydropyranyl or trialkylsilyl esters, since these esters can be hydrolyzed under conditions compatible with the stability of the β-ketol feature of prostaglandin E 1 . Alkyl esters would be hydrolyzed by fermentation with Baker&#39;s Yeast. The tetrahydropyranyl or trialkylsilyl, and triphenylmethoxy blocking groups are removed by mild acid treatment, for example with acetic acid-tetrahydrofuran:water (4:2:1) as described hereinabove. Application of the lithio alanate conjugate addition process to the synthesis of prostaglandins E 2  and E 3  is described below in connection with Flowsheet N. ##STR13## 
     The 13-dihydro derivatives (C 13  -C 14  is ethylene) of this invention can be prepared by reduction of the Δ 13  function in the corresponding 13-prostenoic acids or esters. This reduction can be accomplished by hydrogenation. However this procedure is not cleanly applicable in the presence of other double bonds in the molecule. In the latter instance the 13-dihydro derivatives are preparable via conjugate addition of a Grignard derivative (XLII) to cycloalkenone (XLI) in the presence of a catalyst such as the tributylphosphine cuprous iodide complex as set forth in Flowsheet F, wherein n, Z, R 2  and R&#39; 3  are as hereinabove defined; Q is a blocking group; and X is chlorine, bromine or iodine, preferably bromine or iodine. The blocking group (Q) for the hydroxyl function in (XLII) can be any group stable to the Grignard reagent and which can later be removed by chemical treatment (e.g., mild hydrolysis or catalytic hydrogenolysis in the absence of carbon to carbon double bonds elsewhere in the molecule) to which the remainder of the molecule is stable. Suitable blocking groups, therefore, may be, for example, benzyl, diphenylmethyl, triphenylmethyl, tetrahydropyranyl, or a moiety of the formula: ##STR14## wherein R 11  is hydrogen, methyl or ethyl. Among the above-described blocking groups, we have found tert-butyl to be particularly convenient and useful. ##STR15## 
     In accordance with the above reaction scheme, the conjugate 1,4-addition of a 3-(substituted hydroxy)alkyl or alkenyl magnesium halide (XLII) to a cycloalk-2-en-1-one (XLI) is carried out in the presence of a catalyst. In general, Grignard reactions with conjugated ketones provide 1,2-addition products; conjugate 1,4-addition is usually accomplished when the reaction is carried out in the presence of a cuprous chloride or cuprous acetate catalyst. It is therefore most unexpected that the reaction of the cycloalkenone (XLI) with a Grignard reagent (XLII) in the presence of either of the aforementioned catalysts does not give appreciable amounts of the desired 1,4-conjugate addition products. The novel feature of our process is provided by the use, as a catalyst, of a cuprous halide complex with a trisubstituted phosphine, a trialkyl phosphonate, a tertiary amine or a heterocycle containing a basic nitrogen (e.g., pyridine). We have found it preferable to use tributylphosphine-cuprous iodide complex; (C 4  H 9 ) 3  P.CuI. The reaction is best carried out in the usual way in an ether-type solvent such as diethyl ether, dibutyl ether, tetrahydrofuran, and the like, at room temperature for a period of time of from two to eighteen hours. The intermediate magnesium halide-enolate adduct is then hydrolyzed in situ, preferably with ammonium chloride, at room temperature and the product (XLIII) is isolated in the usual manner well known in the art. 
     When the blocking group is a tertiary alkyl moiety such as tert-butyl, deblocking of (XLIII) to afford (XLIV) is conveniently effected by treatment with glacial trifluoroacetic acid at from -5° C. to 10° C. for a period of one to three hours. Since this procedure may lead to partial trifluoroacetylation of the free hydroxy function, it is preferably followed by treatment with aqueous ammonia (about 1.0N concentration) for about 15 minutes at ambient temperatures. When the blocking group is tetrahydropyranyl, its removal is readily effected with dilute acid. When the blocking group is a moiety such as benzyl, diphenylmethyl or triphenylmethyl, deblocking of (XLIII) is convenientyl effected by catalytic hydrogenolysis, procedures for which are well known in the art. In the instance of triphenylmethyl, deblocking is preferably effected by treating with acetic acid:tetrahydrofuran: water (4:2:1) at about 45° C. for about 3.5 hours. 
     Mild acid treatment results in hydrolysis of the tetrahydropyranyl esters; alkyl esters can be hydrolyzed by the usual saponification techniques. 
     When the cycloalkanone esters (XLIII) are formed by quenching of the reaction mixture with aqueous ammonium chloride solution, the relative stereochemical relationship of the two side-chains is not known with certainty. Therefore, the bond linking the Grignard-derived side-chain to the cycloalkyl ring is indicated by a   bond in (XLIII). However, in any case, the subsequent deblocking and ester hydrolysis procedures ensure the development, at least in predominant proportion, of the thermodynamically favored trans-relationship between the two side-chains, as is depicted in structure (XLIV) of the reaction scheme. 
     An alternative method for the introduction of the Δ 13-  -15-hydroxy side-chain involves 1,4-conjugate addition to cycloalkenone (LV) of a vinyl Grignard reagent [(LIII) + (LVI)] in the presence of a catalyst such as the tributylphosphine cuprous iodide complex followed by deblocking. From this process, in addition to the product (LVIII) containing the C 13  -C 14  moiety as a trans-vinylene function there also is obtained the corresponding product (LIX) in which the C 13  -C 14  moiety is a cis-vinylene function. These novel cis-Δ 13  derivatives are also embraced within the scope of this invention. The reaction sequence for the &#34;vinyl&#34; Grignard process is illustrated in flowsheet G, which follows, and in which W 2 , n, Z, R 3  and R&#39; 3  are as hereinabove defined, and R&#34; 2  is a straight chain alkyl group having from 2 to 10 carbon atoms, or a straight chain alkyl group having from 2 to 10 carbon atoms and substituted with one or two alkyl groups having from one to three carbon atoms. ##STR16## 
     In accord with the reaction sequence of Flowsheet G the vinyl Grignard reagent (LIII + LIV), is prepared under an inert atmosphere in a relatively limited amount of anhydrous tetrahydrofuran. More vigorous conditions (e.g., heating in an oil bath at 70°-80° C., one hour), for the formation of the Grignard reagent (LIII + LIV) favors the proportion of Δ 13  -cis isomer (LIX) in the product of conjugate addition. Milder conditions (for example 35°-47° C., one hour) favors the proportion of Δ 13  -trans isomer (LVIII) in the final product. 
     Conjugate addition of the vinyl Grignard reagent mixture [(LIII) + (LIV)] to cycloalkenone (LV) is then preferably carried out by addition of the Grignard to the cycloalkenone dissolved in an ether type solvent, e.g., diethylether, containing a catalyst such as the tributylphosphine-cuprous iodide complex at a temperature of about 0° C. After a period of about thirty minutes to three hours the reaction mixture is poured onto aqueous concentrated ammonium chloride solution to give (LVI) + (LVII). As explained hereinabove, at this stage the relationship of the two side-chains to each other is not determined. In any event, deblocking the 15-hydroxy function with weak acid (which procedure also hydrolyzes trialkylsilyl or tetrahydropyranyl esters) provides the product (LVIII) and (LIX) in which the chains are trans to each other. In the instance of alkyl esters, saponification provides the corresponding carboxylic acids. The Δ 13  -cis and Δ 13  -trans-isomers can be separated from each other by the usual techniques of chromatography; particularly useful is liquid-liquid partition chromatography. 
     The precursor 3-hydroxy-1-trans-alkenyl bromides (LI) can be prepared, as illustrated in Flowsheet G, by condensation of acetylene (XLV) with an acid chloride (XLVI) in the presence of aluminum trichloride. The resulting 3-oxo-1-chloro-trans-1-alkylene (XLVII) is then converted to the corresponding 1-bromo derivative (XLVIII), by reaction with excess lithium bromide. This reaction is preferably carried out in ketone solvents, such as 2-pentanone or acetone. Reduction of the 3-keto function in (XLVIII), with for example, sodium borohydride provides the alcohol (LI). The alcohol function is then blocked to give (LII). Alternatively, the 3-oxo vinyl bromide (XLVIII) can be prepared directly from the acyl bromide (L) and acetylene (XLIX) in the presence of aluminum tribromide, preferably in ethylene dibromide. 
     The &#34;vinyl Grignard&#34; procedure outlined in Flowsheet G represents a novel, useful and convenient procedure for the synthesis of 13-prostenoic acids and the novel Grignard reagents represented by formulae (LIII) and (LIV) are to be considered as embraced within the scope of this invention. 
     The &#34;vinyl Grignard&#34; technique can also be applied to a useful synthesis of prostaglandin E 1  and the novel Δ 13  -cis-prostaglandin-E 1  as illustrated in Flowsheet H, below. Thus, treatment of cyclopentenone (LX) with Grignard [(LXI + (LXII)] in accordance with the considerations discussed hereinabove, provides the conjugate addition products (LXIII) plus (LXIV), mild acid hydrolysis of which furnishes prostaglandin E 1  (LXV) and Δ 13  -cis prostaglandin E 1  (LXVI), separable by chromatography. ##STR17## 
     The preparation of the cycloalkenone intermediates (LXXVI, LXXVII) bearing a cis double bond in the carboxylic acid side chain can be accomplished by the sequence illustrated in Flowsheet I, which follows and in which n and p are as hereinabove defined. ##STR18## 
     In the above Flowsheet I, the sequence wherein a 2-carbalkoxycycloalkanone (LXVII) is transformed to a 2-(β-hydroxyethyl)cycloalk-2-en-1-one (LXXIII) is carried out in the manner described in Flowsheet A. Methyl ether cleavage of the corresponding 2-(β-methoxymethyl)cycloalkenone is achieved by treating with boron tribromide. Oxidation of the alcohol (LXXIII) with Collins reagent [chromium trioxide-pyridine complex in methylene chloride under anhydrous conditions; J. C. Collins, W. W. Hess, and F. J. Frank, Tetrahedron Letters, 3363 (1968)] provides the aldehyde (LXXIV), which is then treated in anhydrous dimethylsulfoxide with the ylid (LXXV) prepared from an (ω-carboxyalkyl)-triphenyl phosphonium bromide and sodium hydride. The use of dimethylsulfoxide as a solvent for this reaction leads to the predominant formation of the desired cis double bond derivative (LXXVI). The acid function in (LXXVI) can be esterified in the usual fashion; with diazomethane, the methyl ester (LXXVII) is obtained. 
     Cyclopentenones such as (LXXVI wherein n=1) may also be prepared by the sequence illustrated in Flowsheet J, which follows and in which p is as hereinabove defined. ##STR19## 
     In Flowsheet J above the bicyclic hemiacetal (LXXVIII) [P. A. Grieco, Journ. Org. Chem., 37, 2363 (1972)] is treated with ylid (LXXIX) to give the 1-hydroxy-3-cyclopentene (LXXX). Oxidation with Jones reagent gives the corresponding ketone (LXXXI), which on base treatment furnishes the required cyclopentenone (LXXXII), which can then be esterified in the usual manner. 
     Certain of the intermediates illustrated in Flowsheets I and J, in particular the compounds of formulae (LXXI), (LXXII), (LXXIII), (LXXIV), (LXXVI) (LXXVII) (and related esters), (LXXX) and (LXXXI) are novel and useful compounds and are embraced within the scope of this invention. 
     Alternative procedures for the preparation of the alanate intermediates to that discussed in connection with Flowsheet D above are illustrated below in Flowsheet K, wherein R&#39;, R&#39; 2 , R&#34; 2  and W 2  are as hereinabove defined. ##STR20## 
     In accordance with the sequence of Flowsheet K above the 1-iodo-trans-1-alkenyl-3-oxo derivative (LXXXIV) is prepared by iodide interchange, preferably in acetone or similar ketone, from the corresponding chloride (LXXXIII), the preparation of which is described in connection with Flowsheet G above. Reduction of (LXXXIV) to the alcohol (LXXXVI) can be accomplished in the usual manner with sodium borohydride. The hydroxy function is then blocked to give (LXXXV, R&#39; 2  -R&#34; 2 ). Treatment of the acetylene, ##STR21## with one equivalent of disiamylborane (prepared in situ from diborane and 2-methyl-2-butene) and then with excess anhydrous trimethylamine oxide followed by treatment with an aqueous solution of excess sodium hydroxide and a tetrahydrofuran solution of excess iodine is also productive of (LXXXV). Treatment of the trans-1-alkenyl iodide (LXXXV) at low temperatures, preferably at about -30° C. to -78° C., in an inert solvent, e.g., hexane or toluene, with an alkyl lithium, e.g., butyl lithium, provides the trans-1-alkenyl lithium reagent (LXXXVII). Treatment of this lithio derivative with a tri-alkyl aluminum furnishes the trans-1-alkenyl tri-alkyl alanate (LXXXVIII). Treatment of a dialkyl aluminum chloride with two molar equivalents of lithio reagent (LXXXVII) gives the bis(trans-1-alkenyl)dialkyl alanate (LXXXIX) and treatment of an alkylaluminum dichloride with three molar equivalents of lithio reagent (LXXXVII) affords the tris(trans-1-alkenyl)alkyl alanate (XC). 
     Each of the three types of alanates, (LXXXVIII), (LXXXIX) and (XC), can be utilized for 1,4-conjugate addition reactions as described hereinabove in connection with Flowsheets D and E aboe. Thus, substitution of (LXXXVIII), (LXXXIX) or (XC) for alanate (XXX) in Flowsheet D will provide the indicated products of the Flowsheet. Similarly, substitution of (LXXXVIII), (LXXXIX) or (XC) in which R&#39; 2  is n-pentyl for alanate (XXXVII) in Flowsheet E provides prostaglandins E 1 . In general the mono alkenyl alanate (LXXXVIII) is preferred because it is more economical in the use of vinyl halide. 
     With regard to the cycloakenones of Flowsheets D, E, F, G and H it should be noted that the blocking groups for the 4-hydroxy function as well as for the carboxylic acid may also be a tri-alkylsilyl group, e.g., trimethylsilyl, dimethyl-t-butylsilyl or dimethylisopropylsilyl. Cyclopentenones blocked in this manner are illustrated below in formula (XCI) and (XCII) wherein m, n, Z and R&#39; (not necessarily the same for each use) are as hereinabove defined. ##STR22## 
     All the novel products of this invention exclusive of certain intermediates bear a hydroxy or oxy function substituted at or at what ultimately becomes the C 15  atom of the product prostanoic acids and esters. Thus in at least most instances a 15-&#34;normal&#34; and a 15-&#34;epi&#34; racemate is obtained in at least near equal proportions. Each of the racemates contains equal amounts of the enantiomer wherein C 15  is in the S configuration and the enantiomer wherein it is in the R configuration. The racemates are separable from each other by the usual techniques of chromatography. Also, resolution in the usual way of the β-chain precursor [for example, the resolution of 3-hydroxy-1-octyne is described in the literature [see R. Pappo, P. Collins and C. Jung. Ann. N.Y. Acad. of Science, 180 (Prostaglandins), 64(1971); J. Fried et al., ibid, p. 381.] Resolution prior to the conjugate addition operation will provide the diastereomers wherein the C 15  atom is either in the 15(S) or 15(R) configuration, as desired. Separation of the diastereomers so obtained, for example, by chromatrography, will give the fully resolved (d and l) products provided there are no asymmetric carbon atoms other than at C 8  and C 12 . The presence of other asymmetric sites requires additional resolution steps in order to obtain a single atipode. The compounds of this invention embrace all possible optical isomers. 
     The 11-deoxy-9-keto derivatives (XCIV) of this invention can be converted to the corresponding 9-hydroxy derivatives. If this conversion is effected with sodium borohydride, the product is a mixture of 9α- and 9β-hydroxy derivatives (XCIII) and (XCV) as set forth in the following reaction scheme: ##STR23## wherein R 2 , R 3 , R 6 , R 7 , Z, n and --C 13  -C 14  --are as hereinabove defined. In general, when the reaction is carried out with lithium perhydro-9b-boraphenalyl hydride [H. C. Brown and W. C. Dickason, Journ. Amer. Chem. Soc., 92, 709 (1970)] the product is at least predominantly the 9β-hydroxy derivative (XCIII), wherein the 9-hydroxy group is cis to the side-chain attached to C 8 . 
     In accordance with accepted convention, an α-substituent at the 8-, 9-, or 12-positions is behind the plane of the paper whereas a β-substituent at these positions is in front of the plane of the paper. This is usually represented by a bond for α-substitutent, a bond for a β-substituent, and a bond where both are indicated. Thus, the 9-hydroxy derivatives may be variously represented as follows: ##STR24## 
     A useful procedure for the introduction of the 15-lower alkyl group (R 6 ) is illustrated by the sequences of Flowsheet M, which follows. ##STR25## 
     In Flowsheet M above n, Z, R 2 , R 7  and R 6  are as hereinabove defined. In the sequence depicted in Flowsheet M the 9,15-diol (XCVI) is treated with 2,3-dichloro-5,6dicyanobenzoquinone (DDQ) (XCVII), which preferentially oxidizes the allylic alcohol function at C 15  to give the 15-ketone (XCVIII). Blocking of the remaining hydroxy function as a trimethylsilyl ether gives (IC) which is reacted with the alkyl Grignard, R 6  MgI, to give the 15-alkyl-15-hydroxy derivative (CI). Hydrolysis of the silyl ether blocking group then gives the diol ester (C),saponification of which gives (CII). Oxidation of the secondary 9-hydroxy function in (C) provides the 15-alkyl-9-oxo ester (CIII), saponification of which furnishes (CIV). (A similar sequence can be effected with the Δ 13  -cis-series.) 
     The processes of this invention are also useful for the preparation of prostaglandin E 2  and prostaglandin E 3  and thus also PGF 2 α and PGF 3 α by reduction, for example within lithium perhydro-9b-boraphenalyl hydride. The 4-hydroxycyclopentenone intermediate (CXI) required for these syntheses is prepared in accordance with the procedure illustrated in Flowsheet N which follows and in which is also shown the transformation of this compound to prostaglandins E 2  and E 3 . In Flowsheet N, J is an appropriate blocking group for the hydroxy and ester function in (CXI) which is compatible with the conjugate addition reaction and also is ultimately removable by acid-catalyzed hydrolysis or other techniques which will not disrupt the sensitive 11-oxy-9-keto system in the products (CXIII), (CXV), (CXVIII) and (CXVII). Particularly useful for this purpose are the tetrahydropyranyl group and various trialkylsilyl groups (e.g., dimethylisopropylsilyl, trimethylsilyl, dimethyl-t-butyl-silyl and the like. ##STR26## 
     In accordance with the above reaction scheme the 3,4-epoxylactol (CV) [E. J. Corey and R. Noyori, Tetrahedron Letters, 311 (1970)] is treated with the ylide (CVI) to give the 3,4-epoxycyclopentanol (CVII) bearing the α-chain of the prostaglandin 2 series. Oxidation (for example with H 2  CrO 4 . --H 2  SO 4  -ether or Jones reagent) of (CVII) provides the epoxy ketone (CVIII), mild base treatment of which results in the initial formation of the 4-hydroxycyclopent-2-en-1-one (CXI) and the isomeric 3-hydroxycyclopent-4-en-1-one (CX) as a mixture. Further treatment of this mixture with dilute base under mild conditions (preferably pH 10.3-10.6for 24 hours) results in the isomerization of the 3-hydroxy isomer (CX) to the desired (CXI). We believe that the transformation of the epoxy ketone (CVIII) to the hydroxycyclopentenones (CX) and (CXI) and the isomerization of (CX) to (CXI) may take place through the intermediacy of the 3,4-diol (CIX). It is also conceivable that isomerization of (CX) to (CXI) procedes via the epoxy derivative (CVIII) or the corresponding α-epoxide (CVIb); it is further conceivable that (CVIII) procedes to (CX) and (CXI) directly without the intermediacy of (CXI). Another possible intermediate for the isomerization of (CX) to (CXI) is the corresponding diene (CXIa). The preparation of (CXI) is also possible via the α-epoxide series from (CXIc) via the α-epoxide corresponding to (CVII) and (CVIII) such as (CXIb) or via a mixture of the α and β epoxides. In practice, it is most convenient to utilize a mixture of α- and β-epoxides (CXIc and CV). The hydroxy and acid function in the 4-hydroxycyclopentenones(CXI) are then appropriately blocked to give (CXII). Appropriate blocking groups are tetrahydropyranyl, trimethylsilyl, dimethyl-isopropylsilyl, dimethyl-t-butylsilyl and the like. Treatment of (CXII) with the lithio alanate (CXIV) or its equivalent (see the discussion hereinabove for Flowsheets K and E) gives the conjugate addition product (CXIII) in which the configuration at C 8  is undetermined. Mild acid treatment, for example with acetic acid:tetrahydrofuran:water, (4:2:1), of (CXIII) results in the removal of blocking groups, and if necessary equilibration to the all-trans configuration, to give prostaglandin E 2  (CXV). Similarly treatment of (CXII) with the lithio alanate (CXVI) gives prostaglandin E 3  (CXVII). 
     Substitution in Flowsheet N, of ylide (CXIX), wherein p is as hereinabove defined, for the ylide (CVI) provides, by transformations analogous to those described in Flowsheet N [(CV) to (CXI) and (CXII)], the 4-hydroxycyclopent-2-en-1-ones (CXX) and their blocked ether-esters (CXXI). These novel and useful intermediates are a part of the present invention. ##STR27## 
     The 8β-lower alkyl group (R 7  &#39;) is introduced as illustrated in Flowsheet O below via the bromomagnesium enolate (CXXV). This novel and useful intermediate is obtained by conjugate addition of the 1-alkenyl Grignard reagent [(CXXIII) + (CXXIV)], preferably prepared at about 35° C., to the cycloalkenone (CXXII) in the presence of a catalyst such as the tri-n-butylphosphine cuprous iodide complex as described hereinabove in connection with Flowsheets G and H. It is also possible to utilize for these purposes in an analogous manner the magnesio enolate (CXXVIII) obtained by conjugate addition of Grignard (XLII) to cycloalkenone (XLI) as described hereinabove in connection with Flowsheet F, in which case the 13,14-dihydro derivative of this invention are obtained. In Flowsheet O below, n, Z, R 3 , R&#39; 3 , R&#39; 2 , W 2 , R 2 , Q and X are as hereinabove defined and R&#39; 7  is an alkyl group having up to 3 carbon atoms. When the magnesio enolate (CXXV) is treated with a lower alkyl halide, e.g., methyl iodide, it undergoes alkylation at the 8β-site providing, after deblocking of the 15-oxy group in intermediate (CXXVI), the 8β-alkyl derivative (CXXVII). In the instance of alkyl esters, saponification gives the corresponding carboxylic acids (CXXVII, R 3  =OH). The compounds corresponding to (CXXVII) wherein C 13  -C 14  is a cis-vinylene double bond are preferably prepared by utilizing the vinyl Grignard reagent prepared at temperatures in the range of 70°-75° C., as discussed hereinabove (Flowsheets G and H). 
     Also obtained from the alkylation of (CXXV) is the 8α-alkyl-8-iso derivative corresponding to (CXXVI), which after deblocking provides the 8α-alkyl-8-iso-products (CXXIX). Usually the 8α-product is formed to a significantly lesser extent than the 8β-product (CXXVI). The 8α and 8β products are seperable from each other by the usual techniques of chromatography. ##STR28## 
     Application of the 8-alkylation process to the 11-oxy series provides the novel compounds of formula (CXXX), wherein R 1 , R 2 , R 6 , Y and C 13  -C 14  are as hereinabove defined and wherein R&#39; 7  is an alkyl group having up to 3 carbon atoms, R 8  is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, lower alkanoyl, tetrahydropyranyl and tri-lower alkylsilyl groups, R 9  is selected from the group consisting of hydroxy, alkoxy having from 1 to 12 carbon atoms, tetrahydropyranyloxy and tri-lower alkyl silyloxy groups, Z 2  is a divalent radical selected from the group consisting of those of the formulae: ##STR29## wherein m, p, R 4  and R 5  are as hereinabove defined; and the moiety ##STR30## can also be the divalent radical ##STR31## with the proviso that only one unsaturated bond can be directly adjacent to C 15  ; and with the second proviso that when R 6  is alkyl then R 1  is hydrogen; and with the third proviso that the groups attached to C 8  may be in the 8β-alkyl (8-iso) configuration: ##STR32## 
     The novel compounds of formula (CXXX) are also embraced by this invention. The preparation of these compounds may be illustrated by the reaction sequence of Flowsheet P below, wherein R 9 , Z 2 , W 2 , R&#34; 2 , R&#39; 7  and R 3  are as hereinabove defined and R&#39; 8  has all the possibilities defined above for R 8  except that it is not hydrogen. ##STR33## 
     In accordance with the sequence of Flowsheet P above, treatment of the ether-ester 4-oxycyclopentenone (CXXXI) with the 1-alkylene Grignard reagents [(CXXIII) + (CXXIV)] (see Flowsheet O) gives the bromomagnesio enolate (CXXXII). This operation also results in the introduction of the trans C 13  -C 14  double bond (as shown in CXXXII), as well as the corresponding compound with the cis-double bond. The trans bond is favored when the Grignard is prepared at lower temperatures, about 35° C.; the cis-bond at higher temperatures, about 70°-75° C. This point is more fully discussed above in connection with Flowsheets G and H. The magnesio enolate (CXXXII) is a key intermediate and when it is treated with a lower alkyl halide, e.g. methyliodide, it undergoes alkylation to give the 8β-lower alkyl derivative (CXXXIII). Deblocking of the 15-hydroxy blocking group (e.g., triphenylmethyl), and of the 11-hydroxy tetrahydropyranyl or trialkylsilyl ether blocking groups as well as of the tetrahydropyranyl or trialkyl silyl esters is accomplished under mild acid conditions, e.g. heating at 45° C. for 3.5  hours in a solvent system consisting of acetic acid:tetrahydrofuran:water (4:2:1). This procedure provides (CXXXV). The compounds of structure (CXXXV) or (CXXXIII) can be converted to 8β-alkyl prostaglandins of the A class (CXXXIV) by treatment with acid or base, a preferred procedure involves treatment in tetrahydrofuran:water (2:1) solvent 0.5N in hydrochloric acid for about seventy hours at ambient temperatures. 
     The novel compounds of this invention represented by formula (CXXXIV) and related compounds are particularly interesting sunce they represent &#34;stabilized&#34; prostaglandin A types, which cannot rearrange to the biologically relatively inactive prostaglandins of the B series. 
     Utilization of Grignard (XLII) (see Flowsheet F, hereinabove) in the sequence of Flowsheet P provides the compounds of (CXXX) wherein C 13  -C 14  is ethylene. Provided there are no other double bonds in the molecule these substances can also be obtained by catalytic hydrogenation of the compounds represented by formula (CXXXV). 
     The alkylation process described above for Flowsheets O and P also gives the corresponding 8α-alkyl derivatives which are separable from the 8β-alkyl isomer by chromatography. Thus, for example, in Flowsheet O treatment of enolate (CXXV) with R&#39; 7  I gives not only the 8β-alkyl product (CXXVI) as shown, but there also is obtained the 8α-alkyl derivative (CXXXVI) shown below. In Flowsheet P, alkylation of enolate (CXXXII) also provides, in addition to (CXXXIII) shown, the 8α-alkyl-8-iso product (CXXXVII), shown below. These 8α-alkyl-8-iso derivatives can be deblocked and carried through the same series of transformation shown for the 8β-derivatives (CXXVI) and (CXXXIII) in Flowsheets O and P, respectively. These novel 8α-alkyl-8-iso derivatives and their transformation products are also a part of this invention, as are the key intermediate enolates represented by structures (CXXV) and (CXXXII). ##STR34## 
     The novel compounds of the present invention have potential utility as hypotensive agents, anti-ulcer agents, agents for the treatment of gastric hypersecretion and gastric erosion, bronchodilators, antimicrobial agents, anticonvulsants, abortifacients, agents for the induction of labor, agents for the induction of menses, fertility-controlling agents, central nervous system regulatory agents, analgesic agents, salt and water-rentention regulatory agents, diuretics, fat metabolic regulatory agents, serum-cholesterol lowering agents, anti-inflammatory agents and as agents for the inhibition of platelet aggregation, and for the treatment of periodontal disease, glaucoma, uveitis, sickle cell anemia and psoriasis. Certain of the novel compounds of this invention possess utility as intermediates for the preparation of other of the novel compounds of this invention. 
     The compounds of this invention provide protection against the ulcerogenic properties of indomethacin. This assay was carried out in the following manner. 
     Rats were starved for 48 hours (water was given ad libitum). Indomethacin (20 mg./kg. of body weight) was administered by the subutaneous route and one-half the dose of the test compound was administered by gavage at the same time. After three hours, the second half of the test compound was administered also by Gavage. Five hours after the administration of indomethacin the animals were decapitated and the stomachs removed. The stomachs were washed with distilled water, blotted on gauze, cut along the larger curvature, and the contents rinsed with distilled water. The stomachs were spread out, pinned on a cork and visualized under magnifying glass for ulcers. The criteria for scoring of ulcers was as previously reported. [Abdel-Galil et al. Brit. J. Pharmac. Chemotherapy 33:1-14 (1968)]. 
     
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0        Normal stomach                                                   
1        Petechial hemmorrhage or pin point ulcer                         
2        1 or 2 small ulcers                                              
3        Many ulcers, a few large                                         
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     Control animals treated with indomethacin but not test compound consistently give scores of about 3.0-3.5. Control animals treated with neither indomethacin nor test compound give scores of about 0.5-0.8. The results obtained in this assay with typical compounds of the present invention are set forth in Table 1 below. Compounds producing a score of 2.5 or lower are considered to be active. 
     
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              dose; mg./kg.                                               
              of body      Score                                          
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9-oxo-15-hydroxy-                                                         
16-ethyl-13-trans-                                                        
prostenoic acid                                                           
              25           1.7      3.2                                   
9-oxo-15-hydroxy-                                                         
13-cis-prostenoic                                                         
acid          100          1.3      3.0                                   
9-oxo-15-hydroxy-                                                         
2-ethyl-13-trans-                                                         
prostenoic acid                                                           
              50           2.2      3.0                                   
9-oxo-8β-methyl-                                                     
15-hydroxy-13-                                                            
trans-prostenoic                                                          
acid          12.5         2.0      3.0                                   
9-oxo-3-thia-15-                                                          
hydroxy-13-trans-                                                         
prostenoic acid                                                           
              25           1.8      3.2                                   
9-oxo-3-thia-15-                                                          
epi-hydroxy-13-                                                           
trans-prostenoic                                                          
acid          25           2.3      3.2                                   
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     The novel compounds of the present invention are also effective inhibitors of gastric acid secretion and of ulcer development in experimental animals, and thus are potentially valuable as agents for the control of gastric acid secretion and of gastric erosion and as anti-ulcer agents. Gastric acid secretion inhibitory action is usually measured by the &#34;Shay rat&#34; procedure .sup.(1,2) with some modifications as follows. 
     The rats (male, CFE strain) were starved for 48 hours (water was given ad libitum) to permit evacuation of stomach contents. On the morning of the experiment, under ether anesthesia, the abdominal region was shaved and a midline incision (1-11/2 inches) was made with a scapel. With the help of a closed curved hemostate the duodenum was picked up. Upon getting the duodenum into view, fingers were used to pull the stomach through the opening, the stomach was then gently manipulated with fingers to rid the stomach of air and residual matter which were pushed through the pylorus. Two-5 inch sutures were drawn under the pyloric-duodenal puncture. A ligature, at the juncture was formed with one of the threads. The second ligature was also formed but not tightened. 
     The test compound or the vehicle, usually 1 ml./mg. body weight, were injected into the duodenum as close as possible to the first ligature. After injection the second ligature was tightened below the injection site to minimize leakage. The stomach was placed back through the opening into the abdominal cavity, the area of incision was washed with saline and the incision was closed with autoclips. (Occasionally, instead of an intraduodenal injection, animals were dosed by the oral or subcutaneous route. In the latter case, dosing was done thirty to sixty minutes before the operation.) 
     Three hours later, the rats were decapitated and exanguinated, taking care that blood did not drain into the estophagus. The abdominal cavity was exposed by cutting with scissors and the esophagus close to the stomach was clamped off with a hemostat, the stomach was removed by cutting above the hemostat (the esophagus was cut) and between the two sutures. Extraneous tissue was removed, the stomach washed with saline and blotted on gauze. A slit was carefully made in the stomach which was held over a funnel and the contents were collected in a centrifuge tube. The stomach was further cut along the outside edge and turned inside out. Two ml. H 2  O were used to wash the stomach contents into the respective centrifuged tube. The combined stomach contents and wash were then centrifuged out for 10 minutes in the International Size 2 Centrifuge (setting at 30). The supernatant was collected, volume measured and recorded, 2 drops of a phenolphthalein indicator (1% in 95% ethanol) were added and the solution was titrated with 0.02N NaOH (or with 0.04N NaOH when large volumes of stomach contents were encountered) to pH 8.4 (because of usual coloring of the stomach contents, phenolphthalein was only used to permit visual indication that the end point was near) and the amount of acid present was calculated. 
     Compounds inducing inhibition of gastric acid secretion of 20% or more were considered active. In a representative operation, and merely by way of illustration, the results obtained with this assay with a typical compound of the present invention are given in Table 2, below. 
     
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               Intraduodenal                                              
               dose, mg./kg. Percent                                      
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                             Inhibition                                   
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9-oxo-15-hydroxy-                                                         
3,3-dimethyl-13-                                                          
trans-prostenoic                                                          
acid           100           51                                           
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     Bronchodilator activity was determined in guinea pigs against bronchospasms elicited by intravenous injections of 5-hydroxytryptamine, histamine or acetylcholine by the Konzett procedure. [See J. Lulling, P. Lievens, F. El Sayed and J. Prignot, Arzeimittel-Forschung, 18 995 (1968).] 
     In the Table which follows bronchodilator activity for representative compounds of this invention against one or more of the three spasmogenic agents is expressed as an ED 50  determined from the results obtained with three logarithemic cumulative intravenous doses. 
     
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ED.sub.50, mg./kg.                                                        
          Spasmogenic Agent                                               
            5-hydroxy-                                                    
Compound    tryptamine histamine  choline                                 
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9-oxo-15-hy-                                                              
droxy-16-ethyl-                                                           
13-trans-pro-                                                             
            --         81.3×10.sup.-6                               
                                  --                                      
stenoic acid                                                              
9-oxo-15-hy-                                                              
droxy-13-cis-                                                             
            106×10.sup.-6                                           
                       81.3×10.sup.-6                               
                                  320×10.sup.-6                     
prostenoic                                                                
acid                                                                      
9-oxo-15-hy-                                                              
droxy-2-ethyl-                                                            
            329×10.sup.-6                                           
                       145×10.sup.-6                                
                                  533×10.sup.-6                     
13-trans-pro-                                                             
stenoic acid                                                              
9-oxo-15-hy-                                                              
droxy-16-pro-                                                             
stynoic acid                                                              
            50.8×10.sup.-6                                          
                       92.6×10.sup.-6                               
                                  320×10.sup.-6                     
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     The novel compounds of the present invention are useful as hypotensive agents and their prostaglandin-like hypotensive activity was demonstrated in the following test procedure. This procedure is a modification of the technique described by Pike et al., Prostaglandins, Nobel Symposium 2, Stockholm, June, 1966; p. 165. 
     Male Wistar strain rats (Royal Hart Farms) averaging approximately 250 grams in weight were fastened to rat boards in a supine position by means of canvas vests and limb ties. The femoral area was infiltrated subcutaneously with lidocaine and the iliac artery and vein were exposed and cannulated. Arterial blood pressure (systolic/diastolic) was recorded using a Statham P 23  Db pressure, the animals were anethetized before use with pentobarbital, 30 mg./kg. of body weight intravenously, and also were given hexamethoxium bitartrate, 2 mg./kg. of body weight intravenously. The test compounds were prepared by ultrasonic dispersion in a saline-Tween 80® vehicle. A constant intravenous dose volume of 0.5 ml. was administered and test doses ranged from 0.1 to 10.0 mg./kg. of body weight. Increasing or decreasing doses were selected depending on the dose response obtained. In Table 2B below are set forth the minimal doses required to produce a decrease of about 10 mm. in diastolic blood pressure for typical compounds of the present invention. 
     
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2-ethyl-9-oxo-15-                                                         
hydroxy-13-trans-pro-                                                     
stenoic acid       &lt;2                                                     
2-ethyl-9-oxo-15-epi-                                                     
hydroxy-13-trans-pro-                                                     
stenoic acid       2-4                                                    
2-ethyl-9-oxo-15-                                                         
hydroxy-prostanoic                                                        
acid               0.2                                                    
2-methyl-9-oxo-15-epi-                                                    
hydroxy-13-trans-pro-                                                     
stenoic acid       2                                                      
2-methyl-9-oxo-15-                                                        
hydroxy-13-trans-pro-                                                     
stenoic acid       2                                                      
8β-methyl-9-oxo-15-                                                  
hydroxy-13-trans-                                                         
prostenoic acid    2                                                      
9-oxo-15-hydroxy-16-                                                      
ethyl-13-trans-pro-                                                       
stenoic acid       &lt;8                                                     
3,3-dimethyl-9-oxo-15-                                                    
hydroxy-13-trans-pro-                                                     
stenoic acid       8                                                      
9-oxo-15-hydroxy-13-cis-                                                  
prostenoic acid    2-4                                                    
9-oxo-15-hydroxy-13-                                                      
trans,17-cis-prosta-                                                      
dienoic acid       &lt;2                                                     
9-oxo-15-hydroxy-16-                                                      
prostynoic acid    2                                                      
9-oxo-15-hydroxy-5-cis,                                                   
13-trans,17-cis-prosta-                                                   
trienoic acid      &lt;2                                                     
3-oxa-9-oxo-15-hydroxy-                                                   
13-trans-prostenoic                                                       
acid               &lt;2                                                     
3-oxa-9-oxo-15-epi-                                                       
hydroxy-13-trans-pro-                                                     
stenoic acid       1-2                                                    
3-thia-9-oxo-15-hydroxy-                                                  
13-trans-prostenoic                                                       
acid               2                                                      
3-thia-9-oxo-15-epi-                                                      
hydroxy-13-trans-                                                         
prostenoic acid    2                                                      
9-oxo-15-hydroxy-16-                                                      
trans-prostenoic acid                                                     
                   &lt;2                                                     
2-phenyl-9-oxo-15-                                                        
hydroxy-13-trans-                                                         
prostenoic acid    8                                                      
2-phenyl-9-oxo-15-epi-                                                    
hydroxy-13-trans-pro-                                                     
stenoic acid       2-8                                                    
2-fluoro-9-oxo-15-                                                        
hydroxy-13-trans-pro-                                                     
stenoic acid       8                                                      
7a,7b-bishomo-9-oxo-15-                                                   
hydroxy-13-trans-                                                         
prostenoic acid    &lt;8                                                     
9-oxo-10a-homo-15-                                                        
hydroxy-13-trans-pro-                                                     
stenoic acid       2                                                      
9-oxo-10a-homo-15-epi-                                                    
hydroxy-13-trans-                                                         
prostenoic acid    2                                                      
9-oxo-15-hydroxy-15-                                                      
methyl-5-cis,13-trans, -17-cis-prostatrienoic                             
acid               &lt;2                                                     
Ethyl 3-oxa-9-oxo-15-                                                     
hydroxy-13-trans-                                                         
prostenoate        0.2                                                    
Ethyl 3-oxa-9-oxo-15-                                                     
epi-hydroxy-13-trans-                                                     
prostenoate        0.2                                                    
Ethyl 9-oxo-10a-homo-                                                     
15-hydroxy-13-trans-                                                      
prostenoate        2                                                      
9-oxo-15-hydroxy-16,16-                                                   
dimethyl-13-trans-                                                        
prostenoic acid    &lt;2                                                     
9-oxo-15-hydroxy-17,17-                                                   
dimethyl-13-trans-                                                        
prostenoic acid    2                                                      
3-thia-9-oxo-15-hydroxy-                                                  
16,16-dimethyl-13-                                                        
trans-prostenoic acid                                                     
                   &lt;2                                                     
3-oxa-9-oxo-15-hydroxy-                                                   
16,16-dimethyl-13-                                                        
trans-prostenoic acid                                                     
                   &lt;2                                                     
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     This invention will be described in greater detail in conjunction with the following specific examples. In these examples it is to be noted that Example 724 follows directly after Example 699. 
    
    
     In the examples which follow reference to 15-hydroxy or 15-oxy derivatives, unless otherwise indicated is inclusive of both the 15-epi and 15-normal racemates. In addition, all possible antipodes resulting from asymetry at C 8 , C 12  and elsewhere in the prostenoic acid molecule are included. 
     EXAMPLE 1 
     Preparation of 2-carbalkoxy(methyl/ethyl)-2-(4-carbethoxybutyl)-cyclopentan-1-one 
     To a stirred solution of the sodium cyclopentanone carboxylate enolate in dimethoxyethane, prepared from 187 g. (1.248 moles) of 2-cyclopentanone carboxylate (mixed methyl and ethyl esters), 52.4 g. (1.248 moles) sodium hydride (57.2% in mineral oil) and 1.6 l. of dimethoxyethane, is added dropwise 309 g. (1.212 moles) of ethyl 5-iodovalerate. The reaction mixture is stirred and heated at reflux for 18 hours. The mixture is cooled and filtered. The solvent is removed from the filtrate by evaporation and the residue is poured into dilute hydrochloric acid and extracted with ether. The combined extracts are washed with water and saline, dried over magnesium sulfate and evaporated to give an oil. The oil is distilled under reduced pressure to give 274 g. of a light yellow oil, b.p. 140°-143° C. (0.17 mm). 
     EXAMPLE 2 
     Preparation of 2-(4-carboxybutyl)cyclopentan-1-one 
     A stirred mixture of 274 g. of 2-carbalkoxy(mixed methyl and ethyl esters)-2-(4-carbethoxybutyl)cyclopentan-1-one (Example 1), 600 ml. of 20% hydrochloric acid and 325 ml. of acetic acid is heated at reflux for 20 hours. Solution occurs in approximately one-half hour. The solution is cooled and diluted with water and extracted with ether. The combined extracts are washed with saline and dried over magnesium sulfate and evaporated. The residue is evaporated twice with toluene to give 144 g. of an oil. 
     EXAMPLE 3 
     Preparation of 2-(4-carbethoxybutyl)cyclopentan-1-one 
     A stirred solution of 124 g. (0.673 mole) of 2-(4-carboxybutyl)cyclopentan-1-one (Example 2), 800 ml. of ethanol and 1 g. of p-toluenesulfonic acid monohydrate is heated at reflux for 18 hours. The solvent is evaporated and the residue is dissolved in ether. The ether solution is washed with saline, dilute sodium bicarbonate solution and again with saline, dried over magnesium sulfate and evaporated. The oil is distilled under reduced pressure to give 149 g. of a colorless oil, b.p. 106°-109° C. (0.23 mm). 
     EXAMPLE 4 
     Preparation of 2-carbalkoxy(methyl/ethyl)-2-(3-carbethoxypropyl)cyclopentan-1-one 
     In the manner described in Example 1, treatment of 2-cyclopentanone carboxylate (mixed methyl and ethyl esters) with sodium hydride in dimethoxyethane followed by ethyl 4-iodobutyrate gives a yellow oil, b.p. 136°-137° C. (0.16 mm). 
     EXAMPLE 5 
     Preparation of 2-(3-carboxypropyl)cyclopentan-1-one 
     In the manner described in Example 2, treatment of 2-carbalkoxy(mixed methyl and ethyl esters)-2-(3-carbethoxypropyl)cyclopentan-1-one (Example 4) with a 20% hydrochloric acid and acetic acid mixture gives a yellow oil. 
     EXAMPLE 6 
     Preparation of 2-(3-carbethoxypropyl)cyclopentan-1-one 
     In the manner described in Example 3, treatment of 2-(3-carboxypropyl)cyclopentan-1-one (Example 5) with p-toluenesulfonic acid monohydrate in ethanol gives a colorless oil, b.p. 93° C. (0.10 mm). 
     EXAMPLE 7 
     Preparation of ethyl and methyl 2-(6-carbethoxyhexyl)-1-cyclopentanon-2-carboxylate 
     In the manner described in Example 1, ethyl and methyl 2-cyclopentanone carboxylate is reacted with ethyl 7-bromoheptanoate to furnish the subject product, b.p. 147° C. (0.09 mm). 
     EXAMPLE 8 
     Preparation of 2-(6-carboxyhexyl)cyclopentan-1-one 
     In the manner described in Example 2, ethyl and methyl 2-(6-carbethoxyhexyl)-1-cyclopentanone-2-carboxylate (Example 7) is hydrolyzed to furnish the subject product, b.p. 143° C. (0.05 mm). 
     EXAMPLE 9 
     Preparation of 2-(6-carbethoxyhexyl)cyclopentan-1-one 
     In the manner described in Example 3, 2-(6-carboxyhexyl)cyclopentan-1-one (Example 8) is esterified to furnish the subject product, b.p. 110° C. (0.03 mm). 
     EXAMPLE 10 
     Preparation of 1-acetoxy-2-(6-carbethoxyhexyl)cyclopent-1-ene 
     A stirred solution of 100 g. of 2-(6-carbethoxyhexyl)-cyclopentan-1-one (Example 9) in 250 ml. of acetic anhydride containing 0.940 g. of p-toluenesulfonic acid monohydrate is heated to boiling under partial reflux allowing distillate at 118° C. or less (i.e., acetic acid) to escape through a Vigreaux column equipped with a condenser to collect the distillate. After 16 hours, during which period acetic anhydride is added in portions in order to keep the solvent level at at least 100 ml., the solution is cooled and poured cautiously into a stirred cold mixture of saturated sodium bicarbonate solution (400 ml.) and hexane (250 ml.). The resulting mixture is stirred for an additional 30 minutes during which period solid sodium bicarbonate is added periodically to insure a basic solution. The hexane layer is separated and washed with saturated sodium chloride solution, dried with anhydrous magnesium sulfate and taken to dryness. Distillation of the residual oil gives 102 g. (87%) of pale yellow oil, b.p. 118° C. (0.07  mm). 
     EXAMPLE 11 
     Preparation of 1-acetoxy-2-(3-carbethoxypropyl)cyclopent-1-ene 
     In the manner described in Example 10, treatment of 2-(3-carbethoxypropyl)cyclopentan-1-one (Example 6) with acetic anhydride and p-toluenesulfonic acid monohydrate gives a yellow oil, b.p. 98°-103° C. (0.35 mm). 
     EXAMPLE 12 
     Preparation of 1-acetoxy-2-(4-carbethoxybutyl)cyclopent-1-ene 
     In the manner described in Example 10, treatment of 2-(4-carbethoxybutyl)cyclopentan-1-one (Example 3) with acetic anhydride and p-toluenesulfonic acid monohydrate gives a yellow oil, b.p. 109°-110° C. (0.37 mm). 
     EXAMPLE 13 
     Preparation of 2-(6-carbethoxyhexyl)cyclopent-2-en-1-one 
     To a rapidly stirred mixture of 50 g. of 1-acetoxy-2-(6-carbethoxyhexyl)cyclopent-1-ene (Example 10) in 150 ml. of chloroform, 200 ml. of water and 18.8 g. of calcium carbonate, cooled in an ice bath, is added dropwise over a period of about 30 minutes, a solution of 30 g. of bromine in 50 ml. of carbon tetrachloride. After stirring for an additional 45 minutes the chloroform layer is separated and washed successively with dilute sodium thiosulfate solution, saturated sodium chloride solution, dried with anhydrous magnesium sulfate and taken to dryness under reduced pressure. 
     The residual oil is dissolved in 50 ml. of N,N-dimethylformamide and added to a mixture of 33 g. of lithium bromide and 32 g. of lithium carbonate in 375 ml. of N,N-dimethylformamide, previously dried by refluxing with 375 ml. of benzene under a Dean-Stark apparatus followed by distillation of the benzene. The mixture is stirred at the reflux temperature for 30 minutes, then cooled and poured into 850 ml. of ice-cold water. The resulting mixture is acidified (cautiously) with 4N hydrochloric acid and extracted with ether three times. The combined ether extracts are washed with saturated sodium chloride solution, dried with anhydrous magnesium sulfate and taken to dryness under reduced pressure to afford 41.5 g. of an amber oil. In order to convert any isomeric material to the desired product, 41.5 g. of the above material is treated with 0.500 g. of p-toluenesulfonic acid monohydrate in 450 ml. of absolute alcohol at the reflux temperature for 18 hours. The solution is taken to dryness under reduced pressure. The resulting gum is dissolved in ether and washed with saturated sodium bicarbonate solution, saturated sodium chloride solution, dried with anhydrous magnesium sulfate and taken to dryness under reduced pressure. The residual oil is distilled to give 30.2 g. of product; b.p. 118° C. (0.05 mm); λ max   MeOH  229 mμ (ε9950); λ max  5.75, 5.85, 6.15, 8.45 μ; vapor phase chromatography shows 99% product, containing 1% 2-(6-carbethoxyhexyl)cyclopentan-1-one. 
     This product can be purified by the following procedure. A mixture of 120 g. of 2-(6-carbethoxyhexyl)-2-cyclopentenone, containing approximately 5% of the saturated analogue, and 7.67 g. (10 mole percent) of p-carboxyphenylhydrazine in 400 ml. of absolute ethanol is stirred at ambient temperatures for 18 hours and is then refluxed for 1 hour. The mixture is cooled, the solvent is evaporated, and the residue is taken up into 150 ml. of chloroform and passed through a column of 450 g. of aluminum oxide (Merck). The filtrate is evaporated to yield a colorless oil containing &lt;0.5% of the saturated impurity. 
     EXAMPLE 14 
     Preparation of 2-(3-carbethoxypropyl)cyclopent-2-en-1-one 
     In the manner described in Example 13, bromination of 1-acetoxy-2-(3-carbethoxypropyl)cyclopent-1-ene (Example 11) followed by dehydrobromination with lithium bromide and lithium carbonate is productive of the subject compound. 
     EXAMPLE 15 
     Preparation of 2-(4-carbethoxybutyl)cyclopent-2-en-1-one 
     In the manner described in Example 13, treatment of 1-acetoxy-2-(4-carbethoxybutyl)cyclopent-1-ene (Example 12) with bromine and subsequent treatment of the brominated product with a mixture of lithium bromide and lithium carbonate in N,N-dimethylformamide is productive of the subject compound. Treatment of this product with p-carboxyphenylhydrazine by the procedure of Example 13 furnishes a product which contains less than 0.5% of the corresponding saturated ketone. 
     EXAMPLE 16 
     Preparation of 1-methoximino-2-(6-carbethoxyhexyl)-2-cyclopentene 
     To a mixture of 35.97 g. (0.151 mole) of 2-(6-carbethoxyhexyl)-2-cyclopentenone (Example 13) and 15.0 g. (0.180 mole) of methoxyamine hydrochloride in 300 ml. of absolute ethanol is added 25 ml. of pyridine and the resulting solution is stirred for 20 hours at ambient temperatures. The solvent is evaporated and the residue is partitioned between water and diethyl ether. The organic phase is washed with water and saturated brine, dried (Na 2  SO 4 ), and the solvent is evaporated to yield an oil. Distillation yields 38.7 g. of a colorless oil, b.p. 115°-118° C. (0.075 mm). IR (film): 1740, 1627, 1053, 890 cm -1 . λ max  (MeOH) 243 (13,000). NMR δ(CDCl 3 ): 3.89. 
     EXAMPLE 17 
     Preparation of 1-methoximino-2-(7-hydroxyheptyl)-2-cyclopentene 
     To an ice cooled solution of 34.10 g. (0.128 mole) of 1-methoximino-2-(6-carbethoxyhexyl)-2-cyclopentene (Example 16) in 200 ml. of benzene under nitrogen is added dropwise 225 ml. of a 25% solution of diisobutyl aluminum hydride in hexane. The resulting solution is stirred for 2 hours at 0°-5° C., poured onto ice and dilute hydrochloric acid, and the aqueous phase is saturated with sodium chloride. The organic phase is separated, washed with saturated brine, dried (Na 2  SO 4 ), and evaporated to yield an oil. The latter is dissolved in 100 ml. of hot hexane and cooled to yield 24.3 g. of crystals, m.p. 62°-64° C. IR (KBr) 3260, 1630, 1059, 893 cm -1  ; λ max  243 (14,200). NMR (CDCl 3 )δ: 2.37. 
     EXAMPLE 18 
     Preparation of 1-methoximino-2-(7-p-toluenesulfonyloxyheptyl)-2-cyclopentene 
     To a solution of 5.00 g. (0.0222 mole) of 1-methoximino-2-(7-hydroxyheptyl)-2-cyclopentene (Example 17) in 50 ml. of dry pyridine at 0° C. is added 8.45 g. (0.0444 mole) of p-toluenesulfonyl chloride and the resulting solution is chilled at 5° C. overnight. The mixture is partitioned between 300 ml. of ice water and diethyl ether. The organic phase is washed with 1:1 ice cold hydrochloric acid, cold water, and cold saturated brine, dried (NaSO 4  /K 2  CO 3 ), and evaporated under reduced pressure at room temperature to yield an oil. The latter is dissolved in 600 ml. of hexane, treated with 0.5 g. of Darco, filtered and evaporated to yield 7.7 g. of a colorless oil. IR (film) 1600, 1192, 1182, 1053, 890 cm -1 . λ max  (MeOH) 228 and 243. 
     EXAMPLE 19 
     Preparation of 1-methoximino-2-(8,8-dicarbethoxyoctyl)-2-cyclopentene 
     To an alcoholic solution of sodiodiethyl malonate, prepared from 0.847 g. (0.0368 g. atoms) of sodium, 100 ml. of absolute ethanol, and 7.05 g. (0.0440 mole) of diethyl malonate is added 7.7 g. of the tosylate of Example 18 and the mixture is refluxed for 2 hours under a nitrogen atmosphere. The mixture is partitioned between cold dilute hydrochloric acid and diethyl ether, and the organic phase is washed with water and saturated brine, dried (Na 2  SO 4 ), and evaporated to yield an oil. The excess diethyl malonate is distilled off under reduced pressure to yield 6.45 g. of a yellowish oil. IR (film) 1755, 1728, 1625, 1054, 890 cm -1 . 
     EXAMPLE 20 
     Preparation of 1-methoximino-2-(8,8-dicarboxyoctyl)-2-cyclopentene 
     A mixture of 6.45 g. of the diester of Example 19 and 6.72 g. of potassium hydroxide in 150 ml. of 1:1 aqueous methanol is refluxed for 1 hour, cooled, and is partitioned between water and diethyl ether. The aqueous phase is acidified with hydrochloric acid, extracted with ether, and the organic phase is washed with water and saturated brine, dried (Na 2  SO 4 ) and evaporated to yield a solid. The solid is crystallized from benzene to yield 4.15 g. of tan crystals, m.p. 135°-137° C. (-CO 2 ). 
     EXAMPLE 21 
     Preparation of 1-methoximino-2-(8-carboxyoctyl)-2-cyclopentene 
     A solution of 3.926 g. (0.0126 mole) of the diacid of Example 20 in 20 ml. of xylene is refluxed for 1.5 hours, cooled, and evaporated to yield a tan solid. IR (KBr) 1720, 1618, 1179, 1050, 986 cm -1 . 
     EXAMPLE 22 
     Preparation of 2-(8-carboxyoctyl)cyclopent-2-en-1-one 
     The acid methoxime from Example 21 is refluxed for 5 hours with 55 ml. of acetone and 20 ml. of 2N hydrochloric acid. The mixture is cooled, the solvent is evaporated, and the residue is partitioned between water and diethyl ether. The organic phase is washed with water and saturated brine, dried (Na 2  SO 4 ), and evaporated to yield a tan solid. IR (KBr) 1745, 1665 cm -1 . λ max  (MeOH) 228 (12,600). 
     EXAMPLE 23 
     Preparation of 2-(8-carbethoxyoctyl)cyclopent-2-en-1-one 
     The acid ketone from Example 22 is Fisher esterified with 100 ml. of absolute ethanol, 100 ml. of benzene, and 20 mg. of p-toluenesulfonic acid for 6 hours, cooled, and the solvent is evaporated. The resulting oil is dissolved in 3:1 benzene-ether and the solution is passed through a column of 100 g. of Florisil®. The filtrate is evaporated and the residue is distilled to yield 2.97 g. of a colorless oil, b.p. 137°-139° C. (0.05 Torr). 
     EXAMPLE 24 
     Preparation of 2-(4-carbethoxybutyl)-2-cyclopentenone methoxime 
     Treatment of 2-(4-carbethoxybutyl)-2-cyclopentenone (Example 15) with methoxyamine hydrochloride in the manner described in Example 16 gives an oil, b.p. 107°-109° C. (0.05 mm). IR (film): 1740, 1628, 1050, 885 cm -1 . λ max  (MeOH) 243 (13,600). 
     EXAMPLE 25 
     Preparation of 2-(5-hydroxypentyl)-2-cyclopentenone methoxime 
     Treatment of 2-(4-carbethoxybutyl)-2-cyclopentenomethoxime (Example 24 ) with diisobutyl aluminum hydride in the manner described in Example 17 gives crystals, m.p. 33°-35° C. IR (KBr) 3420, 1630, 1050, 886 cm -1 . λ max   MeOH  243 (12,020). 
     EXAMPLE 26 
     Preparation of 2-(5-p-toluenesulfonyloxpentyl)-2-cyclopentenone methoxime 
     Treatment of 2-(5-hydroxypentyl)-2-cyclopentenone methoxime (Example 25 ) with p-toluenesulfonyl chloride in pyridine in the manner described in Example 18 gives a colorless oil. IR (film) 1600, 1190, 1180, 1050, 885 cm -1 . 
     EXAMPLE 27 
     Preparation of 2-(6,6-dicarbethoxyoctyl)-2-cyclopentenone methoxime 
     To a solution of sodio diethyl ethylmalonate, prepared from 1.63 g. (0.0387 mole) of sodium hydride in mineral oil (57.2%), 100 ml. of ethylene glycol dimethyl ether and 8.5 g. (0.0452 mole) of ethyl diethyl malonate, is added 7.5 g. of tosylate from Example 26 in 20 ml. of ethylene glycol dimethyl ether and the mixture is refluxed for 3 hours and then allowed to stand at room temperature for 18 hours under nitrogen atmosphere. The reaction mixture is filtered and most of the solvent is removed. The mixture is partitioned between cold dilute hydrochloric acid and diethyl ether, and the organic phase is washed with water and saturated brine, dried (MgSO 4 ), and evaporated to yield an oil. The excess ethyl diethyl malonate is distilled off under reduced pressue to yield 6.7 g. of a yellow oil. IR (film) 1755, 1728, 1627, 1050, 885 cm -1 . 
     EXAMPLE 28 
     Preparation of 2-(6,6-dicarboxyoctyl)-2-cyclopentenone methoxime 
     Treatment of 2-(6,6-dicarbethoxyoctyl)-2-cyclopenteno methoxime (Example 26 ) with potassium hydroxide, and 1:1 aqueous methanol in the manner described in Example 20 l gives a light yellow oil. 
     EXAMPLE 29 
     Preparation of 2-(6-carboxyoctyl)-2-cyclopentenone methoxime 
     In the manner described in Example 21, treatment of 2-(6,6-dicarboxyoctyl)-2-cyclopentenone methoxime (Example 28) with xylene at reflux for 18 hours gives a yellow oil. 
     EXAMPLE 30 
     Preparation of 2-(6-carboxyoctyl)-2-cyclopentenone 
     Treatment of 2-(6-carboxyoctyl)-2-cyclopentenone methoxime (Example 29 ) with acetone and 2N hydrochloric acid in the manner described in Example 22 gives a light yellow oil. 
     EXAMPLE 31 
     Preparation of 2-(6-carbethoxyoctyl)-2-cyclopentenone 
     Treatment of 2-(6-carboxyoctyl)-2-cyclopentenone (Example 30) with thionyl chloride and then treatment of the acid chloride with ethanol in the usual manner gives an amber oil. The oil is placed on a magnesia-silica gel column and eluted with 3:1 benzene:ether. The solvent is removed and the residue is distilled, b.p. 122° C. (0.06 mm). 
     EXAMPLE 32 
     Preparation of diethyl 1,1-dimethyl-5-tetrahydropyranylpentylmalonate 
     To 486 mg. (0.02 g.-atoms) of magnesium in 5 ml. of toluene containing one molar equivalent of tetrahydrofuran per equivalent of magnesium and one percent iodine (calculated in weight of magnesium) is added dropwise 3.86 g. (0.02 mole) of 4-chloro-1-tetrahydropyranyloxybutane over a period of one hour with stirring, under nitrogen at 70° C. The reaction mixture is stirred at 70° C. for four hours. This reagent is then added dropwise to 3 g. (0.015 mole) of ethyl isopropylidenemalonate in 40 ml. of tetrahydrofuran containing 392 mg. of tetrakis [iodo(tri-n-butylphosphine)copper (I)]0 and stirred at room temperature for 2 hours. The reaction mixture is poured into cold dilute hydrochloric acid and extracted with ether. The ether extract is dried over magnesium sulfate and concentrated to give 5.92 g. of subject product as an oil. 
     EXAMPLE 33 
     Preparation of diethyl 1,1-dimethyl-5-hydroxypentylmalonate 
     A solution of 3.5 g. (0.01 mole) of diethyl 1,1-dimethyl-5-tetrahydrofuranyloxpentylmalonate in 70 ml. of ethanol containing 3 ml. of hydrochloric acid is allowed to stir at room temperature for 18 hours. The solution is concentrated, diluted with water and extracted with ether. The ether extract is washed with water, dried over magnesium sulfate and concentrated to give 3.262 g. of a light yellow oil. The oil is purified by distillation, b.p. 116°-117° C. (0.05 mm). 
     EXAMPLE 34 
     Preparation of 3,3-dimethyl-7-hydroxyheptanoic acid 
     A mixture of 32 g. (0.117 mole) of diethyl 1,1-dimethyl-5-hydroxypentylmalonate, 25 g. of potassium hydroxide and 600 ml. of methanol-water (1:1) is heated at reflux for 8 hours and then allowed to stand at room temperature for 18 hours. The methanol is removed, diluted with water and the reaction mixture is acidified with concentrated hydrochloric acid. The mixture is extracted with ether. The extract is washed with water and saline, dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate and concentrated to give 27 g. of 1,1-dimethyl-5-hydroxypentylmalonic acid. This crude oil is dissolved in 200 ml. of bis-(2-methoxyethyl)ether and is heated at reflux for 4 hours and then allowed to stand at room temperature overnight. The solvent is removed and the reaction mixture is diluted with water and extracted with ether. The organic solution is washed with saline, dried over magnesium sulfate and concentrated to give 18 g. of product as an oil. 
     EXAMPLE 35 
     Preparation of ethyl 3,3-dimethyl-7-chloroheptanoate 
     To a solution of 3.484 g. (0.02 mole) of 3,3-dimethyl-7-hydroxyheptanoic acid in 25 ml. of chloroform containing 3 drops of dimethylformamide is added 5.8 ml (0.08 mole) of thionyl chloride and the solution is then heated at reflux for 3-4 hours. The solution is concentrated to give the intermediate 3,3-dimethyl-7-chloro-1-heptanoyl chloride. The acid chloride is dissolved in a minimum amount of benzene and added slowly to 20 ml. benzene, 10 ml. of ethanol and 2.65 ml. of collidine. The solution is heated at reflux for one hour and then concentrated. The residue is dissolved in ether, washed with water, dilute sodium bicarbonate solution and saline. The organic solution is dried over magnesium sulfate and concentrated to give 3.57 g. of product as a yellow oil. 
     EXAMPLE 36 
     Preparation of ethyl 3,3-dimethyl-7-iodoheptanoate 
     To a solution of 3.57 g. (0.0162 mole) of ethyl 3,3-dimethyl-7-chloroheptanoate in 100 ml. of methyl ethyl ketone is added 4 g. of sodium iodide and the mixture heated at reflux for 18 hours. The reaction mixture is cooled, filtered and concentrated. The residue is partitioned between ether and water. The aqueous phase is extracted several times with ether. The extract is washed with sodium bisulfite solution, water and saline. The organic solution is dried over magnesium sulfate and concentrated to give 4.182 g. of a yellow oil. The material is purified by distillation, b.p. 86°-87° C. (0.18 Torr). 
     EXAMPLE 37 
     Preparation of 2-carbalkoxy(methyl/ethyl)-2-(6-carbethoxy-5,5-dimethylhexyl)cyclopentan-1-one 
     This compound is prepared by treatment of sodio cyclopentanone carboxylate enolate with ethyl 3,3-dimethyl-7-iodoheptanoate by the procedure described in Example 1. 
     EXAMPLE 38 
     Preparation of 2-(6-carboxy-5,5-dimethylhexyl)cyclopentan-1-one 
     This compound is prepared by decarbalkoxylation of 2-carbalkoxy (mixed methyl and ethyl ester)-2-(6-carbethoxy-5,5-dimethylhexl)cyclopentan-1-one by the procedure described in Example 2. 
     EXAMPLE 39 
     Preparation of 2-(6-carbethoxy-5,5-dimethylhexyl)cyclopentan-1-one 
     Esterification of 2-(6-carboxy-5,5-dimethylhexyl)cyclopentan-1-one with ethanol by the procedure described in Example 3 is productive of the subject compound. 
     EXAMPLE 40 
     Preparation of 1-acetoxy-2-(6-carbethoxy-5,5-dimethylhexyl)cyclopent-1-ene 
     This compound is prepared from 2-(6-carbethoxy-5,5-dimethylhexyl)cyclopentan-1-one and acetic anhydride by the process described in Example 10. 
     EXAMPLE 41 
     Preparation of 2-(6-carbethoxy-5,5-dimethylhexyl)cyclopent-2-en-1-one 
     This compound is prepared from 1-acetoxy-2-(6-carbethoxy-5,5-dimethylhexyl)cyclopent-1-ene via bromination and dehydrobromination according to the procedure described in Example 13. 
     EXAMPLE 42 
     Preparation of 2-(3-carbethoxypropyl)-1-methoximino-2-cyclopentene 
     In the manner described for the preparation of the compound of Example 16, 2-(3-carbethoxypropyl)-1-methoximino-2-cyclopentene is prepared from 2-(3-carbethoxypropyl)-2-cyclopentenone (Example 14) and methoxyamine hydrochloride. 
     EXAMPLE 43 
     Preparation of 2-(4-hydroxybutyl)-1-methoximino-2-cyclopentene 
     In the manner described for the preparation of the compound of Example 17, 2-(4-hydroxybutyl)-1-methoximino-2-cyclopentene is prepared from 2-(3-carbethoxypropyl)-1-methoximino-2-cyclopentene and diisobutylaluminum hydride. 
     EXAMPLE 44 
     Preparation of 2-(6-carbethoxy-5-oxahexyl)-1-methoximino-2-cyclopentene 
     To an ice cold solution of 4.833 g. (0.0266 mole) of 2-(4-hydroxypentane)-1-methoximino-2-cylopentene is 50 ml. of dry tetrahydrofuran under nitrogen is added 16.7 ml. of 1.6 molar n-butyl lithium is hexane, dropwise. The reaction mixture is stirred for 0.5 hour and then 4.85 g. (0.029 mole) of ethyl bromoacetate is added dropwise. The reaction mixture is stirred overnight at room temperature and then refluxed for 1.5 hours. The reaction is cooled and poured into water and extracted several times with ether. The ether extracts are washed with saline, dried over magnesium sulfate, and concentrated. The residue is placed on an alumina column, chloroform being used as a wash solvent. The combined washings are concentrated to dryness to give 4.903 g. of product an a yellow oil. 
     EXAMPLE 45 
     Preparation of 2-(6-carboxy-5-oxahexyl)-2-cyclopentenone 
     In the manner described in Example 22, treatment of 2-(6-carbethoxy-5-oxahexyl)-1-methoximino-2-cyclopentene with acetone and 2N hydrochloric acid at reflux gives the subject compound as a yellow oil. 
     EXAMPLE 46 
     Preparation of 2-(6-carbethoxy-5-oxahexyl)-2-cyclopentenone 
     In the manner described in Example 23, treatment of 2-(6-carboxy-5-oxahexyl)-2-cyclopentenone with p-toluenesulfonic acid in ethanol produces the subject product as a light yellow oil. 
     EXAMPLE 47 
     Preparation of 2-(6-carboxy-5-oxahexyl)-1-methoximino-2-cyclopentene 
     To an ice cold solution of 3.66 g. (0.02 mole) of 2-(4-hydroxybutyl)-1-methoximino-2-cyclopentene (Example 43) in 50 ml. of 1,2-dimethoxyethane under nitrogen is added dropwise 17 ml. of 1.6 M n-butyl lithium in hexane. The reaction mixture is stirred for half an hour and then the lithium salt of chloroacetic acid, prepared from 1.89 g. (0.02 mole) of chloroacetic acid and 16 ml. of 1.6M n-butyl lithium in 20 ml. of dimethoxyethane, is added and the reaction mixture is heated at reflux for 48 hours. The solvent is evaporated and the residue is partitioned between ether and water. The aqueous phase is acidified with hydrochloric acid and extracted with ether. The organic phase is washed with water and saturated saline solution, dried (MgSO 4 ), and evaporated to give 3.35 g. of a yellow oil. 
     EXAMPLE 48 
     Preparation of 2-(6-carboxy-5-oxahexyl)-2-cyclopenten-1-one 
     In the manner described in Example 22, treatment of 2-(6-carboxy-5-oxahexyl)-1-methoximino-2-cyclopentene (Example 47) with acetone and 2N hydrochloric acid at reflux gives the subject compound as a yellow oil. 
     EXAMPLE 49 
     Preparation of 1-methoximino-2-(4-methanesulfonyloxybutyl)-2-cyclopentene 
     To a solution of 1.83 g. (0.01 mole) of 1-methoximino-2-(4-hydroxybutyl)-2-cyclopentene (Example 43) in 10 ml. of methylene chloride containing 1.52 g. (0.015 mole) of triethylamine is added 1.265 g. (0.011 mole) of methanesulfonyl chloride over a period of 5-10 minutes at -10°-0° C. Stirring is continued for 15 minutes and the solution is then washed with cold water, cold 10% hydrochloric acid, cold sodium bicarbonate solution, and cold saline solution. The organic phase is dried (MgSO 4 ) and concentrated to give an oil which solidifies upon cooling. Crystallization from ether-petroleum ether (30°-60° C.) gives 1.797 g. of white crystals, m.p. 67°-68° C. 
     EXAMPLE 50 
     Preparation of 1-methoximino-2-(5-cyanopentyl)-2-cyclopentene 
     A mixture of 2.75 g. (0.01 mole) of 1-methoximino-2-(5-methanesulfonyloxypentyl)-2-cyclopentene (Example 60) and 1.47 g. (0.03 mole) of sodium cyanide in 20 ml. of dry N,N-dimethylformamide is heated at 65°-70° C. for 3 hours. The cooled reaction mixture is poured into water and extracted with diethyl ether. The organic phase is washed with water and saturated saline solution, dried (MgSO 4 ), and evaporated to give 1.89 g. of a light yellow oil. 
     EXAMPLE 51 
     Preparation of 1-methoximino-2-(5-carboxypentyl)-2-cyclopentene 
     A mixture of 1.89 g. (0.0092mole) of 1-methoximino-2-(5-cyanopentyl)-2-cyclopentene (Example 50) and 1 g. (0.025 mole) of sodium hydroxide in 50 ml. of 1:1 aqueous-ethanol is refluxed for 48 hours, cooled, and partitioned between water and diethyl ether. The aqueous phase is acidified with hydrochloric acid, extracted with diethyl ether, and the organic phase is washed with water and saturated saline solution, dried (MgSO 4 ), and evaporated to give 1.86 g. of a yellow oil. 
     EXAMPLE 52 
     Preparation of 2-(5-carboxypentyl)-2-cyclopentenone 
     A solution of 1.86 g. (0.00825 mole) 1-methoximino-2-(5-carboxypentyl)-2-cyclopentene (Example 51 ) in 44 ml. of acetone and 13.1 ml. of 2N hydrochloric acid is refluxed for 5 hours. The solvent is partially evaporated and a solid precipitates and is collected. The residue is extracted with diethyl ether and the organic phase is washed with saturated saline solution, dried (MgSO 4 ), and evaporated to yield additional solid. The combined solid material is crystallized from ether/pet ether (30°-60° C ) to yield crystalline material, m.p. 70°-72° C. 
     EXAMPLE 53 
     Preparation of 2-(5-carbethoxypentyl)-2-cyclopentenone 
     A solution of 1.309 g. (0.00668 mole) of 2-(5-carboxypentyl)-2-cyclopentenone (Example 52) and 90 mg. of p-toluenesulfonic acid in 150 ml. of ethanol is refluxed for 18 hours. The solvent is evaporated and the residue is dissolved in ether. The organic phase is washed with water, sodium bicarbonate solution, and saturated saline solution, dried (MgSO 4 ), and evaporated to give 1.371 g. of a light yellow oil. 
     EXAMPLE 54 
     Preparation of 2-(5-acetoxypentyl)-2-carbomethoxy/carbethoxycyclopentanone 
     A mixture of sodiocyclopentanone carboxylate, prepared from 1200 g. (8.0 moles) of cyclopentanone carboxylate (methyl and ethyl esters) and 200 g. (8.3 moles) of mineral oil free sodium hydride in 10 l. of 1,2-dimethoxyethane, 1320 g. (8.0 moles) of 5-chloro-1-amyl acetate [M. E. Synerholm, Journ. Amer. Chem. Soc., 69, 2681 (1947)], and 1200 g. (8.0 moles) of sodium iodide is refluxed under nitrogen for 18 hours. The mixture is cooled, concentrated to 4.1 and partitioned between dilute hydrochloric acid and diethyl ether. The organic phase is washed with water and saturated brine, dried (MgSO 4 ), and evaporated to yield 1920 g. of an oil. 
     EXAMPLE 55 
     Preparation of 2-(5-hydroxypentyl)cyclopentanone/2-(5-acetoxypentyl)-cyclopentanone 
     A mixture of 4,500 g. (16.2 moles) of 2-(5-acetoxypentyl)-2-carbomethoxy/carboethoxy-cyclopentanone (Example 54), 2.2 l. of glacial acetic acid, 1 l. of concentrated hydrochloric acid, and 1 l. of water is refluxed for 18 hours, cooled, and partitioned between saturated brine and benzene. The organic phase is washed with saturated brine, dried (MgSO 4 ), and evaporated in vacuo to yield 3155 g. of an oil. 
     EXAMPLE 56 
     Preparation of 1-acetoxy-2-(5-acetoxypentyl)-1-cyclopentene 
     A solution of 400 g. (2.04 moles) of a mixture of 2-(5-hydroxypentyl)cyclopentanone and 2-(5-acetoxypentyl)cyclopentanone (Example 55 ) and 4.0 g. of p-toluenesulfonic acid monohydrate in 1 l. of acetic anhydride is refluxed at a rate to maintain a steady distillation of acetic acid from the reaction through a helix-packed fractionation column. The reaction is continued with the addition of acetic anhydride to maintain a constant volume until complete conversion of starting materials to product is evident. The mixture is cooled and partitioned between 2 l. of hexane and 3 l. of cold water containing solid sodium bicarbonate to maintain a neutral pH. The organic phase is washed with saturated brine, dried (MgSO 4 ), and evaporated to yield 452 g. of an oil. 
     EXAMPLE 57 
     Preparation of 2-(5-acetoxypentyl)-2-cyclopentenone 
     To a well stirred mixture of 405 g. (4.05 moles) of calcium carbonate, 3 l. of water, and 2.5 l. of chloroform cooled to 5° C. is added simultaneously 1016 g. (4.0 moles) of 1-acetoxy-2-(5-acetoxy-pentyl)-1-cyclopentene (Example 56 ) and a solution of 648 g. (4.05 moles) of bromine in 500 ml. of carbon tetrachloride at a rate to maintain a temperature below 10° C. The mixture is stirred for half an hour after addition of the reagents and the phases are then separated. The organic phase is washed with 2% sodium thiosulfate solution, water, and saturated brine, dried (MgSO 4 ) and evaporated in vacuo to an oil. The oil is immediately added to a refluxing slurry of 500 g. (5.0 moles) of calcium carbonate in 2.5 l. of N,N-dimethylacetamide under nitrogen and the mixture is then refluxed for thirty minutes. The mixture is cooled, filtered, and partitioned between water and diethyl ether. The organic phase is washed with water and saturated brine, dried (MgSO 4 ), and evaporated to yield 757 g. of an oil, b.p. 116°-118° C. (0.25 mm.). 
     EXAMPLE 58 
     Preparation of 1-methoximino-2-(5-acetoxypentyl)-2-cyclopentene 
     In the manner described for Example 16, 2-(5-acetoxypentyl)-2-cyclopentenone (Example 57 ) is treated with methoxyamine hydrochloride in pyridine and ethanol to yield the subject compound, b.p. 101°-103° C. (0.20 mm.). 
     EXAMPLE 59 
     Preparation of 1-methoximino-2-(5-hydroxypentyl)-2-cyclopentene 
     A mixture of 74 g. (0.22 mole) of 1-methoximino-2-(5-acetoxypentyl)-2-cyclopentene (Example58) and 56 g. (1.0 mole) of potassium hydroxide in 300 ml. of 1:1 aqueous methanol is refluxed for 2 hours and then cooled. The solvent is partially removed in vacuo and the residue is partitioned between saturated brine and diethyl ether. The organic phase is washed with saturated brine, dried (MgSO 4 ), and evaporated to yield an oil which crystallized, m.p. 35°-36° C. 
     EXAMPLE 60 
     Preparation of 1-methoximino-2-(5-methanesulfonyloxypentyl)-2-cyclopentene 
     To a cold solution of 9.85 g. (0.05 mole) of 1-methoximino-2-(5-hydroxypentyl)-2-cyclopentene (Example 59) and 7.6 g. (0.075 mole) of triethylamine in 100 ml. of methylene chloride at -10° C. is added 6.3 g. (0.55 mole) of methanesulfonyl chloride at a rate to maintain a temperature of -10° to 0° C. The mixture is then stirred for 15 minutes and then poured into ice water. The organic phase is washed with cold 10% hydrochloric acid, cold saturated sodium bicarbonate solution, and cold saturated brine, dried (MgSO 4 ), and evaporated to yield a solid, m.p. 78°-80° C. 
     EXAMPLE 61 
     Preparation of 1-methoximino-2-(6,6-dicarbethoxyhexyl)-2-cyclopentene 
     To a suspension of sodiodiethylmalonate in 1,2-dimethoxyethane, prepared from 248 g. (1.55 moles) of diethyl malonate and 17.2 g. (0.95 mole) of mineral oil free sodium hydride in 1 l. of 1,2-dimethoxyethane under nitrogen, is added 170 g. (0.62 mole) of 1-methoximino-2-(5-methanesulfonyloxypentyl)-2-cyclopentene (Example 60) in 1.5 l. of 1,2-dimethoxyethane and the mixture is refluxed for 5 hours. The mixture is cooled, filtered, and the solvent is evaporated. The residue is partitioned between cold dilute hydrochloric acid and water, and the organic phase is washed with saturated brine, dried (MgSO 4 ), and evaporated to remove solvent and excess diethyl malonate to yield 209 g. of an oil. 
     EXAMPLE 62 
     Preparation of 1-methoximino-2-(6,6-dicarboxyhexyl)-2-cyclopentene 
     In the manner described in Example 20, 1-methoximino-2-(6,6-dicarbethoxyhexyl)-2-cyclopentene is treated with potassium hydroxide in 1:1 aqueous methanol and then hydrochloric acid to yield the desired compound as crystals from diethyl ether, m.p. 110°-115° C. 
     EXAMPLE 63 
     Preparation of 1-methoximino-2-(6-carboxyhexyl)-2-cyclopentene 
     A solution of 141 g. (0.50 mole) of 1-methoximino-2-(6,6-dicarboxyhexyl)-2-cyclopentene in 500 ml. of bis-(2- -methoxyethyl) ether is refluxed for 2 hours, cooled, and evaporated to yield an oil. The latter is crystallized from hexane to yield 92 g. of solid, m.p. 70°-72° C. 
     EXAMPLE 64 
     Preparation of 2-(6-carboxyhexyl)-2-cyclopentenone 
     In the manner described in Example 22, treatment of 1-methoximino-2-(6-carboxyhexyl)-2-cyclopentene (Example 63) with acetone and 2N hydrochloric acid at reflux provides the subject compound. 
     EXAMPLE 65 
     Preparation of 2-(6-carbethoxyhexyl)-2-cyclopentenone 
     Fischer estification of 2-(6-carboxyhexyl)-2-cyclopentenone (Example 64) in the manner of Example 23 provides the subject compound. 
     EXAMPLE 66 
     Preparation of 1-methoximino-2-(6-fluoro-6,6-dicarbethoxyhexyl)-2-cyclopentene 
     To a solution of sodiodiethyl fluoromalonate, prepared from 2.062 g. (0.0491 mole) of sodium hydride in mineral oil (57.26), 40 ml. of dry N,N-dimethylformanide and 8.174 g. (0.0458 mole) of diethyl fluoromalonate is added dropwise 11.32 g. (0.0413 mole) of 1-methoximino-2-(5-methylsulfonyloxypentyl)-2-cyclopentene (Example 60) in 60 ml. of N,N-dimethylformamide. The mixture is reluxed for 2 hours under a nitrogen atmosphere. The mixture is concentrated and partitioned between cold dilute hydrochloric acid and diethyl ether, and the organic phase is washed with saturated brine, dried (MgSO 4 ), and evaporated to yield 13.631 g. (92%) of a yellow oil. 
     EXAMPLE 67 
     Preparation of 1-methoximino-2-(6-fluoro,6,6-dicarboxyhexyl)-2-cyclopentene 
     A mixture of 13.631 g. of the diester of Example 66 and 16 g. of potassium hydroxide in 364 ml. of 1:1 aqueous methanol is refluxed for 5 hours, cooled, concentrated, and is partitioned between water and diethyl ether. The aqueous phase is acidified with hydrochloric acid, extracted with ether, and the organic phase is washed with saturated brine, dried (MgSO 4 ) and evaporated to yield a solid. The solid is crystallized from diethyl ether petroleum ether (30°-60° C.) to give 10 g. (90%) of white crystals, m.p. 143°-145° C. (-CO 2 ). 
     EXAMPLE 68 
     Preparation of 1-methoximino-2-(6-fluoro-6-carboxyhexyl)-2-cyclopentene 
     A solution of 10 g. of the diacid of Example 67 in 60 ml. of 2-methoxyethyl ether is refluxed for 7 hours, cooled, and evaporated to yield 8.5 g. (95%) of a tan solid. A sample is crystallized from diethyl ether-petroleum ether (30°-60° C.) to give white crystals, m.p. 98°-100° C. 
     EXAMPLE 69 
     Preparation of 2-(6-fluoro-6-carboxyhexyl)cyclopent-2-en-1-one 
     The acid methoxime (8.5 g.) from Example 68 is refluxed for 5 hours with 180 ml. of acetone and 64 ml. of 2N hydrochloric acid. The mixture is cooled, the solvent is evaporated, and the residue is partitioned between water and diethyl ether. The organic phase is washed with saturated brine, dried (MgSO 4 ) and evaporated to yield 7.4 g. (98%) of a light yellow oil. 
     EXAMPLE 70 
     Preparation of 2-(6-fluoro-6-carbethoxyhexyl)cyclopent-2-en-1-one 
     The acid ketone (7.4 g.) from Example 69 is Fisher esterified with 300 ml. of absolute ethanol and 400 mg. of p-toluenesulfonic acid for 18 hours, cooled, and the solvent is evaporated. The resulting oil is dissolved in ether, washed with dilute sodium bicarbonate solution, and saline, dried (MgSO 4 ), and evaporated to give 7.306 g. (86%) of a light yellow oil. 
     EXAMPLE 71 
     Preparation of 2-(7-cyanoheptyl)-1-methoximino-2-cyclopentene 
     Treatment of 1-methoximino-2-(7-p-toluenesulfonyloxy)-2-cyclopentene (Example 18) with sodium cyanide in the manner of Example 50 is productive of the subject compound. 
     EXAMPLE 72 
     Preparation of 2-(7-carboxyheptyl)-1-methoximino-2-cyclopentene 
     Alkaline hydrolysis of 2-(7-cyanoheptyl)-1-methoximino-2-cyclopentene (Example 71) by the procedure of Example 51 is productive of the subject compound. 
     EXAMPLE 73 
     Preparation of 2-(7-carboxyheptyl)-2-cyclopenten-1-one 
     Hydrolysis of the methoxime of Example 72 with acetone-hydrochloric acid by the procedure of Example 52 is productive of the subject compound. 
     EXAMPLE 74 
     Preparation of 2-(7-carbethoxyheptyl)-2-cyclopenten-1-one 
     Fisher estification of the carboxylic acid of Example 73 by the procedure of Example 53 is productive of the subject compound. 
     EXAMPLE 75 
     Preparation of 2-(6,6-dicarbethoxy-6-phenylhexyl)-1-methoximino-2-cyclopentene 
     Treatment of 1-methoximino-2-(5-methanesulfonyloxypentyl)-2-cyclopentene (Example 60) with sodio diethyl phenylmalonate by the procedure of Example 61 is productive of the subject compound. 
     EXAMPLE 76 
     Preparation of 2-(6,6-dicarboxy-6-phenylhexyl)-1-methoximino-2-cyclopentene 
     Alkaline hydrolysis of 2-(6,6-dicarbethoxy-6-phenylhexyl)-1-methoximino-2-cyclopentene (Example 75) by the procedure of Example 20 is productive of the subject diacid. 
     EXAMPLE 77 
     Preparation of 2-(6-carboxy-6-phenylhexyl)-1-methoximino-2-cyclopentene 
     Decarboxylation of 2-(6,6-dicarboxy-6-phenylhexyl)-1-methoximino-2-cyclopentene (Example 76) by the procedure of Example 63 is productive of the subject compound. 
     EXAMPLE 78 
     Preparation of 2-(6-carboxy-6-phenylhexyl)-2-cyclopentene-1-one 
     Methoxime cleavage of 2-(6-carboxy-6-phenylhexyl)-1-methoximino-2-cyclopentene (Example 77) in the manner of Example 69 is productive of the subject ketone. 
     EXAMPLE 79 
     Preparation of 2-(6-carbethoxy-6-phenylhexyl)-2-cyclopenten-1-one 
     Fisher esterification of the carboxylic acid of Example 78 in the manner of Example 70 is productive of the subject keto-ester. 
     EXAMPLE 80 
     Preparation of 2-(6-fluoro-6,6-dicarbethocyhexyl)-1-methoximino-2-cyclopentene 
     An ethanolic solution of sodium ethoxide, prepared from 0.389 g. of sodium and 40 ml. of absolute ethanol, is treated at ambient temperatures with 5.05 g. of 2-(6,6-dicarbethoxyhexyl)-1-methoximino-2-cyclopentene (Example 61). The resulting solution is cooled to -20° C. and then treated with a stream of perchloryl fluoride until the mixture becomes neutral. The excess perchloryl fluoride is removed with a stream of nitrogen and the mixture is retreated with 10 ml. of an ethanolic solution of sodium ethoxide (from 0.350 g. of sodium) and then with perchloryl fluoride until the mixture becomes neutral. The excess perchloryl fluoride is removed with a stream of nitrogen and the mixture is filtered and evaporated to an oil. The latter is partitioned between ether and water and the organic phase is washed with saturated saline, dried (Na 2  SO 4 ) and evaporated to afford the subject compound. 
     EXAMPLE 81 
     Preparation of 2-(6-carbo-n-butoxyhexyl)cyclopent-2-en-1-one 
     A solution of 50 g. of 2-(6-carboxyhexyl)cyclopent-2-en-1-one [Bagli et al., Tetrahedron Letters, No. 5, 465 (1966)] in 1400 ml. of n-butanol containing 2.7 g. of p-toluenesulfonic acid monohydrate is allowed to stand at room temperature in a stoppered flask for about 24 hours. The solution is taken to dryness. The residue is taken up in ether and the ethereal solution is washed several times with saline solution, dried with anhydrous magnesium sulfate, and taken to dryness to afford the subject butyl ester. 
     EXAMPLES 82-84 
     Treatment of 2-(6-carboxyhexyl)cyclopent-2-en-1-one by the procedure of Example 81 with the appropriate alcohol affords the esters of the following table. 
     
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82   isopropanol                                                          
               2-(6-carboisopropoxyhexyl)cyclopent-2-                     
               en-1-one                                                   
83   methanol  2-(6-carbomethoxyhexyl)cyclopent-2-en-                     
               1-one                                                      
84   1-hydroxy-                                                           
               2-(6-carbo-n-decyloxyhexyl)cyclopent-2-                    
     n-decane  en-1-one                                                   
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     EXAMPLE 85 
     Preparation of diethyl (5-chloro-1,1-dimethylpentyl)malonate 
     To magnesium (71 g. 2.92 moles) under 1 l. of ether containing a few crystals of iodine is added dropwise 1-chloro-4-bromobutane (500 g., 2.92 moles) over a period of 30 minutes with stirring under nitrogen. The reaction is maintained at a temperature of 0° C. to 5° C. by immersing in an acetone-Dry Ice bath periodically. After stirring for 30 minutes at room temperature, the solution is chilled to below 0° C. and is then transferred to a dropping funnel from which it is added dropwise to diethyl isopropylidene malonate (440 g., 2.19 moles) [A. C. Cope and E. M. Hancock, J.A.C.S. 60, 2644 (1938)] dissolved in 1000 ml. of ether containing the tri(n-butyl)phosphine complex of copper (I) iodide (57g.) [G. B. Kaufman and L. A. Teter, Inorganic Synthesis, 7, 9(1963)] at -10° C. with stirring under nitrogen over a period of two hours. After stirring at room temperature for four hours, the reaction mixture is poured into cold dilute hydrochloric acid and is extracted with ether. The combined ether extracts are washed with saline solution, dried over magnesium sulfate, and concentrated in vacuo to give 700 g. of crude amber oil, which is distilled under vacuum to yield two fractions: 212.4 g. with b.p. at 110°-135° C. at 0.3 mm. and 100.0 g. with b.p. at 135°-145° C. at 0.3 mm. The total yield is 312.4 g. (49%). 
     EXAMPLE 86 
     Preparation of 3,3-diemethyl-7-chloroheptanoic acid 
     A mixture containing diethyl 5-(5-chloro-1,1-dimethylpentyl)malonate (648 g., 2.22 moles) potassium hydroxide (460 g.) and eight liters of 1:1 isopropanol: water is stirred at room temperature overnight. Most of the isopropanol is distilled and the residue is diluted with water, and then carefully acidified with conc. hydrochloric acid. The mixture is extracted with ether and the extracts are washed with water and saline, dried over magnesium sulfate and concentrated in vacuo to give 548 g. of crude oil. The oil is dissolved in three liters of diglyne which is heated under reflux for sixteen hours. About 2.7 l. of solvent is distilled, and the remainder is diluted with water and extracted with ether. The extracts are washed with saline, dried over magnesium sulfate and concentrated in vacuo to give 428 g. of crude oil (99%). 
     EXAMPLE 87 
     Preparation of ethyl 3,3-dimethyl-7-chloroheptanoate 
     To a solution of 3,3-dimethyl-7-chloroheptanoic acid (428 g., 2.21 moles) in 3 l. of chloroform containing 3 ml. of N,N-dimethylformamide is added 500 ml. of thionyl chloride and the resulting solution is tested under reflux for three hours. The reaction solution then is concentrated in vacuo and the residual acid chloride is dissolved in a minimum amount of benzene and added slowly to a solution containing 1260 ml. of 95% ethanol and 2520 ml. of benzene and 390 ml. of collidine. After heating under reflux for one hour, the solution is concentrated and the residue is dissolved in ether washed with water, dilute sodium bicarbonate solution and saline solution, dried over magnesium sulfate and concentrated to give 415 g. of crude oil, which is distilled under vacuum to yield two fractions: 46.6 g. boiling at 75° C. (0.3 mm.) and 236.7 g. boiling at 75°-80° C. (0.3 mm). The total yield is 283.3 g. (60%) and the product is indicated to be 95% pure by g.l.c. 
     EXAMPLE 88 
     Preparation of methyl/ethyl 2-(6-carbethoxy-5,5-dimethylhexyl) cyclopentanone-2-carboxylate 
     Sodium hydride (67 g., 1.55 moles) is placed in a three l. round-bottom flask and to this is added 1.1 liters of glyme from a dropping funnel under nitrogen flow and with stirring. To the resulting grayish mixture is added the 2-carbalkoxycyclopentanone (mixed methyl and ethyl esters) dropwise over a period of 45 minutes with nitrogen flow whilst the temperature is maintained in the range of 40°-55°. Ethyl 3,3-dimethyl-7-chloroheptanoate (283 g., 1.28 moles) and potassium iodide (195 g., 1.32 moles) are added and the mixture is heated at reflux overnight. After most of the solvent is distilled, the residue is made acidic with dilute hydrochloric acid and is then extracted with ether. The ether extracts are washed with water and saline solution, dried over magnesium sulfate, and concentrated in vacuo to 500 g. of crude yellow oil, which is distilled to give 405 g. (94% yield) of oil with b.p. 140°-180° (0.8 mm). 
     EXAMPLE 89 
     Preparation of 7-(2-Cyclopentanone)-3,3 dimethylheptanoic acid 
     Methyl/Ethyl 2-(6-carbethoxy-5,5-dimethylhexyl) cyclopentanone-2-carboxylate (200 g., 0.6 moles), glacial acetic acid (180 ml) and 240 ml. of diluted hydrochloric acid, prepared from 100 ml. of conc. hydrochloric acid and 300 ml. of water, are placed in a 2 l. flask, containing a reflux condenser and a magnetic stirrer. The mixture then is stirred at reflux for 24 hours. The reaction mixture is cooled, 1 l. of water is added and the mixture is extracted several times with benzene. The organic extracts are combined, washed with saturated sodium chloride solution, dried over magnesium sulfate, filtered and concentrated to an oil (173.5 g.). The oil is rendered basic with sodium hydroxide solution, extracted with benzene and made acidic with hydrochloric acid and reextracted with benzene several times. The benzene layers are combined and washed with water, saturated sodium chloride solution, dried over magnesium sulfate, filtered and concentrated to yield 109.8 g. (78%) of crude oil, which was used without further purification in the next step. 
     EXAMPLE 90 
     Preparation of Ethyl 7-(2-Cyclopentanone)-3,3-dimethylheptanoate 
     To a solution of 7-(2-cyclopentanone)-3,3-dimethylheptanoic acid (45 g., 0.22 mol.) in 285 ml. of chloroform containing three drops of N,N-dimethylformamide is added dropwise 25 ml. of thionyl chloride. The solution is stirred at room temperature for twenty minutes, the solvent is removed at reduced pressure and the residual acid chloride is dissolved in a minimum amount of benzene and added slowly to a solution containing 115 ml. of ethanol, 230 ml. benzene and 30 ml. of collodine. This solution is heated under reflux for 15 minutes and then concentrated. The residue is dissolved in ether, washed with water, diluted sodium bicarbonate solution and saline solution, dried over magnesium sulfate and concentrated to give 51 g. of crude oil. Distillation gives 40 g. (67%) b.p. 135°-145° (0.1 mm.) of oil. 
     EXAMPLE 91 
     Preparation of 1-Acetoxy-2-(6-carbethoxy-5,5-dimethylhexyl)cyclopent-1-ene 
     A solution of ethyl 7-(2-cyclopentanone)-3,3-dimethylheptanoate (90 g., 0.336 mol.) and p-toluenesulfonic acid (0.94 g.) in 250 ml. of acetic anhydride is heated to boiling under partial reflux, allowing distillate at 118° or less (i.e. acetic acid) to escape thru a Vigreux column equipped with a condenser to collect the distillate. After ten hours 130 ml. of distillate is collected. Another 50 ml. of acetic anhydride is added and the reaction is heated for five more hours; an additional 125 ml. of acetic anhydride is added, the reaction is heated for seven more hours; finally another 50 ml. of acetic anhydride is added and heating is continued for 4 more hours. The solution is cooled and poured (cautiously) into a cold (0°-5°) mixture of saturated aqueous sodium bicarbonate (400 ml.) and hexane (250 ml.). The resulting cold mixture is stirred for thirty minutes during which time portions of solid sodium bicarbonate are added periodically until carbon dioxide evalution ceases. The hexane layer is separated and washed with saturated sodium chloride solution until the washings are neutral, dried over magnesium sulfate and treated with Darco decolorizing charcoal for clarification and then evaporated to dryness leaving an amber colored oil (87.5 g., 84%). 
     EXAMPLE 92 
     Preparation of 2-(6-Carboxy-5,5-dimethylhexyl)cyclopent-2-en-1-one 
     To a rapidly stirred mixture of 1-acetoxy-2-(6-carbethoxy-5,5-dimethylhexyl)cyclopent-1-ene (35 g., 0.113 mole) chloroform (95 ml.), water (125 ml.) and calcium carbonate (11.8 g.) cooled in an ice-bath is added dropwise over a period of thirty minutes a solution of bromine (18.8 g.) in carbon tetrachloride (31 ml.) After stirring in the cold for an additional 45 minutes the orange colored chloroform layer is separated and washed with dilute sodium bisulfite and saturated saline solution, dried over magnesium sulfate and taken to dryness in vacuo (bath temperature: 35°-40°) leaving an amber colored oil. A slurry of 100 ml. of N,N-dimethylacetamide and 16.5 g. of CaCO 3  is stirred and heated to reflux under nitrogen flow. The above dried oil is added from a dropping funnel rapidly, maintaining reflux and nitrogen flow for thirty minutes. The cooled reaction mixture is filtered, and the precipitate is washed with other. The filtrate is poured into two liters ice-cold water and is extracted with ether. The combined extracts and washing is washed with water, saturated saline, treated with decolorizing charcoal, filtered. The solvent evaporated in vacuo to give 24 g. (77%) of subject product. 
     EXAMPLE 93 
     Preparation of 4-bromo-2(6-carboxyhexyl)cyclopent-2-en-1-one 
     A stirred mixture of 35.9 g. (0.171 moles) of 2-(6-carboxyhexyl)cyclopent-2-en-1-one [Bagli et al., Tetrahedron Letters, No. 5, 465 (1966)], 35.0 g. (0.197 moles) of N-bromosuccinimide, and 600 ml. of carbon tetrachloride is refluxed for 35 minutes. The mixture is cooled to 5° C. and filtered. The filtrate is washed with cold water, dried over magnesium sulfate, and taken to dryness to give an oil, λ max . MeOH  = 225 mμ (8850); νmax. = 1705 (carbonyl groups) and 1625. cm -1  (olefin group). 
     EXAMPLE 94 
     Preparation of 2-(6-carboxyhexyl)-4-hydroxy-cyclopent-2-en-1-one 
     To a stirred solution of 10.6 g. (ca. 34 mmoles) of crude 4-bromo-2-(6-carboxyhexyl)cyclopent-2-en-1-one (Example 93) in 100 ml. of acetone and 65 ml. of water is added 8.80 g. (45.2 mmoles) of silver fluoborate during 2 minutes. The temperature is maintained at 25°-30° C. by external cooling. The mixture is stirred for 90 minutes, filtered, saturated with sodium chloride, and extracted with ether. The extract is extracted with half saturated sodium bicarbonate solutions. The basic solutions is reacidified with dilute hydrochloric acid, saturated with sodium chloride, and extracted with ether. The extract is washed with water and saturated sodium chloride solution, dried over magnesium sulfate, and concentrated. The crude product is purified by partition chromatography on Celite to give an oil; λ max . MeOH  = 233 mμ. (7360); νmax. = 3380 (hydroxyl groups), 1710 (carbonyl groups), and 1632 cm -1  (olefin group). 
     EXAMPLE 95 
     Preparation of 4-tetrahydropyranyloxy-2-(6-tetrahydropyranylcarboxyhexyl)cylopent-2-en-1-one 
     To a stirred solution of 5.59 g. (24.6 mmoles) of 4-hydroxy-2-(6-carboxyhexyl)cylopent-2-en-1-one (Example 94) and 20.7 g. (246 mmoles) of dihydropyran in 100 ml. of methylene chloride at 20° C. is added 47 mg. (0.246 mmoles) of p-toluenesulfonic acid monohydrate in one portion. The temperature is maintained at 20°-25° C. by cooling and is stirred for one hour at that temperature. The solution is diluted with 200 ml. of ether and poured into a mixture of 40 ml. of saturated sodium bicarbonate solution, 40 ml. of saturated sodium chloride solution, and 80 ml. of water. The phases are separated, and the aqueous phase is extracted with additional ether. The total extract is washed successively with water and saturated sodium chloride solution, dried over potassium carbonate, and freed of volatile matter by concentration at reduced pressure to give an oil, λ max . MeOH  = 223 mμ (9500); νmax. 1730 (ester carbonyl group), 1705 (ketone carbonyl group), and 1030 cm -1  (tetrahydropyranyloxy groups). 
     EXAMPLE 96 
     Preparation of 2-(6,6-dicarbethoxyheptyl)-2-cyclopentenone methoxime 
     The subject compound is prepared from sodio diethyl methylmalonate and 2-(5-methanesulfonyloxypentyl)-2-cyclopentenone methoxime (Example 60) by the procedure described in Example 61. 
     EXAMPLE 97 
     Preparation of 2-(6-carboxyheptyl)-2-cyclopentenone methoxime 
     Saponification of 2-(6,6-dicarbethoxyheptyl)-2-cyclopentenone methoxime (Example 96) with potassium hydroxide by the method of Example 20 is productive of 2-(6,6-dicarboxyheptyl)-2-cyclopentenone methoxime, decarboxylation of which in the manner of Example 63 provides the subject compound. 
     EXAMPLE 98 
     Preparation of 2-(6-carboxyheptyl)-2-cyclopentenone 
     Methoxime cleavage of 2-(6-carboxyheptyl)-2-cyclopentenone methoxime (Example 97) in the manner of Example 22 provides the subject ketone. 
     EXAMPLE 99 
     Preparation of 2-(6-carbethoxyheptyl)-2-cyclopentenone 
     Esterification with ethanol of the acid chloride derived from 2-(6-carboxyheptyl)-2-cyclopentenone in the manner of Example 31 is productive of the subject compound. 
     EXAMPLE 100 
     Preparation of ethyl (methyl)7-(2-carbethoxycyclohexan-1-on-2-yl)heptanoate 
     To a stirred suspension of 51 g. of sodium hydride (57% in mineral oil) in 675 ml. of dimethylformamide is added 200 g. of 2-cyclohexanone carboxylate (60% ethyl - 40% methyl esters) over a 1-5 hr. period with external cooling to maintain the temperature at 20°-25° C. The reaction mixture is stirred at ambient temperature for 15 minutes and heated to 50° C. over 15 minutes. To the stirred mixture is added 300 g. of ethyl 7-bromoheptanoate during a 10 minute period. The reaction mixture is stirred at 50°-60° C. for 4 hours, cooled, and poured into water. The product is obtained by ether extraction. The extract is washed successively with water and saturated sodium chloride, dried and evaporated to give a liquid which is purified by distillation, IR 1735 cm -1  (ester carbonyls) and 1710 cm -1  (ketone carbonyl). 
     EXAMPLE 101 
     Preparation of  7-(cyclohexan-1-on-2-yl)heptanoic acid 
     A stirred mixture of 380 g. of mixed methyl and ethyl esters of 7-(2-carbethoxycyclohexan-1-on -2-yl)heptanoate (Example 10), 202 ml. of concentrated sulfuric acid, 970 ml. of glacial acetic acid, and 970 ml. of water is refluxed for 22.5 hours. The cooled reaction mixture is treated with 380 g. of sodium carbonate and 2 liters of water and is extracted with ether. Acidic material is partitioned from the ether extract with 1.OM sodium carbonate. The aqueous phase is acidified with concentrated hydrochloric acid and extracted with ether. The extract is washed successively with water and saturated sodium chloride, dried, and evaporated to give an oil. 
     EXAMPLE 102 
     Preparation of ethyl 7-(cyclohexan-1-on-2-yl)heptanoate 
     A solution of 232 g. of 7-(cyclohexan-1-on-2yl)heptanoic acid in 2500 ml. of ethanol is refluxed for 4.5 hours with 3.8 g. of p-toluenesulfonic acid monohydrate. The solution is diluted with 200 ml. of benzene, and boiling is continued for 2 hours as 200 ml. of distillate is removed. The volume of the solution is concentrated to 500 ml. After dilution with 500 ml. of ether the solution is extracted with a solution prepared from 50 ml. of saturated sodium bicarbonate, 50 ml. of saturated sodium chloride, and 100 ml. of water. The extract is washed with saturated sodium chloride, dried, and evaporated. The product is purified by distillation to give a liquid, IR 1740 cm -1  (ester carbonyl) and 1715 cm -1  (ketone carbonyl). 
     EXAMPLE 103 
     Preparation of 2-carbalkoxy (methyl/ethyl)-2-(3-carbethoxypropyl)-cyclohexane-1-one 
     The subject compound is prepared in the manor described in Example 10 by treatment of 2-cyclohexanone carboxylate (mixed methyl and ethyl esters) with sodium hydride and ethyl4-iodobutyrate. 
     EXAMPLE 104 
     Preparation of 2-(3-carbethoxypropyl)cyclohexan-1-one 
     This compound is prepared from 2-carbalkoxy(methyl/ethyl)-2-(carbethoxypropyl)cyclohexan-1-one (Example 13) by decarbalkoxylation according to the procedure described in Example 11 followed by esterification by the procedure of Example 12. 
     EXAMPLE 105 
     Preparation of 2-(5-carbethoxypentyl)cyclohexan-1-one 
     This compound is prepared by alkylation of 2-cyclohexanone carboxylate (mixed methyl and ethyl esters) with ethyl 6-bromohexanoate according to the procedure of Example 10, followed by decarbalkoxylation according to the procedure of Example 11 and finally esterification by the procedure of Example 12. 
     EXAMPLE 106 
     Preparation of 2-(7-carbethoxyheptyl)cyclohexan-1-one 
     Alkylation of 2-cyclohexanone carboxylate (mixed methyl and ethyl esters) with ethyl 8-bromoctanote in accordance with the procedure of Example 10, followed by decarbalkoxylation by the procedure of Example 11 and then esterification by the procedure of Example 12 is productive of the subject compound. 
     EXAMPLE 107 
     Preparation of ethyl 7-(1-acetoxycyclohex-1-en-2-yl)heptanoate 
     A stirred solution of 28.0 g. of ethyl 7-(cyclohexan-1-on-2-yl)heptanoate (Example 12), 170 mg. of p-toluenesulfonic acid monohydrate, and 25.6 g. of acetic anhydride is heated for 5 hours while allowing 8.0 g. of distillate to distill. The cooled solution is poured into a stirred, ice-cold mixture of 500 ml. of saturated sodium bicarbonate and 250 ml. of hexane. After one hour the hexane phase is separated, dried, and evaporated. The crude product is distilled to give a liquid, IR 1760 cm -1  (vinyl ester carbonyl) and 1740 cm -1  (ethyl ester carbonyl). 
     EXAMPLE 108 
     Preparation of 1-acetoxy-2-(3-carbethoxypropyl)cyclohex-1-ene 
     Treatment of 2-(3-carbethoxypropyl)cyclohexane-1-one (Example 14) with acetic anhydride by the procedure of Example 24 is productive of the subject compound. 
     EXAMPLE 109 
     Preparation of 1-acetoxy-2-(5-carbethoxypentyl-cyclohex-1-ene 
     Treatment of 2-(5-carbethoxypentyl)cyclohexan- 1-one (Example 15) with acetic anhydride by the procedure of Example 24 is productive of the subject compound. 
     EXAMPLE 110 
     Preparation of 1-acetoxy-2-(7-carbethoxyheptyl)cyclohex-1-ene 
     Treatment of 2-(7-carbethoxyheptyl)cyclohexan-1-one (Example 16) with acetic anhydride by the procedure of Example 24 is productive of the subject compound 
     EXAMPLE 111 
     Preparation of ethyl 7-(cyclohex-2-en-1-one-2-yl)heptanoate 
     To a stirred solution of ethyl 7-(1-acetoxycyclohex-1-en-2-yl)heptanoate (Example 24) in 750 ml. of acetic acid and 125 ml. of pyridine at 10° C. is added a solution of 13.8 g. of bromine in 200 ml. of acetic acid over 20 minutes. The resulting solution is allowed to stand at ambient temperature for 45 minutes and is then decolorized with sodium sulfite. The solution is poured into 800 ml. of half-saturated sodium chloride and extracted with 1:1 hexane-ether. The extract is washed successively with water and saturated sodium chloride, dried over sodium carbonate, and evaporated to give 32 g. of the crude bromoketone. To a stirred suspension of 14.2 g. of lithium bromide and 16.6 g. of lithium carbonate in 250 ml. of anhydrous dimethylformamide at 80° C. is added the above bromoketone. The stirred mixture is heated to boiling over 20 minutes and refluxed for 15 minutes. The cooled mixture is poured into 1000 ml. of water, acidified with dilute hydrochloric acid, and extracted with ether. The extract is washed successively with water and saturated sodium chloride, dried, and evaporated. The product is purified by distillation to give a liquid, IR 1740 cm -1  (ester carbonyl), 1685 cm -1  (ketone carbonyl), and 1650 cm -1  (olefin); NMR (CCl 4 ) 6.63 (multiplet, vinyl proton). 
     EXAMPLE 112 
     Preparation of 2-(3-carbethoxypropyl)cyclohex-2-en-1-one 
     In accordance with the procedure of Example 40, bromination of 1-acetoxy-2-(3-carbethoxypropyl)cyclohex-1-ene (Example 25) followed by treatment with lithium bromide and lithium carbonate is productive of the subject compound. 
     EXAMPLE 113 
     Preparation of 2-(5-carbethoxypentyl)cyclohex-2-en-1-one 
     By the procedure of Example 40, bromination of 1-acetoxy-2-(5-carbethoxypentyl)cyclohex-1-ene (Example 26) followed by treatment with lithium bromide and lithium carbonate is productive of the subject compound. 
     EXAMPLE 114 
     Preparation of 2-7-carbethoxyheptyl)cyclohex-1-en-2-one 
     By the procedure of Example 40, bromination of 1-acetoxy-2-(7-carbethoxyheptyl)cyclohex-1-ene (Example 27)followed by treatment with lithium bromide and lithium carbonate is productive of the subject compound. 
     EXAMPLE 115 
     Preparation of 2-(4-p-toluenesulfonyloxybutyl)-1-methoximino-2-cyclopentene 
     In the manner described in Example 34, treatment of 2-(4-hydroxybutyl)-1-methoximino-2-cyclopentene with p-toluene sulfonyl chloride in pyridine gives the subject product as a light yellow oil; IR (film): 1600, 1190, 1050, 885 cm -1 . 
     EXAMPLE 116 
     Preparation of 2-(6-carbethoxy-5-thiahexyl)-1-methoximino-2-cyclopentene 
     To a stirred mixture of 1.465 g. (0.0348 mole) of sodium hydride (57.2% in mineral oil) in 50 ml. of dimethoxyethane, under nitrogen, is added slowly 4.8 g. (0.0347 mole) of ethyl-2-mercaptoacetate. The reaction mixture is stirred at room temperature for one hour and then a solution of 7.8 g. (0.0231 mole) of 2-(4-p-toluenesulfonyloxybutyl)-1-methoximino-2-cyclopentene in 30 ml. of dimethoxyethane is added dropwise and stirred at room temperature for 18 hours. The solution is heated at reflux for one hour, cooled and poured into cold dilute hydrochloric acid and then extracted with ether. The combined ether extracts are washed with saline, dried over magnesium sulfate and evaporated to give 7.6 g. of subject product as a yellow oil. 
     EXAMPLE 117 
     Preparation of 2-(6-carboxy-5-thiahexyl)-2-cyclopentenone 
     In the manner described in Example 38, treatment of 2-(6-carbethoxy-5-thiahexyl)-1-methoximino-2-cyclopentene with acetone and 2N hydrochloric acid at reflux gives the subject product as a yellow oil. 
     EXAMPLE 118 
     Preparation of 2-(6-carbethoxy-5-thiahexyl)-2-cyclopentenone 
     In the manner described in Example 39, treatment of 2-(6-carboxy-5-thiahexyl)-2-cyclopentenone with p-toluenesulfonic acid in ethanol gives the subject ester as a yellow oil. 
     EXAMPLE 119 
     Preparation of 3-triphenylmethoxy-1-octyne 
     A mixture of 1.26 g. (10.0 mmoles) of 1-octyn-3-ol, 4.85 g. (15.0 mmoles) of triphenylmethyl bromide, and 50 ml. of dry pyridine is heated at 95° C. for 60 minutes with occasional swirling. The solution is cooled, treated with water, and extracted with ether. The extract is washed successively with water and saturated sodium chloride solution, dried over magnesium sulfate, and concentrated. The crude product is purified by chromatography on Florisil and recrystallization from petroleum ether to give white crystals, m.p. 65-66.5°, ν max. (KBr) 3280 (acetylenic hydrogen), 1605, 1030, and 702 cm -1  (triphenylmethoxy group). 
     EXAMPLE 120 
     Preparation of ethyl 9-oxo-15-triphenylmethoxy-13-trans-8ξ-prostenoate 
     A stirred solution of 7.37 g. (20.0 mmoles of 3-triphenylmethoxy-1-octyne (Example 119) in 10 ml. of benzene is treated with 16.7 mg. of 1.2 M diisobutylaluminum hydride in hexane, and the resulting solution is heated at 50° C. for 2 hours. The solution is cooled to 0° C. and treated with 10.5 ml. of 1.7 M methyl lithium in ether. After stirring for a 20 minute period at ambient temperature, the alanate solution is cooled to 0° C. and treated with a solution of 3.98 g. (16.7 mmoles) of 2(6-carbethoxyhexyl)cyclopent-2-en-1-one (Example 13) in 5 ml. of ether. The resulting solution is stirred at ambient temperature for 22.5 hours, diluted with ether, and poured into a stirred mixture 2N acetic acid and ice. After stirring until methane evolution ceases, the organic phase is separated and washed successively with water and saturated sodium chloride solution. The extract is dried over magnesium sulfate and concentrated. The crude product in the residue is purified by chromatography on silica gel to give an oil, ν max. 1735 (carbonyl groups), 967 (trans vinyl group), and 705 cm -1  (triphenylmethoxy group). 
     EXAMPLE 121 
     Preparation of ethyl 15-hydroxy-9-oxo-13-trans-prostenoate 
     A 0.05M solution of ethyl 9-oxo-15-triphenylmethoxy-13-trans-8ν-prostenoate (Example 120) in glacial acetic acid-tetrahydrofuran-water (4:2:1) is heated at 45° C. for 3.5 hours. The solvents are evaporated at reduced pressure, and the residue is dissolved in ether. The solution is washed successively with water, 0.5N sodium bicarbonate solution, and saturated sodium chloride solution; dried over magnesium sulfate; and concentrated. Column chromatography of the crude product on silica gel gives two epimeric substances which are purified separately by thin layer chromatography to give oils differing only in chromatographic behavior, 84  max. 3470 (hydroxyl group), 1735 (carbonyl groups), and 967 cm -1  (trans vinyl group). 
     EXAMPLE 122 
     Preparation of 15-hydroxy-9-oxo-13trans-prostenoic acid 
     A solution of 2 g. of ethyl 15-hydroxy-9-oxo-13,14-trans-prostenoate (Example 121) (mixture of racemates) in 32 ml. of methanoal-water (1:1), containing 850 mg. of potassium hydroxide is stirred at ambient temperature for 18 hours. After acidification with 10% hydrochloric acid, the solution is extracted with ether several times. The combined ether extracts are washed with saturated sodium chloride solution, dried with anhydrous magnesium sulfate and taken to dryness to give 1.69 g. (92%) of an oil which partially crystallizes. Recrystallized from etherhexane gives white crystals, m.p. 79°-81° C,; nmrδ6.36 (s, hydroxyl and carboxyl groups), 5.61 (t, olefinic protons), 4.12 (s, c 1 .sbsb.5 -H) and 0.90 (s, terminal methyl). 
     EXAMPLE 123 
     Preparation of tetrahydropyran-2-yl 9-oxo-11-tetrahydropyranyloxy-15-triphenylmethoxy-13-trans-8ξ-prostenoate 
     In the manner described in Example 120, 13.6 g. (37 mmoles) of 3-triphenylmethoxy-1-octyne (Example 119)contained in 18.5 ml. of benzene is converted to an alanate reagent by treatment with 31 ml. of 1-2m diisobutylalauminum hydride in hexane and 21 ml. of 1.7m methyl lithium in ether. To the stirred, ice-cold reagent is added a solution of 10.97 g. (24.6 mmoles) of 2-(6-tetrahydropyranylcarboxyhexyl)-4-tetrahydropyranyloxycyclopent-2-en-1-one (Example 95) in 10 ml. of ether during 10 minutes. The resulting solution is stirred at ambient temperature for 20 hours, diluted with ether, and poured into a stirred mixture of 2N hydrochloric acid and ice. The organic phase is separated and washed successively with water and saturated sodium chloride solution. The extract is dried over magnesium sulfate, and the solvents are evaporated at reduced pressure to give the crude product as an oil, ν max. 1735 (carbonyl groups), 1030 (tetrahydropyranyloxy groups), 970 (trans vinyl group), and 705 cm -1  (triphenylmethoxy group). 
     EXAMPLE 124 
     Preparation of 11,15-dihydroxy-9-oxo-13-trans-prostenoic acids 
     A 0.05M solution of crude tetrahydropyran -2-yl 9-oxo-11-tetrahydropyranyloxy-15-triphenylmethoxy-13-trans-prostenoate (Example 123) in glacial acetic acid-tetrahydrofuran-water (4:2:1) is heated at 45° C. for 3.5 hours. The solution is diluted with water and extracted with ether. The extract is washed successively with water and saturated sodium chloride solution and dried over magnesium sulfate. The solvents are removed at reduced pressure. Column chromatography of the residue on acid-washed silica gel gives the title compounds as a pair of epimeric substances which are purified separately by partition chromatography. 
     The fast-running epimer (15-epi-d,1-prostaglandin E 1 ) is obtained as an oil, ν max, 1735 (ketone carbonyl group), 1710 acid carbonyl group), and 967 cm -1  (trans vinyl group); NMR (acetone-d e ) 5.68 (multiplet vinyl hydrogen) and 4.11δ(multiplet, carbinolic hydrogens.) 
     The slow-running epimer (d,1-prostaglandin E 1 ) is recrystallized from ethyl acetate-petroleum ether to give white crystals, m.p. 100°-105° C.,νmax. (KBr) 1725 (ketone carbonyl group), 1700 (acid carbonyl group), and 970 cm -1  (trans vinyl group); NMR (acetone-d e ) 5.67 (multiplet, vinyl hydrogens) and 4.12 (multiplet, carbinolic hydrogens). 
     EXAMPLES 125 to 139 
     In accordance with the method described in Example 119, the various 3-hydroxy-1-alkynes listed in the table below are converted to the corresponding 3-triphenylmethoxy-1-alkynes by treatment with triphenylmenthyl bromide. 
     
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125  1-heptyn-3-ol   3-triphenylmethoxyheptyne-1                          
126  1-hexyn-3-ol    3-triphenylmethoxy-hexyne-1                          
127  1-pentyn-3-ol   3-triphenylmethoxy-pentyne-1                         
128  1-nonyne-3-ol.sup.a                                                  
                     3-triphenylmethoxy-nonyne-1                          
129  1-decyne-3-ol.sup.b                                                  
                     3-triphenylmethoxy-decyne-1                          
130  4-ethyl-1-octyne-3-ol                                                
                     3-triphenylmethoxy-4-ethyl-                          
                     octyne-1                                             
131  4-ethyl-1-hexyne-3-ol                                                
                     3-triphenylmethoxy-4-ethyl-                          
                     hexyne-1                                             
132  4-methyl-1-heptyne-3-ol                                              
                     3-triphenylmethoxy-4-methyl-                         
                     heptyne-1                                            
133  4-methyl-1-pentyne-3-ol                                              
                     3-triphenylmethoxy-4-methyl-                         
                     pentyne-1                                            
134  7-methyl-6-en-1-octyne-                                              
                     3-triphenylmethoxy-7-methyl-                         
     3-ol.sup.c      6-en-octyne-1                                        
135  6,7-dimethyl-6-en-1-                                                 
                     3-triphenylmethoxy-6,7-                              
     octyne-3-ol.sup.c                                                    
                     dimethyl-6-en-octyne-1                               
136  7-isobutyl-6-en-1-                                                   
                     3-triphenylmethoxy-7-isobutyl-                       
     octyne-3-ol.sup.c                                                    
                     6-en-1-octyne-1                                      
137  5-en-1-hexyne-3-ol.sup.d                                             
                     3-triphenylmethoxy-5-en-                             
                     hexyne-1                                             
138  5,9-dimethyl-9-en-1-                                                 
                     3-triphenylmethoxy-5,9-                              
     decyne-3-ol.sup.e                                                    
                     dimethyl-9-en-decyne-1                               
139  cis-5-en-1-octyne-3-                                                 
                     3-triphenylmethoxy-cis-5-en-                         
     ol.sup.f        octyne-1                                             
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  References:                                                             
 .sup.a M. Bertrand, Bull. Soc. Chim. France, 461 (1956).                 
 .sup.b F. Bohlmann and D. Ratz, Chem. Ber., 90, 2265 (1957).             
 .sup.c U.S. Pat. No. 3,452,105 (June 24, 1969); Chem. Abs., 71, 60678    
 (1969).                                                                  
 .sup.d A. Viola and J. H. MacMillan, Jour. Amer. Chem. Soc., 92, 2404    
 (1970).                                                                  
 .sup.e Sequin, Bull. Soc. Chim. France, 12, 948 (1945).                  
 .sup.f J. Fried et al., Jour. Amer. Chem. Soc., 94, 4342 (1972).         
 
    
     EXAMPLES 140-256 
     Treatment of the cycloalkenone designated in the table below with the alanate prepared by treatment of the listed 3-triphenylmethoxy-1-alkyne with diisobutyl aluminum hydride followed with methyl lithium, all by the procedure described in Example 120, is productive 9-oxo-15-triphenylmethoxy-13-trans-8-ξ-prostenoates of the table. 
     
                                           Table 3                                 
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     Starting Starting 3-triphenyl-                                       
                           Product                                        
     Cycloalkenone                                                        
              methoxy-1-alkyne of                                         
                           Alkyl 9-oxo-15-triphenylmethoxy-13-trans-      
Example                                                                   
     of Example                                                           
              Example      8ξ-prostenoate                              
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140  14       119          ethyl 9-oxo-15-triphenylmethoxy-5,6,7-tri-     
                           nor-13-trans-8ξ-prostenoate                 
141  23       119          ethyl 9-oxo-15-triphenylmethoxy-7a,7b-bis-     
                           homo-13-trans-8ξ-prostenoate                
142  31       119          ethyl 9-oxo-15-triphenylmethoxy-2-ethyl-13-    
                           trans-8ξ-prostenoate                        
143  41       119          ethyl 9-oxo-15-triphenylmethoxy-3,3-dimethyl-  
                           13-trans-8ξ-prostenoate                     
144  46       119          ethyl 9-oxo-15-triphenylmethoxy-3-oxa-13-      
                           trans-8ξ-prostenoate                        
145  53       119          ethyl 9-oxo-15-triphenylmethoxy-7-nor-13-      
                           trans-8ξ-prostenoate                        
146  70       119          ethyl 9-oxo-15-triphenylmethoxy-2-fluoro-13-   
                           trans-8ξ-prostenoate                        
147  74       119          ethyl 9-oxo-15-triphenylmethoxy-7a-homo-13-    
                           13-trans-8ξ-prostenoate                     
148  79       119          ethyl 9-oxo-15-triphenylmethoxy-2-phenyl-13-   
                           trans-8ξ-prostenoate                        
149  99       119          ethyl 9-oxo-15-triphenylmethoxy-2-methyl-13-   
                           trans-8ξ-prostenoate                        
150  111      119          ethyl 9-oxo-15-triphenylmethoxy-10a-homo-13-   
                           trans-8ξ-prostenoate                        
151  112      119          ethyl 9-oxo-15-triphenylmethoxy-10a-homo-5,-   
                           6,7-trinor-13-trans-8ξ-prostenoate          
152  113      119          ethyl 9-oxo-15-triphenylmethoxy-10a-homo-7-    
                           nor-13-trans-8ξ-prostenoate                 
153  114      119          ethyl 9-oxo-15-triphenylmethoxy-7a,10a-bis-    
                           homo-13-trans-8ξ-prostenoate                
154  118      119          ethyl 9-oxo-15-triphenylmethoxy-3-thia-13-     
                           13-trans-8ξ-prostenoate                     
155  81       119          butyl 9-oxo-15-triphenylmethoxy-13-trans-8ξ-
                           1                                              
                           prostenoate                                    
156  82       119          isopropyl 9-oxo-15-triphenylmethoxy-13-trans-  
                           8ξ-prostenoate                              
157  83       119          methyl 9-oxo-15-triphenylmethoxy-13-trans-8ξ
                           -                                              
                           prostenoate                                    
158  84       119          n-decyl 9-oxo-15-triphenylmethoxy-13-trans-    
                           8ξ-prostenoate                              
159  900      119          methyl 9-oxo-15-triphenylmethoxy-5-cis,13-     
                           trans-8ξ-prostadienoate                     
160  13       125          ethyl 9-oxo-15-triphenylmethoxy-20-nor-13-     
                           trans-8ξ-prostenoate                        
161  13       128          ethyl 9-oxo-15-triphenylmethoxy-20-methyl-     
                           13-trans-8ξ-prostenoate                     
162  13       130          ethyl 9-oxo-15-triphenylmethoxy-16-ethyl-13-   
                           trans-8ξ-prostenoate                        
163  13       132          ethyl 9-oxo-15-triphenylmethoxy-16-methyl-20-  
                           nor-13-trans-8ξ-prostenoate                 
164  13       134          ethyl 9-oxo-15-triphenylmethoxy-19-methyl-13-  
                           trans,18-8ξ-prostadienoate                  
165  13       135          ethyl 9-oxo-15-triphenylmethoxy-18,19-di-      
                           methyl-13-trans-18-8ξ-prostadienoate        
166  13       139          ethyl 9-oxo-15-triphenylmethoxy-8ξ-13-trans,
                           8                                              
                           17-cis-prostadienoate                          
167  14       139          ethyl 9-oxo-15-triphenylmethoxy-5,6,7-trinor-  
                           8ξ-13-trans,17-cis-prostadienoate           
168  15       139          ethyl 9-oxo-15-triphenylmethoxy-6,7-dinor-8ξ
                           -                                              
                           13-trans,17-cis-prostadienoate                 
169  23       139          ethyl 9-oxo-15-triphenylmethoxy-7a,7b-bishomo- 
                           8ξ-13-trans,17-cis-prostadienoate           
170  31       139          ethyl -9-oxo-15-triphenylmethoxy-2-ethyl-8ξ-
                           13-                                            
                           trans,17-cis-prostadienoate                    
171  41       139          ethyl 9-oxo-15-triphenylmethoxy-3,3-dimethyl-  
                           8ξ-13-trans,17-cis-prostadienoate           
172  46       139          ethyl 9-oxo-15-triphenylmethoxy-3-oxa-8ξ-13-
                           trans,17-cis-prostadienoate                    
173  53       139          ethyl 9-oxo-15-triphenylmethoxy-7-nor-8ξ-13-
                           trans,17-cis-prostadienoate                    
174  70       139          ethyl 9-oxo-15-triphenylmethoxy-2-fluoro-8ξ-
                           13-                                            
                           trans,17-cis-prostadienoate                    
175  74       139          ethyl 9-oxo-15-triphenylmethoxy-7a-homo-8ξ-1
                           3-                                             
                           trans,17-cis-prostadienoate                    
176  79       139          ethyl 9-oxo-15-triphenylmethoxy-2-phenyl-8ξ-
                           13-                                            
                           trans,17-cis-prostadienoate                    
177  99       139          ethyl 9-oxo-15-triphenylmethoxy-2-methyl-8ξ-
                           13-                                            
                           trans,-17-cis-prostadienoate                   
178  111      139          ethyl 9-oxo-15-triphenylmethoxy-10a-homo-8ξ-
                           13-                                            
                           trans,17-cis-prostadienoate                    
179  112      139          ethyl 9-oxo-15-triphenylmethoxy-10a-homo-5,6,7-
                           trinor-13-trans,17-cis-prostadienoate          
180  113      139          ethyl 9-oxo-15-triphenylmethoxy-10a-homo-7-nor-
                           8ξ-13-trans,17-cis-prostadienoate           
181  114      139          ethyl 9-oxo-15-triphenylmethoxy-7a-10a-bishomo-
                           8ξ-13-trans,17-cis-prostadienoate           
182  118      139          ethyl 9-oxo-15-triphenylmethoxy-3-thia-8ξ-13
                           -                                              
                           trans,17-cis-prostadienoate                    
183  81       139          butyl 9-oxo-15-triphenylmethoxy-8ξ-13-trans,
                           17-                                            
                           cis-prostadienoate                             
184  82       139          isopropyl 9-oxo-15-triphenylmethoxy-8ξ-13-tr
                           ans,                                           
                           cis-prostadienoate                             
185  83       139          methyl 9-oxo-15-triphenylmethoxy-8ξ-13-trans
                           ,                                              
                           17-cis-prostadienoate                          
186  84       139          n-decyl 9-oxo-15-triphenylmethoxy-8ξ-13-tran
                           s,17-                                          
                           cis-prostadienoate                             
187  14       136          ethyl 9-oxo-15-triphenylmethoxy-5,6,7-trinor-19
                           -                                              
                           isobutyl-8ξ-13-trans,18-prostadienoate      
188  14       137          ethyl 9-oxo-15-triphenylmethoxy-5,6,7,19,20-pen
                           ta-                                            
                           nor-8ξ-13-trans,17,prostadienoate           
189  13       137          ethyl 9-oxo-15-triphenylmethoxy-19,20-dinor-8.x
                           i.-13-                                         
                           trans,18-prostadienoate                        
190  13       138          ethyl 9-oxo-15-triphenylmethoxy-17-methyl-20-is
                           o-                                             
                           propenyl-8ξ-trans-prostenoate               
191  15       131          ethyl 9-oxo-15-triphenylmethoxy-16-ethyl-6,7,19
                           ,                                              
                           20-tetranor-8ξ-13-trans-prostenoate         
192  15       135          ethyl 9-oxo-15-triphenylmethoxy-18,19-dimethyl-
                           6,                                             
                           7-dinor-8ξ-13-trans,18-prostadienoate       
193  23       130          ethyl 9-oxo-15-triphenylmethoxy-16-ethyl-7a,7b-
                           bishomo-8ξ-13-trans-prostenoate             
194  23       134          ethyl 9-oxo-15-triphenylmethoxy-19-methyl-7a,7b
                           -                                              
                           bishomo-8ξ-13-trans,18-prostadienoate       
195  31       126          ethyl 9-oxo-15-triphenylmethoxy-2-ethyl-19,20- 
                           dinor-8ξ-13-trans-prostenoate               
196  31       129          ethyl 9-oxo-15-triphenylmethoxy-2,20-diethyl-  
                           8ξ-13-trans-prostenoate                     
197  31       132          ethyl 9-oxo-15-triphenylmethoxy-2-ethyl-16-    
                           methyl-8ξ-20-nor-13-trans-prostenoate       
198  31       135          ethyl 9-oxo-15-triphenylmethoxy-2-ethyl-18,    
                           19-dimethyl-8ξ-13-trans,18-prostadienoate   
199  41       127          ethyl 9-oxo-15-triphenylmethoxy-3,3-dimethyl-  
                           18,19,20-trinor-8ξ-13-trans-prostenoate     
200  41       128          ethyl 9-oxo-15-triphenylmethoxy-3,3,20-tri-    
                           methyl-8ξ-13-trans-prostenoate              
201  41       132          ethyl 9-oxo-15-triphenylmethoxy-3,3,16-tri-    
                           methyl-20-nor-8ξ-13-trans-prostenoate       
202  41       136          ethyl 9-oxo-15-triphenylmethoxy-3,3-dimethyl-  
                           19-isobutyl-8ξ-13-trans,18-prostadienoate   
203  41       137          ethyl 9-oxo-15-triphenylmethoxy-3,3-dimethyl-  
                           19,20-dinor-8ξ-13-trans,17-prostadienoate   
204  46       125          ethyl 9-oxo-15-triphenylmethoxy-3-oxa-20-nor-  
                           8ξ-13-trans-prostenoate                     
205  46       128          ethyl 9-oxo-15-triphenylmethoxy-3-oxa-20-      
                           methyl-8ξ-13-trans-prostenoate              
206  46       130          ethyl 9-oxo-15-triphenylmethoxy-3-oxa-16-      
                           ethyl-8ξ-13-trans-prostenoate               
207  46       132          ethyl 9-oxo-15-triphenylmethoxy-3-oxa-16-      
                           methyl-20-nor-8ξ-13-trans-prostenoate       
208  46       137          ethyl 9-oxo-15-triphenylmethoxy-3-oxa-19,20-   
                           dinor-8ξ-13-trans,17-prostadienoate         
209  53       137          ethyl 9-oxo-15-triphenylmethoxy-7,19,20-tri    
                           nor-8ξ-13-trans,17-prostadienoate           
210  53       135          ethyl 9-oxo-15-triphenylmethoxy-7-nor-18,19-   
                           dimethyl-8ξ-13-trans,18-prostadienoate      
211  53       133          ethyl 9-oxo-15-triphenylmethoxy-7,18,19,20-    
                           tetranor-16-methyl-8ξ-13-trans-prostenoate  
212  70       125          ethyl 9-oxo-15-triphenylmethoxy-2-fluoro-20-   
                           nor-8ξ-13-trans-prostenoate                 
213  70       129          ethyl 9-oxo-15-triphenylmethoxy-2-fluoro-20-   
                           ethyl-8ξ-13-trans-prostenoate               
214  70       131          ethyl 9-oxo-15-triphenylmethoxy-2-fluoro-16-   
                           ethyl-19,20-dinor-ξ  -13-trans-prostenoate  
215  70       132          ethyl 9-oxo-15-triphenylmethoxy-2-fluoro-16-   
                           methyl-20-nor-8ξ-13-trans-prostenoate       
216  70       134          ethyl 9-oxo-15-triphenylmethoxy-2-fluoro-19-   
                           methyl-8ξ-13-trans,18-prostadienoate        
217  74       135          ethyl 9-oxo-15-triphenylmethoxy-7a-homo-18,19- 
                           dimethyl-8ξ-13-trans,18-prostadienoate      
218  74       137          ethyl 9-oxo-15-triphenylmethoxy-7a-homo-19,20- 
                           dinor-8ξ-13-trans,17-prostadienoate         
219  79       125          ethyl 9-oxo-15-triphenylmethoxy-2-phenyl-20-   
                           nor-8ξ-13-trans-prostenoate                 
220  79       129          ethyl 9-oxo-15-triphenylmethoxy-2-phenyl-20-   
                           ethyl-8ξ-13-trans-prostenoate               
221  79       130          ethyl 9-oxo-15-triphenylmethoxy-2-phenyl-16-   
                           ethyl-8ξ-13-trans-prostenoate               
222  79       133          ethyl 9-oxo-15-triphenylmethoxy-2-phenyl-16-   
                           methyl-18,19,20-trinor-8ξ-trans-prostenoate 
223  79       135          ethyl 9-oxo-15-triphenylmethoxy-2-phenyl-18,   
                           19,-dimethyl-8ξ-13-trans,18-prostadienoate  
224  99       125          ethyl 9-oxo-15-triphenylmethoxy-2-methyl-20-   
                           nor-8ξ-13-trans-prostenoate                 
225  99       128          ethyl 9-oxo-15-triphenylmethoxy-2,20-dimethyl- 
                           8ξ-13-trans-prostenoate                     
226  99       131          ethyl 9-oxo-15-triphenylmethoxy-2-methyl-16-   
                           ethyl-19,20-dinor-8ξ-13-trans-prostenoate   
227  99       134          ethyl 9-oxo-15-triphenylmethoxy-2,19-dimethyl- 
                           8ξ-13-trans,18-prostadienoate               
228  99       137          ethyl 9-oxo-15-triphenylmethoxy-2-methyl-19,   
                           20-dinor-8ξ-13-trans,17-prostadienoate      
229  111      125          ethyl 9-oxo-15-triphenylmethoxy-10a-homo-20-   
                           nor-8ξ-13-trans-prostenoate                 
230  111      128          ethyl 9-oxo-15-triphenylmethoxy-10a-homo-20-   
                           methyl-8ξ-13-trans-prostenoate              
231  111      130          ethyl 9-oxo-15-triphenylmethoxy-10a-homo-16-   
                           ethyl-8ξ-13-trans-prostenoate               
232  111      135          ethyl 9-oxo-15-triphenylmethoxy-10a-homo-18,   
                           19-dimethyl-8ξ-13-trans,18-prostadienoate   
233  111      137          ethyl 9-oxo-15-triphenylmethoxy-10a-homo-19,   
                           20-dinor-8ξ-13-trans,17-prostadienoate      
234  112      129          ethyl 9-oxo-15-triphenylmethoxy-10a-homo-5,6,  
                           7-trinor-20-ethyl-8ξ-13-trans-prostenoate   
235  112      132          ethyl 9-oxo-15-triphenylmethoxy-10a-homo-5,6,  
                           7,20-tetranor-16-methyl-8ξ-13-trans-prost-  
                           enoate                                         
236  112      136          ethyl 9-oxo-15-triphenylmethoxy-10a-homo-5,6,7-
                           trinor-19-isobutyl-8ξ-13-trans,18-prostadien
                           oate                                           
237  113      128          ethyl 9-oxo-15-triphenylmethoxy-10a-homo-20-   
                           methyl-8ξ-13-trans-prostenoate              
238  113      134          ethyl 9-oxo-15-triphenylmethoxy-10a-homo-19-   
                           methyl-8ξ-13-trans,18-prostadienoate        
239  114      125          ethyl 9-oxo-15-triphenylmethoxy-7a,10a-bis-    
                           homo-20-nor-8ξ-13-trans-prostenoate         
240  114      129          ethyl 9-oxo-15-triphenylmethoxy-7a-10a-bis-    
                           homo-20-ethyl-8ξ-13-trans-prostenoate       
241  114      132          ethyl 9-oxo-15-triphenylmethoxy-7a,10a-bis-    
                           homo-16-methyl-20-nor-8ξ-13-trans-prostenoat
                           e                                              
242  114      134          ethyl 9-oxo-15-triphenylmethoxy-7a,10a-bis-    
                           homo-19-methyl-8ξ-13-trans,18-prostadienoate
243  118      125          ethyl 9-oxo-15-triphenylmethoxy-3-thia-20-nor- 
                           8ξ-13-trans-prostenoate                     
244  118      128          ethyl 9-oxo-15-triphenylmethoxy-3-thia-20-methy
                           l-                                             
                           8ξ-13-trans-prostenoate                     
245  118      130          ethyl 9-oxo-15-triphenylmethoxy-3-thia-16-ethyl
                           -                                              
                           8ξ-13-trans-prostenoate                     
246  118      133          ethyl 9-oxo-15-triphenylmethoxy-3-thia-16-     
                           methyl-18,19,20-trinor-8ξ-13-trans-prostenoa
                           te                                             
247  118      134          ethyl 9-oxo-15-triphenylmethoxy-3-thia-19-methy
                           l-                                             
                           8ξ-13-trans,prostadienoate                  
248  118      137          ethyl 9-oxo-15-triphenylmethoxy-3-thia-19,20-  
                           dinor-8ξ-13-trans,17-prostadienoate         
249  900      125          methyl 9-oxo-15-triphenylmethoxy-20-nor-8ξ-5
                           -                                              
                           cis,13-trans-prostadienoate                    
250  900      128          methyl 9-oxo-15-triphenylmethoxy-20-methyl-8.xi
                           .-5-                                           
                           cis,13-trans-prostadienate                     
251  900      130          methyl 9-oxo-15-triphenylmethoxy-16-ethyl-8ξ
                           -5-                                            
                           cis,13-trans-prostadienoate                    
252  900      132          methyl 9-oxo-15-triphenylmethoxy-16-methyl-20- 
                           nor-8ξ-5-cis,13-trans-prostadienoate        
253  900      134          methyl 9-oxo-15-triphenylmethoxy-19-methyl-8.xi
                           .-5-                                           
                           cis,13-trans,18-prostadienoate                 
254  900      135          methyl 9-oxo-15-triphenylmethoxy-18,19-dimethyl
                           -                                              
                           8ξ-5-cis,13-trans,18-prostatrienoate        
255  900      137          methyl 9-oxo-15-triphenylmethoxy-19,20-dinor-8.
                           xi.-                                           
                           5-cis,13-trans,17-prostatrienoate              
256  900      139          methyl 9-oxo-15-triphenylmethoxy-8ξ-5-cis,13
                           -                                              
                           trans,17-cis-prostatrienoate                   
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     EXAMPLE 257 
     Preparation of ethyl 9α/β,15-dihydroxy-13-trans-prostenoate 
     A solution containing 3 g. of ethyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-13-trans-prostenoate (Example 121) in 120 ml. of absolute alcohol containing 115 mg. of sodium borohydride is stirred at ambient temperature for 18 hours. The solution is poured into 300 ml. of saturated sodium chloride solution and the oil precipitate is extracted with ether. The ether is washed with saturated sodium chloride solution. dried with anhydrous magnesium sulfate and taken to dryness to give subject product as an oil; λ max. 2195, 5178, 8.45 μ; the product is a mixture of 9α-and 9β-hydroxy derivatives. 
     EXAMPLES 258-374 
     Treatment of the designated 9-oxo-15-triphenylmethoxy derivatives listed in the table below, with glacial acetic acid-tetrahydropyran-water (4:2:1) in the manner described in Example 121 is productive of the corresponding 15-hydroxy derivative of the table. This acid treatment also ensures a trans-relationship between the two side-chains attached to C 8  and C 12 . 
     
                       TABLE 4                                                     
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       Starting 15-tri-                                                   
       phenylmethoxy  Product Alkyl 9-oxo-                                
Ex-    derivative of  15-hydroxy-13-trans-                                
ample  Example        prostenoates                                        
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258    140            Ethyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-                             
                      5,6,7-trinor-13-trans-                              
                      prostenoate                                         
259    141            Ethyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-                             
                      7a,7b-bishomo-13-                                   
                      trans-prostenoate                                   
260    142            Ethyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-                             
                      2-ethyl-13-trans-                                   
                      prostenoate                                         
261    143            Ethyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-                             
                      3,3-dimethyl-13-trans-                              
                      prostenoate                                         
262    144            Ethyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-                             
                      3-oxa-13-trans-                                     
                      prostenoate                                         
263    145            Ethyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-                             
                      7-nor-13-trans-                                     
                      prostenoate                                         
264    146            Ethyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-                             
                      2-fluoro-13-trans-                                  
                      prostenoate                                         
265    147            Ethyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-                             
                      7a-homo-13-trans-                                   
                      prostenoate                                         
266    148            Ethyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-                             
                      2-phenyl-13-trans-                                  
                      prostenoate                                         
267    149            Ethyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-                             
                      2-methyl-13-trans-                                  
                      prostenoate                                         
268    150            Ethyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-                             
                      10a-homo-13-trans-                                  
                      prostenoate                                         
269    151            Ethyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-                             
                      10a-homo-5,6,7-trinor-                              
                      13-trans-prostenoate                                
270    152            Ethyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-                             
                      10a-homo-7-nor-13-                                  
                      trans-prostenoate                                   
271    153            Ethyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-                             
                      7a,10a-bishomo-13-                                  
                      trans-prostenoate                                   
272    154            Ethyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-                             
                      3-thia-13-trans-                                    
                      prostenoate                                         
273    155            Butyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-                             
                      13-trans-prostenoate                                
274    156            Isopropyl 9-oxo-15-                                 
                      hydroxy-13-trans-                                   
                      prostenoate                                         
275    157            Methyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-                            
                      13-trans-prostenoate                                
276    158            n-decyl 9-oxo-15-                                   
                      hydroxy-13-trans-                                   
                      prostenoate                                         
277    159            Methyl 9-oxo-15-                                    
                      hydroxy-5-cis,-13-                                  
                      trans-prostadienoate                                
278    160            Ethyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-                             
                      20-nor-13-trans-                                    
                      prostenoate                                         
279    161            Ethyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-                             
                      20-methyl-13-trans-                                 
                      prostenoate                                         
280    162            Ethyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-                             
                      16-ethyl-13-trans-                                  
                      prostenoate                                         
281    163            Ethyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-                             
                      16-methyl-20-nor-13-                                
                      trans-prostenoate                                   
282    164            Ethyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-                             
                      19-methyl-13-trans,18-                              
                      prostadienoate                                      
283    165            Ethyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-                             
                      18,19-dimethyl-13-                                  
                      trans,18-prostadienoate                             
284    166            Ethyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-                             
                      13-trans,17-cis-                                    
                      prostadienoate                                      
285    167            Ethyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-                             
                      5,6,7-trinor-13-trans,                              
                      17-cis-prostadienoate                               
286    168            Ethyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-                             
                      6,7-dinor-13-trans-                                 
                      17-cis-prostadienoate                               
287    169            Ethyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-                             
                      7a,7b-bishomo-13-                                   
                      trans,17-cis-prosta-                                
                      dienoate                                            
288    170            Ethyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-                             
                      2-ethyl-13-trans,17-                                
                      cis-prostadienoate                                  
289    171            Ethyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-                             
                      3,3-dimethyl-13-trans,                              
                      17-cis-prostadienoate                               
290    172            Ethyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-                             
                      3-oxa-13-trans,17-cis                               
                      prostadienoate                                      
291    173            Ethyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-                             
                      7-nor-13-trans,17-cis-                              
                      prostadienoate                                      
292    174            Ethyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-                             
                      2-fluoro-13-trans,17-                               
                      cis-prostadienoate                                  
293    175            Ethyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-                             
                      7a-homo-13-trans,17-                                
                      cis-prostadienoate                                  
294    176            Ethyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-                             
                      2-phenyl-13-trans,17-                               
                      cis-prostadienoate                                  
295    177            Ethyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-                             
                      2-methyl-13-trans,17-                               
                      cis-prostadienoate                                  
296    178            Ethyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-                             
                      10a-homo-13-trans,17-                               
                      cis-prostadienoate                                  
297    179            Ethyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-                             
                      10a-homo-5,6,7-trinor-                              
                      13-trans,17-cis-prosta-                             
                      dienoate                                            
298    180            Ethyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-                             
                      10a-homo-7-nor-13-                                  
                      trans,17-cis-prosta-                                
                      dienoate                                            
299    181            Ethyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-                             
                      7a,10a-bishomo-13-                                  
                      trans,17-cis-prosta-                                
                      dienoate                                            
300    182            Ethyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-                             
                      3-thia-13-trans,17-                                 
                      cis-prostadienoate                                  
301    183            Butyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-                             
                      13-trans,17-cis-                                    
                      prostadienoate                                      
302    184            Isopropyl 9-oxo-15-                                 
                      hydroxy-13-trans,17-                                
                      cis-prostadienoate                                  
303    185            Methyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-                            
                      13-trans,17-cis-                                    
                      prostadienoate                                      
304    186            n-decyl-9-oxo-15-                                   
                      hydroxy-13-trans,17-                                
                      cis-prostadienoate                                  
305    187            Ethyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-                             
                      5,6,7-trinor-19-iso-                                
                      butyl-13-trans,18-                                  
                      prostadienoate                                      
306    188            Ethyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-                             
                      5,6,7,19,20-pentanor- -  13-trans,17-prosta-        
                      -  dienoate                                         
307    189            Ethyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-                             
                      19,20-dinor-13-trans,                               
                      18-prostadienoate                                   
308    190            Ethyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-                             
                      17-methyl-20-isopro-                                
                      penyl-13-trans-prosta-                              
                      dienoate                                            
309    191            Ethyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-                             
                      16-ethyl-6,7,19,20-                                 
                      tetranor-13-trans-                                  
                      prostenoate                                         
310    192            Ethyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-                             
                      18,19-dimethyl-6,7-                                 
                      dinor-13-trans,18-                                  
                      prostadienoate                                      
311    193            Ethyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-                             
                      16-ethyl-7a,7b-bishomo-                             
                      13-trans-prostenoate                                
312    194            Ethyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-                             
                      19-methyl-7a,7b-bis-                                
                      homo-13-trans,18-                                   
                      prostadienoate                                      
313    195            Ethyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-                             
                      2-ethyl-19,20-dinor-                                
                      13-trans-prostenoate                                
314    196            Ethyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-                             
                      2,20-diethyl-13-trans-                              
                      prostenoate                                         
315    197            Ethyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-                             
                      2-ethyl-16-methyl-20-                               
                      nor-trans-prostenoate                               
316    198            Ethyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-                             
                      2-ethyl-18,19-dimethyl-                             
                      13-trans,18-prosta-                                 
                      dienoate                                            
317    199            Ethyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-                             
                      3,3-dimethyl-18,19,20-                              
                      trinor-13-trans-                                    
                      prostenoate                                         
318    200            Ethyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-                             
                      3,3,20-trimethyl-13-                                
                      trans-prostenoate                                   
319    201            Ethyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-                             
                      3,3,16-trimethyl-20-                                
                      nor-13-trans-prosta-                                
                      noate                                               
320    202            Ethyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-                             
                      3,3-dimethyl-19-iso-                                
                      butyl-13-trans,18-                                  
                      prostadienoate                                      
321    203            Ethyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-                             
                      3,3-dimethyl-19,20-                                 
                      dinor-13-trans,17-                                  
                      prostadienoate                                      
322    204            Ethyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-                             
                      3-oxa-20-nor-13-trans-                              
                      prostenoate                                         
323    205            Ethyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-                             
                      3-oxa-20-methyl-13-                                 
                      trans-prostenoate                                   
324    206            Ethyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-                             
                      3-oxa-16-ethyl-13-                                  
                      trans-prostenoate                                   
325    207            Ethyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-                             
                      3-oxa-16-methyl-20-                                 
                      nor-13-trans-                                       
                      prostenoate                                         
326    208            Ethyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-                             
                      3-oxa-19,20-dinor-13-                               
                      trans,17-prostadienoate                             
327    209            Ethyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-                             
                      7,19,20-trinor-13-                                  
                      trans,17-prostadienoate                             
328    210            Ethyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-                             
                      7-nor-18,19-dimethyl-                               
                      13-trans,18-prosta-                                 
                      dienoate                                            
329    211            Ethyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-                             
                      7,18,19,20-tetranor-                                
                      16-methyl-13-trans-                                 
                      prostenoate                                         
330    212            Ethyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-                             
                      2-fluoro-20-nor-13-                                 
                      trans-prostenoate                                   
331    213            Ethyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-                             
                      2-fluoro-20-ethyl-13-                               
                      trans-prostenoate                                   
332    214            Ethyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-                             
                      2-fluoro-16-ethyl-19,                               
                      20-dinor-13-trans-                                  
                      prostenoate                                         
333    215            Ethyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-                             
                      2-fluoro-16-methyl-20-                              
                      nor-13-trans-prostenoate                            
                      prostenoate                                         
334    216            Ethyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-                             
                      2-fluoro-19-methyl-13-                              
                      trans,18-prostadienoate                             
335    217            Ethyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-                             
                      7a-homo-18,19-dimethyl-                             
                      13-trans,18-prosta-                                 
                      dienoate                                            
336    218            Ethyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-                             
                      7a-homo-19,20-dinor-                                
                      13-trans,17-prosta-                                 
                      dienoate                                            
337    219            Ethyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-                             
                      2-phenyl-20-nor-13-                                 
                      trans-prostenoate                                   
338    220            Ethyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-                             
                      2-phenyl-20-ethyl-13-                               
                      trans-prostenoate                                   
339    221            Ethyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-                             
                      2-phenyl-16-ethyl-13-                               
                      trans-prostenoate                                   
340    222            Ethyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-                             
                      2-phenyl-16-methyl-18,                              
                      19,20-trinor-13-trans-                              
                      prostenoate                                         
341    223            Ethyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-                             
                      2-phenyl-18,19-di-                                  
                      methyl-13-trans,18-pro-                             
                      stadienoate                                         
342    224            Ethyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-                             
                      2-methyl-20-nor-13-                                 
                      trans-prostenoate                                   
343    225            Ethyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-                             
                      2,20-dimethyl-13-trans-                             
                      prostenoate                                         
344    226            Ethyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-                             
                      2-methyl-16-ethyl-19,                               
                      20-dinor-13-trans-                                  
                      prostenoate                                         
345    227            Ethyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-                             
                      2,19-dimethyl-13-trans,                             
                      18-prostadienoate                                   
346    228            Ethyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-                             
                      2-methyl-19,20-dinor-                               
                      13-trans,17-prosta-                                 
                      dienoate                                            
347    229            Ethyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-                             
                      10a-homo-20-nor-13-                                 
                      trans-prostenoate                                   
348    230            Ethyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-                             
                      10a-homo-20-methyl-13-                              
                      trans-prostenoate                                   
349    231            Ethyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-                             
                      10a-homo-16-ethyl-13-                               
                      trans-prostenoate                                   
350    232            Ethyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-                             
                      10a-homo-18,19-dimethyl-                            
                      13-trans,18-prosta-                                 
                      dienoate                                            
351    233            Ethyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-                             
                      10a-homo-19,20-dinor-                               
                      13-trans,17-prosta-                                 
                      dienoate                                            
352    234            Ethyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-                             
                      10a-homo-5,6,7-trinor-                              
                      20-ethyl-13-trans-                                  
                      prostenoate                                         
353    235            Ethyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-                             
                      10a-homo-5,6,7,20-                                  
                      tetranor-16-methyl-13-                              
                      trans-prostenoate                                   
354    236            Ethyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-                             
                      10a-homo-5,6,7-trinor-                              
                      19-isobutyl-13-trans,                               
                      18-prostadienoate                                   
355    237            Ethyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-                             
                      10a-homo-20-methyl-13-                              
                      trans-prostenoate                                   
356    238            Ethyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-                             
                      10a-homo-19-methyl-13-                              
                      trans,18-prostadienoate                             
357    239            Ethyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-                             
                      7a,10a-bishomo-20-nor-                              
                      13-trans-prostenoate                                
358    240            Ethyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-                             
                      7a,10a-bishomo-20-                                  
                      ethyl-13-trans-pro-                                 
                      stenoate                                            
359    241            Ethyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-                             
                      7a,10a-bishomo-16-                                  
                      methyl-20-nor-13-trans-                             
                      prostenoate                                         
360    242            Ethyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-                             
                      7a,10a-bishomo-19-                                  
                      methyl-13-trans,18-                                 
                      prostadienoate                                      
361    243            Ethyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-                             
                      3-thia-20-nor-13-trans-                             
                      prostenoate                                         
362    244            Ethyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-                             
                      3-thia-20-methyl-13-                                
                      trans-prostenoate                                   
363    245            Ethyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-                             
                      3-thia-16-ethyl-13-                                 
                      trans-prostenoate                                   
364    246            Ethyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-                             
                      3-thia-16-methyl-18,19,                             
                      20-trinor-13-trans-                                 
                      prostenoate                                         
365    247            Ethyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-                             
                      3-thia-19-methyl-13-                                
                      trans,18-prostadienoate                             
366    248            Ethyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-                             
                      3-thia-19,20-dinor-13-                              
                      trans,17-prostadienoate                             
367    249            Methyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-                            
                      20-nor-5-cis,13-trans-                              
                      prostadienoate                                      
368    250            Methyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-                            
                      20-methyl-5-cis,13-                                 
                      trans-prostadienoate                                
369    251            Methyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-                            
                      16-ethyl-5-cis,13-                                  
                      trans-prostadienoate                                
370    252            Methyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-                            
                      16-methyl-20-nor-5-cis,                             
                      13-trans-prostadienoate                             
371    253            Methyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-                            
                      19-methyl-5-cis,13-                                 
                      trans,18-prosta-                                    
                      trienoate                                           
372    254            Methyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-                            
                      18,19-dimethyl-5-cis,                               
                      13-trans,18-prosta-                                 
                      trienoate                                           
373    255            Methyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-                            
                      19,20-dinor-5-cis,13-                               
                      trans,17-prosta-                                    
                      trienoate                                           
374    256            Methyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-                            
                      5-cis,13-trans,17-cis-                              
                      prostatrienoate                                     
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     EXAMPLES 375-491 
     Saponification of the alkyl esters designated in the following table by the method described in Example 122 is productive of the prostenoic acids of the table. 
     
                       Table 5                                                     
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       Starting alkyl 9-                                                  
                      Product                                             
Ex-    oxo-prostenoate                                                    
                      9-Oxo-15-hydroxy-13-                                
ample  of example     trans-prostenoic acid                               
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375    258            9-oxo-15-hydroxy-5,6,7-                             
                      trinor-13-trans-pros-                               
                      tenoic acid                                         
376    259            9-oxo-15-hydroxy-7a,7b-                             
                      bishomo-13-trans-pros-                              
                      tenoic acid                                         
377    260            9-oxo-15-hydroxy-2-                                 
                      ethyl-13-trans-pros-                                
                      tenoic acid                                         
378    261            9-oxo-15-hydroxy-3,3-                               
                      dimethyl-13-trans-                                  
                      prostenoic acid                                     
379    262            9-oxo-15-hydroxy-3-oxa-                             
                      13-trans-prostenoic                                 
                      acid                                                
380    263            9-oxo-15-hydroxy-7-nor-                             
                      13-trans-prostenoic                                 
                      acid                                                
381    264            9-oxo-15-hydroxy-2-                                 
                      fluoro-13-trans-pros-                               
                      tenoic acid                                         
382    265            9-oxo-15-hydroxy-7a-                                
                      homo-13-trans-pros-                                 
                      tenoic acid                                         
383    266            9-oxo-15-hydroxy-2-                                 
                      phenyl-13-trans-pros-                               
                      tenoic acid                                         
384    267            9-oxo-15-hydroxy-2-                                 
                      methyl-13-trans-pros-                               
                      tenoic acid                                         
385    268            9-oxo-15-hydroxy-10a-                               
                      homo-13-trans-pros-                                 
                      tenoic acid                                         
386    269            9-oxo-15-hydroxy-10a-                               
                      homo-5,6,7-trinor-13-                               
                      trans-prostenoic acid                               
387    270            9-oxo-15-hydroxy-10a-                               
                      homo-7-nor-13-trans-                                
                      prostenoic acid                                     
388    271            9-oxo-15-hydroxy-7a,-                               
                      10a-bishomo-13-trans-                               
                      prostenoic acid                                     
389    272            9-oxo-15-hydroxy-3-                                 
                      thia-13-trans-pros-                                 
                      tenoic acid                                         
390    273            9-oxo-15-hydroxy-13-                                
                      trans-prostenoic acid                               
391    274            9-oxo-15-hydroxy-13-                                
                      trans-prostenoic acid                               
392    275            9-oxo-15-hydroxy-13-                                
                      trans-prostenoic acid                               
393    276            9-oxo-15-hydroxy-13-                                
                      trans-prostenoic acid                               
394    277            9-oxo-15-hydroxy-5-cis,                             
                      13-trans-prostadienoic                              
                      acid                                                
395    278            9-oxo-15-hydroxy-20-nor-                            
                      13-trans-prostenoic                                 
                      acid                                                
396    279            9-oxo-15-hydroxy-20-                                
                      methyl-13-trans-pros-                               
                      tenoic acid                                         
397    280            9-oxo-15-hydroxy-16-                                
                      ethyl-13-trans-pros-                                
                      tenoic acid                                         
398    281            9-oxo-15-hydroxy-16-                                
                      methyl-20-nor-13-trans-                             
                      prostenoic acid                                     
399    282            9-oxo-15-hydroxy-19-                                
                      methyl-13-trans,18-                                 
                      prostadienoic acid                                  
400    283            9-oxo-15-hydroxy-18,19-                             
                      dimethyl-13-trans,18-                               
                      prostadienoic acid                                  
401    284            9-oxo-15-hydroxy-13-                                
                      trans,17-cis-prosta-                                
                      dienoic acid                                        
402    285            9-oxo-15-hydroxy-5,6,7-                             
                      trinor-13-trans,17-cis-                             
                      prostadienoic acid                                  
403    286            9-oxo-15-hydroxy-6,7-di-                            
                      nor-13-trans,17-cis-                                
                      prostadienoic acid                                  
404    287            9-oxo-15-hydroxy-7a,7b-                             
                      bishomo-13-trans,17-                                
                      cis-prostadienoic acid                              
405    288            9-oxo-15-hydroxy-2-                                 
                      ethyl-13-trans,17-cis-                              
                      prostadienoic acid                                  
406    289            9-oxo-15-hydroxy-3,3-                               
                      dimethyl-13-trans,17-                               
                      cis-prostadienoic acid                              
407    290            9-oxo-15-hydroxy-3-oxa-                             
                      13-trans,17-cis-pros-                               
                      tadienoic acid                                      
408    291            9-oxo-15-hydroxy-7-nor-                             
                      13-trans,17-cis-pros-                               
                      tadienoic acid                                      
409    292            9-oxo-15-hydroxy-2-                                 
                      fluoro-13-trans,17-cis-                             
                      prostadienoic acid                                  
410    293            9-oxo-15-hydroxy-7a-                                
                      homo-13-trans,17-cis-                               
                      prostadienoic acid                                  
411    294            9-oxo-15-hydroxy-2-                                 
                      phenyl-13-trans,17-cis-                             
                      prostadienoic acid                                  
412    295            9-oxo-15-hydroxy-2-                                 
                      methyl-13-trans,17-                                 
                      cis-prostadienoic acid                              
413    296            9-oxo-15-hydroxy-10a-                               
                      homo-13-trans,17-cis-                               
                      prostadienoic acid                                  
414    297            9-oxo-15-hydroxy-10a-                               
                      homo-5,6,7-trinor-13-                               
                      trans,17-cis-prosta-                                
                      dienoic acid                                        
415    298            9-oxo-15-hydroxy-10a-                               
                      homo-7-nor-13-trans,-                               
                      17-cis-prostadienoic                                
                      acid                                                
416    299            9-oxo-15-hydroxy-7a,-                               
                      10a-bishomo-13-trans,-                              
                      17-cis-prostadienoic                                
                      acid                                                
417    300            9-oxo-15-hydroxy-3-thia-                            
                      13-trans,17-cis-prosta-                             
                      dienoic acid                                        
418    301            9-oxo-15-hydroxy-13-                                
                      trans,17-cis-prosta-                                
                      dienoic acid                                        
419    302            9-oxo-15-hydroxy-13-                                
                      trans,17-cis-prosta-                                
                      dienoic acid                                        
420    303            9-oxo-15-hydroxy-13-                                
                      trans,17-cis-prosta-                                
                      dienoic acid                                        
421    304            9-oxo-15-hydroxy-13-                                
                      trans,17-cis-prosta-                                
                      dienoic acid                                        
422    305            9-oxo-15-hydroxy-5,6,7-                             
                      trinor-19-isobutyl-13-                              
                      trans,18-prostadienoic                              
                      acid                                                
423    306            9-oxo-15-hydroxy-5,6,7,-                            
                      19,20-pentanor-13-trans,                            
                      17-prostadienoic acid                               
424    307            9-oxo-15-hydroxy-19,20-                             
                      dinor-13-trans,18-                                  
                      prostadienoic acid                                  
425    308            9-oxo-15-hydroxy-17,-                               
                      methyl-20-isopropenyl-                              
                      13-trans-prostenoic                                 
                      acid                                                
426    309            9-oxo-15-hydroxy-16-                                
                      ethyl-6,7,19,20-tetra-                              
                      nor-13-trans-prostenoic                             
                      acid                                                
427    310            9-oxo-15-hydroxy-18,19-                             
                      dimethyl-6,7-dinor-13-                              
                      trans,18-prostadienoic                              
                      acid                                                
428    311            9-oxo-15-hydroxy-16-                                
                      ethyl-7a,7b-bishomo-                                
                      13-trans-prostenoic                                 
                      acid                                                
429    312            9-oxo-15-hydroxy-19-                                
                      methyl-7a,7b-bishomo-                               
                      13-trans,18-prosta-                                 
                      dienoic acid                                        
430    313            9-oxo-15-hydroxy-2-                                 
                      ethyl-19,20-dinor-13-                               
                      trans-prostenoic acid                               
431    314            9-oxo-15-hydroxy-2,20-                              
                      diethyl-13-trans-pros-                              
                      enoic acid                                          
432    315            9-oxo-15-hydroxy-2-                                 
                      ethyl-16-methyl-20-nor-                             
                      13-trans-prostenoic                                 
                      acid                                                
433    316            9-oxo-15-hydroxy-2-                                 
                      ethyl-18,19-dimethyl-                               
                      13-trans,18-prosta-                                 
                      dienoic acid                                        
434    317            9-oxo-15-hydroxy-3,3-                               
                      dimethyl-18,19,20-tri-                              
                      nor-13-trans-prostenoic                             
                      acid                                                
435    318            9-oxo-15-hydroxy-3,3,-                              
                      20-trimethyl-13-trans-                              
                      prostenoic acid                                     
436    319            9-oxo-15-hydroxy-3,3-                               
                      16-trimethyl-20-nor-13-                             
                      trans-prostenoic acid                               
437    320            9-oxo-15-hydroxy-3,3-                               
                      dimethyl-19-isobutyl-                               
                      13-trans,18-prosta-                                 
                      dienoic acid                                        
438    321            9-oxo-15-hydroxy-3,3-                               
                      dimethyl-19,20-dinor-                               
                      13-trans,17-prosta-                                 
                      dienoic acid                                        
439    322            9-oxo-15-hydroxy-3-oxa-                             
                      20-nor-13-trans-prost-                              
                      enoic acid                                          
440    323            9-oxo-15-hydroxy-3-oxa-                             
                      20-methyl-13-trans-                                 
                      prostenoic acid                                     
441    324            9-oxo-15-hydroxy-3-oxa-                             
                      16-ethyl-13-trans-                                  
                      prostenoic acid                                     
442    325            9-oxo-15-hydroxy-3-oxa                              
                      16-methyl-20-nor-13-                                
                      trans-prostenoic acid                               
443    326            9-oxo-15-hydroxy-3-oxa-                             
                      19,20-dinor-13-trans,-                              
                      17-prostadienoic acid                               
444    327            9-oxo-15-hydroxy-7,19,-                             
                      20-trinor-13-trans,17-                              
                      prostadienoic acid                                  
445    328            9-oxo-15-hydroxy-7-nor-                             
                      18,19-dimethyl-13-                                  
                      trans,18-prostadienoic                              
                      acid                                                
446    329            9-oxo-15-hydroxy-7,18,-                             
                      19,20-tetranor-16-meth-                             
                      yl-13-trans-prostenoic                              
                      acid                                                
447    330            9-oxo-15-hydroxy-2-                                 
                      fluoro-20-nor-13-trans-                             
                      prostenoic acid                                     
448    331            9-oxo-15-hydroxy-2-                                 
                      fluoro-20-ethyl-13-                                 
                      trans-prostenoic acid                               
449    332            9-oxo-15-hydroxy-2-                                 
                      fluoro-16-ethyl-19,20-                              
                      dinor-13-trans-pros-                                
                      tenoic acid                                         
450    333            9-oxo-15-hydroxy-2-                                 
                      fluoro-16-methyl-20-                                
                      nor-13-trans-pros-                                  
                      tenoic acid                                         
451    334            9-oxo-15-hydroxy-2-                                 
                      fluoro-19-methyl-13-                                
                      trans,18-prostadienoic                              
                      acid                                                
452    335            9-oxo-15-hydroxy-7a-                                
                      homo-18,19-dimethyl-                                
                      13-trans,18-prosta-                                 
                      dienoic acid                                        
453    336            9-oxo-15-hydroxy-7a-                                
                      homo-19,20-dinor-13-                                
                      trans,17-prostadienoic                              
                      acid                                                
454    337            9-oxo-15-hydroxy-2-                                 
                      phenyl-20-nor-13-trans-                             
                      prostenoic acid                                     
455    338            9-oxo-15-hydroxy-2-                                 
                      phenyl-20-ethyl-13-                                 
                      trans-prostenoic acid                               
456    339            9-oxo-15-hydroxy-2-                                 
                      phenyl-16-ethyl-13-                                 
                      trans-prostenoic acid                               
457    340            9-oxo-15-hydroxy-2-phen-                            
                      yl-16-methyl-18,19,20-                              
                      trinor-13-trans-pros-                               
                      tenoic acid                                         
458    341            9-oxo-15-hydroxy-2-                                 
                      phenyl-18,19-dimethyl-                              
                      13-trans,18-prosta-                                 
                      dienoic acid                                        
459    342            9-oxo-15-hydroxy-2-                                 
                      methyl-20-nor-13-trans-                             
                      prostenoic acid                                     
460    343            9-oxo-15-hydroxy-2,20-                              
                      dimethyl-13-trans-                                  
                      prostenoic acid                                     
461    344            9-oxo-15-hydroxy-2-                                 
                      methyl-16-ethyl-19,20-                              
                      dinor-13-trans-pros-                                
                      tenoic acid                                         
462    345            9-oxo-15-hydroxy-2,19-                              
                      dimethyl-13-trans,18-                               
                      prostadienoic acid                                  
463    346            9-oxo-15-hydroxy-2-                                 
                      methyl-19,20-dinor-                                 
                      13-trans,17-prosta-                                 
                      dienoic acid                                        
464    347            9-oxo-15-hydroxy-10a-                               
                      homo-20-nor-13-trans-                               
                      prostenoic acid                                     
465    348            9-oxo-15-hydroxy-10a-                               
                      homo-20-methyl-13-                                  
                      trans-prostenoic acid                               
466    349            9-oxo-15-hydroxy-10a-                               
                      homo-16-ethyl-13-trans-                             
                      prostenoic acid                                     
467    350            9-oxo-15-hydroxy-10a-                               
                      homo-18,19-dimethyl-                                
                      13-trans,18-prosta-                                 
                      dienoic acid                                        
468    351            9-oxo-15-hydroxy-10a-                               
                      homo-19,20-dinor-13-                                
                      trans,17-prostadienoic                              
                      acid                                                
469    352            9-oxo-15-hydroxy-10a-                               
                      homo-5,6,7-trinor-20-                               
                      ethyl-13-trans-pros-                                
                      tenoic acid                                         
470    353            9-oxo-15-hydroxy-10a-                               
                      homo-5,6,7,20-tetra-                                
                      nor-16-methyl-13-trans-                             
                      prostenoic acid                                     
471    354            9-oxo-15-hydroxy-10a-                               
                      homo-5,6,7-trinor-19-                               
                      isobutyl-13-trans,18-                               
                      prostadienoic acid                                  
472    355            9-oxo-15-hydroxy-10a-                               
                      homo-20-methyl-13-                                  
                      trans-prostenoic acid                               
473    356            9-oxo-15-hydroxy-10a-                               
                      homo-19-methyl-13-                                  
                      trans,18-prostadienoic                              
                      acid                                                
474    357            9-oxo-15-hydroxy-7a,10a-                            
                      bishomo-20-nor-13-                                  
                      trans-prostenoic acid                               
475    358            9-oxo-15-hydroxy-7a,10a-                            
                      bishomo-20-ethyl-13-                                
                      trans-prostenoic acid                               
476    359            9-oxo-15-hydroxy-7a,10a-                            
                      bishomo-16-methyl-20-                               
                      nor-13-trans-prostenoic                             
                      acid                                                
477    360            9-oxo-15-hydroxy-7a,10a-                            
                      bishomo-19-methyl-13-                               
                      trans,18-prostadienoic                              
                      acid                                                
478    361            9-oxo-15-hydroxy-3-thia-                            
                      20-nor-13-trans-pros-                               
                      tenoic acid                                         
479    362            9-oxo-15-hydroxy-3-thia-                            
                      20-methyl-13-trans-                                 
                      prostenoic acid                                     
480    363            9-oxo-15-hydroxy-3-thia-                            
                      16-ethyl-13-trans-                                  
                      prostenoic acid                                     
481    364            9-oxo-15-hydroxy-3-thia-                            
                      16-methyl-18,19,20-                                 
                      trinor-13-trans-pros                                
                      tenoic acid                                         
482    365            9-oxo-15-hydroxy-3-thia-                            
                      19-methyl-13-trans,18-                              
                      prostadienoic acid                                  
483    366            9-oxo-15-hydroxy-3-thia-                            
                      19,20-dinor-13-trans-,                              
                      17-prostadienoic acid                               
484    367            9-oxo-15-hydroxy-20-nor-                            
                      5-cis,13-trans-prosta-                              
                      dienoic acid                                        
485    368            9-oxo-15-hydroxy-20-                                
                      methyl-5-cis,13-trans-                              
                      prostadienoic acid                                  
486    369            9-oxo-15-hydroxy-16-                                
                      ethyl-5-cis,13-trans-                               
                      prostadienoic acid                                  
487    370            9-oxo-15-hydroxy-16-                                
                      methyl-20-nor-5-cis,13-                             
                      trans-prostadienoic                                 
                      acid                                                
488    371            9-oxo-15-hydroxy-19-                                
                      methyl-5-cis,13-trans,-                             
                      18-prostatrienoic acid                              
489    372            9-oxo-15-hydroxy-18,19-                             
                      dimethyl-5-cis,13-                                  
                      trans-18-prostatrienoic                             
                      acid                                                
490    373            9-oxo-15-hydroxy-19,20-                             
                      dinor-5-cis,13-trans,-                              
                      17-prostatrienoic acid                              
491    374            9-oxo-15-hydroxy-5-cis,-                            
                      13-trans,17-cis-prosta-                             
                      trienoic acid                                       
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     EXAMPLE 492 
     Preparation of 3-(tert-butoxy)-1-iodooctane 
     Into a solution of 16.7 g. of 1-iodo-3-octanol [Shriner et al., J. Org. Chem. 4, 103 (1939)] in 250 ml. of methylene chloride is bubbled isobutylene at a fast rate until the solution is saturated. The solution is cooled and 2 ml. of concentrated sulfuric acid is added. The solution is stoppered and allowed to stand at room temperature for 3 days. After the solution is poured into 300 ml. of 5% sodium carbonate, the organic phase is separated, washed with brine, dried with anhydrous magnesium sulfate and evaporated to dryness. Distillation gave 13.9 g. (68%) of product, b.p. 59° C. (0.008 mm). 
     EXAMPLE 493 
     Preparation of 15-(tert-butoxy)-9-oxoprostanoic acid, ethyl ester 
     To a Grignard solution, prepared from 5.05 g. of magnesium and 65.8 g. of 3-(tert-butoxy)-1-iodooctane in 150 ml. of diethyl ether under nitrogen atmosphere, is added 4.0 g. of copper iodide-tri-n-butylphosphine complex followed by dropwise addition of 49 g. of 2-(6-carbethoxyhexyl)cyclopent-2-en-1-one [Hardegger et al., Helv. Chim. Acta 50, 2501 (1967)] and the resulting mixture is stirred for 18 hours. Saturated ammonium chloride (110 ml.) is added followed by 100 ml. of water and 100 ml. of diethyl ether. Unreacted magnesium is removed by filtration. The ethereal layer is washed successively with aqueous sodium thiosulfate solution, ammonium chloride solution, and water, dried over magnesium sulfate and taken to dryness to give an oil. Distillation at 0.05 mm. (bath 100°-185° C.) gives 45.4 g. of material containing unreacted starting material and 30 g. (85% yield based on a non-recovered starting material; see below) of residue which contains the desired product. This material is chromatographed on silica gel. The product is eluted with diethyl ether to give 25.2 g. (71% based on recovered starting material) of a syrup; this material has no significant ultraviolet absorption; λ max   KBr  5.74, 7.20, 7.35, 8.35 μ; nmr 2H quartet δ4.09 (OCH 2  of ester), 1H broad singlet 3.57 (carbinolic proton), 5H overlapping multiplets 2.0-2.4 (protons next to C═O), 3H triplet 1.22 (CH 3  of ethyl), 9H singlet 1.17 (CH 3  &#39;s to t-butyl) and 3H triplet 0.9 (terminal methyl); mass spectrum: m/e 424. 
     EXAMPLE 494 
     Preparation of 15-hydroxy-9-oxoprostanoic acid, ethyl ester 
     A solution of 25 g. of 15-(tert-butoxy)-9-oxoprostanoic acid, ethyl ester in 100 ml. of trifluoroacetic acid is stirred in an ice bath for 1 hour and is then poured into 500 ml. of ice water and extracted several times with chloroform. The combined chloroform extracts are washed with saturated sodium bicarbonate solution, saturated sodium chloride solution, dried with anhydrous magnesium sulfate, and taken to dryness. The resulting oil is dissolved in 200 ml. of 1N ammonium hydroxide in ethanol, kept at ambient temperature for 15 minutes, then taken to dryness. The residual oil is dissolved in chloroform and washed with 1N hydrochloric acid, saturated sodium chloride solution, dried and taken to dryness to give 21.7 g. (100%) of product as a yellow syrup. There is essentially no uv absorption; λ max   KBr  2.90, 5.75, 8.45 μ; nur 2H quartet δ4.13 (OCH 2  of ester), 1H broad singlet 3.63 (carbinolic proton), 3H triplet (CH 3  of ester), and  3H distorted triplet 0.92 (terminal methyl); mass spectrum: m/e 368. 
     EXAMPLE 495 
     Preparation of 15-hydroxy-9-oxoprostanoic acid 
     A suspension of 15 g. of 15-hydroxy-9-oxoprostanoic acid, ethyl ester in 230 ml. of aqueous methanol (1:1) containing 6.45 g. of potassium hydroxide is stirred at 50° C. for 1 hour and then at room temperature for 18 hours. The resulting solution is acidified with 1N hydrochloric acid, saturated with sodium chloride, and extracted several times with diethyl ether. The combined ether extracts are washed twice with saturated sodium chloride solution, dried with anhydrous magnesium sulfate, and taken to dryness to give 13.1 g. (94%) of product as an oil. There is essentially to uv absorption; [α] D   25  0° (1.0% in CHCl 3 ); λ max   KBr  2.80-3.70 (broad), 5.75, 5.87 λ; nmr 2H singlet δ6.65 (hydroxyl and carboxyl protons), 1H broad singlet 3.63 (carbinolic proton), and 3H distorted triplet 0.93 (terminal methyl); mass spectrum: m/e 340. 
     EXAMPLE 496 
     Preparation of 1-chloro-3-hydroxy-4-octyne 
     To 68 ml. of 1.6M butyllithium in hexane at -50° C. is added dropwise, with stirring, 7.4 g. of 1-pentyne. The resulting white sludge is diluted with 20 ml. of hexane, brought to 10° C. and treated with 11 g. of freshly prepared β-chloropropionaldehyde (Org. Syn., Coll. Vol. I, p. 166) at such a rate that the temperature is maintained at 10°-15° C. The solution is allowed to stir at ambient temperature for 18 hours then treated with saturated ammonium chloride solution. The organic phase is separated, washed with dilute hydrochloric solution, dried with anhydrous magnesium sulfate and taken to dryness. Distillation gives 5.1 g. of product b.p. 65°-66° C. at 0.3 nm.; λmax. 2.95 (--OH) and 4.55 μ (--C.tbd.C--); vapor phase chromatography shows one peak. 
     EXAMPLE 497 
     Preparation of 1-chloro-3-hydroxy-4-cis-octene 
     A solution of 2 g. of 1-chloro-3-hydroxy-4-octyne (Example 496) is hydrogenated in 50 ml. absolute alcohol using 200 mg. of Lindlar catalyst (5% Pd on CaCO 3 ). The catalyst is removed by filtration and the mother liquor is taken to dryness to give 2 g. of an oil; λmax. 2.95 (--OH) and 7.25 μ ##STR35## 
     EXAMPLE 498 
     Preparation of 3-hydroxy-1-iodo-4-octyne 
     A mixture of 15 g. of sodium iodide in 100 ml. of 2-butanone is stirred at the reflux temperature for 30 minutes. To the cooled mixture is added 12 g. of 1-chloro-3-hydroxy-4-octyne in 150 ml. of 2-butanone. The resulting mixture is stirred at the reflux temperature for 18 hours then cooled and filtered. The mother liquor is taken to dryness and the residue is triturated with benzene and filtered. The benzene is taken to dryness to give the subject product as an oil. The material is shown to be homogeneous by vapor phase chromatography and thin layer chromatography. 
     EXAMPLE 499 
     Preparation of 3-hydroxy-1-iodo-4-cis-octene 
     The subject compound is prepared from 3-hydroxy-1-chloro-4-cis-octene and sodium iodide by the method of Example 498. 
     EXAMPLE 500 
     Preparation of 3-t-butoxy-1-iodo-4-octyne 
     The subject compound is prepared from 3-hydroxy-1-iodo-4-octyne (Example 498) and isobutylene by the method of Example 492. 
     EXAMPLE 501 
     Preparation of 3-t-butoxy-1-iodo-4-cis-octene 
     The subject compound is prepared from 3-hydroxy-1-iodo-4-cis-octene (Example 499) and isobutylene by the method of Example 492. 
     EXAMPLE 502 
     Preparation of 3-(tert-butoxy)-1-iodohexane 
     A mixture of 23.4 g. of 1-chloro-3-hexanol [Fourneau, et. al., Bull. Soc. Chem. France, 25, 367 (1919)] in 300 ml. of 2-butanone containing 30 g. of sodium iodide is stirred at the reflux temperature for 18 hours. The cooled solution is filtered and the mother liquor is taken to dryness. Distillation of the residue affords 32.9 g. (84%) of 1-iodo-3-hexanol, b.p. 105° C. (10 mm). Treatment of this material in 500 ml. of methylene chloride, containing 4 ml. of concentrated sulfuric acid, with isobutylene according to the procedure described in Example 492 gives 27 g. of crude material. Chromatography on florisil affords 16 g. of product; λmax. 7.22 and 7.37 μ (tert-butyl group). 
     EXAMPLES 503-558 
     Treatment of the cyclopentenones designated in the table below with the designated Grignard reagents by the procedure of Example 493 is productive of the alkyl 9-oxo-15-t-butoxy-8 ξ-prostanoates and prostenoates of the table. 3-t-Butoxyoctylmagnesium iodide was prepared from 3-t-butoxy-1-iodooctane (Example 492); 3-t-butoxyhexyl magnesium iodide was prepared from 3-t-butoxy-1-iodohexane (Example 502), 3-t-butoxy-4-octynyl magnesium iodide was prepared from 3-t-butoxy-1-iodo-4-octyne (Example 500); and 3-t-butoxy-4-cis-octenyl magnesium iodide was prepared from 3-t-butoxy-1-iodo-4-cis-octene (Example 501). 
     
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     Starting cyclopentenone Product Alkyl 9-Oxo-t-butoxy-8ξ-prostanoat
                             es,                                          
Example                                                                   
     of Example   Grignard Reagent                                        
                             prostynoates and prostenoates                
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503  31           3-t-butoxyoctyl                                         
                             ethyl 9-oxo-15-t-butoxy-2-ethyl-8ξ-prostan
                             oate                                         
                  magnesium iodide                                        
504  41           3-t-butoxyoctyl                                         
                             ethyl 9-oxo-15-t-butoxy-3,3-dimethyl-8ξ-  
                  magnesium iodide                                        
                             prostanoate                                  
505  46           3-t-butoxyoctyl                                         
                             ethyl 9-oxo-15-t-butoxy-3-oxa-8ξ-prostanoa
                             te                                           
                  magnesium iodide                                        
506  70           3-t-butoxyoctyl                                         
                             ethyl 9-oxo-15-t-butoxy-2-fluoro-8ξ-prosta
                             noate                                        
                  magnesium iodide                                        
507  79           3-t-butoxyoctyl                                         
                             ethyl 9-oxo-15-t-butyoxy-2-phenyl-8ξ-prost
                             anoate                                       
                  magnesium iodide                                        
508  99           3-t-butoxyoctyl                                         
                             ethyl 9-oxo-15-t-butoxy-2-methyl-8ξ-prosta
                             noate                                        
                  magneisum iodide                                        
509  118          3-t-butoxyoctyl                                         
                             ethyl 9-oxo-15-t-butoxy-3-thia-8ξ-prostano
                             ate                                          
                  magnesium iodide                                        
510  900          3-t-butoxyoctyl                                         
                             methyl 9-oxo-15-t-butoxy-8ξ               
                             -5-cis-prostenoate                           
                  magensium iodide                                        
511  31           3-t-butoxyhexyl                                         
                             ethyl 9-oxo-15-t-butoxy-2-ethyl-19,20-dinor-8
                             ξ-                                        
                  magnesium iodide                                        
                             prostanoate                                  
512  41           3-t-butoxyhexyl                                         
                             ethyl 9-oxo-15-t-butoxy-3,3-dimethyl-19,20-  
                  magnesium iodide                                        
                             dinor-8ξ-prostanoate                      
513  46           3-t-butoxyhexyl                                         
                             ethyl 9-oxo-15-t-butoxy-3-oxa-19,20-dinor-8.x
                             i.-                                          
                  magneisum iodide                                        
                             prostanoate                                  
514  70           3-t-butoxyhexyl                                         
                             ethyl 9-oxo-15-t-butoxy-2-fluoro-19,20-dinor-
                             8ξ-                                       
                  magnesium iodide                                        
                             prostanoate                                  
515  79           3-t-butoxyhexyl                                         
                             ethyl 9-oxo-15-t-butoxy-2-phenyl-19,20-dinor-
                             8ξ-                                       
                  magnesium iodide                                        
                             prostanoate                                  
516  99           3-t-butoxyhexyl                                         
                             ethyl 9-oxo-15-t-butoxy-2-methyl-19,20-dinor-
                             8ξ-                                       
                  magnesium iodide                                        
                             prostanoate                                  
517  118          3-t-butoxyhexyl                                         
                             ethyl 9-oxo-15-t-butoxy-3-thia-19,20-dinor--8
                             ξ-                                        
                  magnesium iodide                                        
                             prostanoate                                  
518  900          3-t-butoxyhexyl                                         
                             methyl 9-oxo-15-t-butoxy-19,20-dinor-8ξ-5-
                             cis-                                         
                  magnesium iodide                                        
                             prostenoate                                  
519  13           3-t-butoxy-4-oct-                                       
                             ethyl 9-oxo-15-t-butoxy-8ξ-16-prostynoate 
                  ynyl magensium                                          
                  iodide                                                  
520  15           3-t-butoxy-4-oct-                                       
                             ethyl 9-oxo-15-t-butoxy-6,7-dinor-8ξ-16-  
                  ynyl magnesium                                          
                             prostynoate                                  
                  iodide                                                  
521  23           3-t-butoxy-4-oct-                                       
                             ethyl 9-oxo-15-t-butoxy-7a,7b-bishomo-8ξ-1
                             6-                                           
                  ynyl magnesium                                          
                             prostynoate                                  
                  iodide                                                  
522  31           3-t-butoxy-4-oct-                                       
                             ethyl 9-oxo-15-t-butoxy-2-ethyl-8ξ-16-pros
                             tynoate                                      
                  ynyl magnesium                                          
                  iodide                                                  
523  41           3-t-butoxy-4-oct-                                       
                             ethyl 9-oxo-15-t-butoxy-3,3-dimethyl-8ξ-16
                             -                                            
                  ynyl magnesium                                          
                             prostynoate                                  
                  iodide                                                  
524  46           3-t-butoxy-4-oct-                                       
                             ethyl 9-oxo-15-t-butoxy-3-oxa-8ξ-16-prosty
                             noate                                        
                  ynyl magnesium                                          
                  iodide                                                  
525  53           3-t-butoxy-4-oct-                                       
                             ethyl 9-oxo-15-t-butoxy-7-nor-8ξ-16-prosty
                             noate                                        
                  ynyl magnesium                                          
                  iodide                                                  
526  70           3-t-butoxy-4-oct-                                       
                             ethyl 9-oxo-15-t-butoxy-2-fluoro-8ξ-16-pro
                             stynoate                                     
                  ynyl magnesium                                          
                  iodide                                                  
527  74           3-t-butoxy-4-oct-                                       
                             ethyl 9-oxo-15-t-butoxy-7a-homo-8ξ-16-pros
                             tynoate                                      
                  ynyl magnesium                                          
                  iodide                                                  
528  79           3-t-butoxy-4-oct-                                       
                             ethyl 9-oxo-15-t-butoxy-2-phenyl-8ξ-16-pro
                             stynoate                                     
                  ynyl magnesium                                          
                  iodide                                                  
529  81           3-t-butoxy-4-oct-                                       
                             butyl 9-oxo-15-t-butoxy-8ξ-16-prostynoate 
                  ynyl magnesium                                          
                  iodide                                                  
530  82           3-t-butoxy-4-oct-                                       
                             isopropyl 9-oxo-15-t-butoxy-8ξ-16-prostyno
                             ate                                          
                  ynyl magnesium                                          
                  iodide                                                  
531  83           3-t-butoxy-4-oct-                                       
                             methyl 9-oxo-15-t-butoxy-8ξ-16-prostynoate
                  ynyl magnesium                                          
                  iodide                                                  
532  84           3-t-butoxy-4-oct-                                       
                             decyl 9-oxo-15-t-butoxy-8ξ-16-prostynoate 
                  ynyl magnesium                                          
                  iodide                                                  
533  99           3-t-butoxy-4-oct-                                       
                             ethyl 9-oxo-15-t-butoxy-2-methyl-8ξ-16-pro
                             stynoate                                     
                  ynyl magnesium                                          
                  iodide                                                  
534  118          3-t-butoxy-4-oct-                                       
                             ethyl 9-oxo-15-t-butoxy-3-thia-8ξ-16-prost
                             ynoate                                       
                  ynyl magnesium                                          
                  iodide                                                  
535  111          3-t-butoxy-4-oct-                                       
                             ethyl 9-oxo-15-t-butoxy-10a-homo-8ξ-16-pro
                             stynoate                                     
                  ynyl magnesium                                          
                  iodide                                                  
536  113          3-t-butoxy-4-oct-                                       
                             ethyl 9-oxo-15-t-butoxy-10a-homo-7-nor-8ξ-
                             16-                                          
                  ynyl magnesium                                          
                             prostynoate                                  
                  iodide                                                  
537  114          3-t-butoxy-4-oct-                                       
                             ethyl 9-oxo-15-t-butoxy-7a,10a-bishomo-8ξ-
                             16-                                          
                  ynyl magnesium                                          
                             prostynoate                                  
                  iodide                                                  
538  900          3-t-butoxy-4-oct-                                       
                             methyl 9-oxo-15-t-butoxy-8ξ-16-yne-5-cis- 
                  ynyl magnesium                                          
                             prostenoate                                  
                  iodide                                                  
539  13           3-t-butoxy-4-cis-                                       
                             ethyl 9-oxo-15-t-butoxy-8ξ-16-cis-prosteno
                             ate                                          
                  octenyl magnesium                                       
                  iodide                                                  
540  15           3-t-butoxy-4-cis-                                       
                             ethyl 9-oxo-15-t-butoxy-6,7-dinor-8ξ-16-ci
                             s-                                           
                  octenyl magnesium                                       
                             prostenoate                                  
                  iodide                                                  
541  23           3-t-butoxy-4-cis-                                       
                             ethyl 9-oxo-15-t-butoxy-7a,7b-bishomo-8ξ-1
                             6-                                           
                  octenyl magnesium                                       
                             cis-prostenoate                              
                  iodide                                                  
542  31           3-t-butoxy-4-cis-                                       
                             ethyl 9-oxo-15-t-butoxy-2-ethyl-ξ-16-cis- 
                             8                                            
                  octenyl magnesium                                       
                             prostenoate                                  
                  iodide                                                  
543  41           3-t-butoxy-4-cis-                                       
                             ethyl 9-oxo-15-t-butoxy-3,3-dimethyl-8ξ-16
                             -cis-                                        
                  octenyl magnesium                                       
                             prostenoate                                  
                  iodide                                                  
544  46           3-t-butoxy-4-cis-                                       
                             ethyl 9-oxo-15-t-butoxy-3-oxa-8ξ-16-cis-  
                  octenyl magnesium                                       
                             prostenoate                                  
                  iodide                                                  
545  53           3-t-butoxy-4-cis-                                       
                             ethyl 9-oxo-15-t-butoxy-7-nor-8ξ-16-cis-  
                  octenyl magnesium                                       
                             prostenoate                                  
                  iodide                                                  
546  70           3-t-butoxy-4-cis-                                       
                             ethyl 9-oxo-15-t-butoxy-2-fluoro-8ξ-16-cis
                             -                                            
                  octenyl magnesium                                       
                             prostenoate                                  
                  iodide                                                  
547  74           3-t-butoxy-4-cis-                                       
                             ethyl 9-oxo-15-t-butoxy-7a-homo-8ξ-16-cis-
                  octenyl magnesium                                       
                             prostenoate                                  
                  iodide                                                  
548  79           3-t-butoxy-4-cis-                                       
                             ethyl 9-oxo-15-t-butoxy-2-phenyl-8ξ-16-cis
                             -                                            
                  octenyl magnesium                                       
                             prostenoate                                  
                  iodide                                                  
549  81           3-t-butoxy-4-cis-                                       
                             butyl 9-oxo-15-t-butoxy-8ξ-16-cis-prosteno
                             ate                                          
                  octenyl magnesium                                       
                  iodide                                                  
550  82           3-t-butoxy-4-cis-                                       
                             isopropyl 9-oxo-15-t-butoxy-8ξ-16-cis-    
                  octenyl magnesium                                       
                             prostenoate                                  
                  iodide                                                  
551  83           3-t-butoxy-4-cis-                                       
                             methyl 9-oxo-15-t-butoxy-8ξ-16-cis-       
                  octenyl magnesium                                       
                             prostenoate                                  
                  iodide                                                  
552  84           3-t-butoxy-4-cis-                                       
                             decyl 9-oxo-15-t-butoxy-8ξ-16-cis-prosteno
                             ate                                          
                  octenyl magnesium                                       
                  iodide                                                  
553  99           3-t-butoxy-4-cis-                                       
                             ethyl 9-oxo-15-t-butoxy-2-methyl-8ξ-16-cis
                             -                                            
                  octenyl magnesium                                       
                             prostenoate                                  
                  iodide                                                  
554  118          3-t-butoxy-4-cis-                                       
                             ethyl 9-oxo-15-t-butoxy-3-thia-8ξ-16-cis- 
                             N                                            
                  octenyl magnesium                                       
                             prostenoate                                  
                  iodide                                                  
555  111          3-t-butoxy-4-cis-                                       
                             ethyl 9-oxo-15-t-butoxy-10a-homo-8ξ-16-cis
                             -                                            
                  octenyl magnesium                                       
                             prostenoate                                  
                  iodide                                                  
556  113          3-t-butoxy-4-cis-                                       
                             ethyl 9-oxo-15-t-butoxy-10a-homo-7-nor-8ξ-
                             16-                                          
                  octenyl magnesium                                       
                             cis-prostenoate                              
                  iodide                                                  
557  114          3-t-butoxy-4-cis-                                       
                             ethyl 9-oxo-15-t-butoxy-7a,10a-bishomo-8ξ-
                             16-                                          
                  octenyl magnesium                                       
                             cis-prostenoate                              
                  iodide                                                  
558  900          3-t-butoxy-4-cis-                                       
                             methyl 9-oxo-15-t-butoxy-8ξ-5-cis-16-cis- 
                  octenyl magnesium                                       
                             prostadienoate                               
                  iodide                                                  
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     EXAMPLES 559-614 
     Treatment of the 9-oxo-15-t-butoxy derivatives designated in the table below with trifluoroacetic acid and then with aqueous ammonia by the method described in Example 494 is productive of the 9-oxo-15-hydroxy esters of the table. 
     
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       Starting 15-t-                                                     
Ex-    butoxy derivative                                                  
                      Product Alkyl 9-oxo-15-                             
ample  of Example     hydroxy derivative                                  
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559    503            Ethyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-                             
                      2-ethyl-prostanoate                                 
560    504            Ethyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-                             
                      3,3-dimethyl-prostano-                              
                      ate                                                 
561    505            Ethyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-                             
                      3-oxa-prostanoate                                   
562    506            Ethyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-                             
                      2-fluoro-prostanoate                                
563    507            Ethyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-                             
                      2-phenyl-prostanoate                                
564    508            Ethyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-                             
                      2-methyl-prostanoate                                
565    509            Ethyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-                             
                      3-thia-prostanoate                                  
566    510            Methyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-                            
                      5-cis-prostenoate                                   
567    511            Ethyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-                             
                      2-ethyl-19,20-dinor-                                
                      prostanoate                                         
568    512            Ethyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-                             
                      3,3-dimethyl-19,20-                                 
                      dinor-prostanoate                                   
569    513            Ethyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-                             
                      3-oxa-19,20-dinor-                                  
                      prostanoate                                         
570    514            Ethyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-                             
                      2-fluoro-19,20-dinor-                               
                      prostanoate                                         
571    515            Ethyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-                             
                      2-phenyl-19,20-dinor-                               
                      prostanoate                                         
572    516            Ethyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-                             
                      2-methyl-19,20-dinor-                               
                      prostanoate                                         
573    517            Ethyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-                             
                      3-thia-19,20-dinor-                                 
                      prostanoate                                         
574    518            Methyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-                            
                      19,20-dinor-5-cis-                                  
                      prostenoate                                         
575    519            Ethyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-                             
                      16-prostynoate                                      
576    520            Ethyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-                             
                      6,7-dinor-16-prostyno-                              
                      ate                                                 
577    521            Ethyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-                             
                      7a,7b-bishomo-16-prost-                             
                      ynoate                                              
578    522            Ethyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-                             
                      2-ethyl-16-prostynoate                              
579    523            Ethyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-                             
                      3,3-dimethyl-16-prost-                              
                      ynoate                                              
580    524            Ethyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-                             
                      3-oxa-16-prostynoate                                
581    525            Ethyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-                             
                      7-nor-16-prostynoate                                
582    526            Ethyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-                             
                      2-fluoro-16-prostynoate                             
583    527            Ethyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-                             
                      7a-homo-16-prostynoate                              
584    528            Ethyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-                             
                      2-phenyl-16-prostynoate                             
585    529            Butyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-                             
                      16-prostynoate                                      
586    530            Isopropyl 9-oxo-15-hy-                              
                      droxy-16-prostynoate                                
587    531            Methyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-                            
                      16-prostynoate                                      
588    532            Decyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-                             
                      16-prostynoate                                      
589    533            Ethyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-                             
                      2-methyl-16-prostynoate                             
590    534            Ethyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-                             
                      3-thia-16-prostynoate                               
591    535            Ethyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-                             
                      10a-homo-16-prostynoate                             
592    536            Ethyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-                             
                      10a-homo-7-nor-16-                                  
                      prostynoate                                         
593    537            Ethyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-                             
                      7a,10a-bishomo-16-                                  
                      prostynoate                                         
594    538            Methyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-                            
                      16-yne-5-cis-prostenoate                            
595    539            Ethyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-                             
                      16-cis-prostenoate                                  
596    540            Ethyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-                             
                      6,7-dinor-16-cis-prostenoate                        
597    541            Ethyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-                             
                      7a,7b-bishomo-16-cis-                               
                      prostenoate                                         
598    542            Ethyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-                             
                      2-ethyl-16-cis-prosteno-                            
                      ate                                                 
599    543            Ethyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-                             
                      3,3-dimethyl-16-cis-                                
                      prostenoate                                         
600    544            Ethyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-                             
                      3-oxa-16-cis-prostenoate                            
601    545            Ethyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-                             
                      7-nor-16-cis-prostenoate                            
602    546            Ethyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-                             
                      2-fluoro-16-cis-prosten-                            
                      oate                                                
603    547            Ethyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-                             
                      7a-homo-16-cis-prosten-                             
                      oate                                                
604    548            Ethyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-                             
                      2-phenyl-16-cis-prosten-                            
                      oate                                                
605    549            Butyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-                             
                      16-cis-prostenoate                                  
606    550            Isopropyl 9-oxo-15-hy-                              
                      droxy-16-cis-prostenoate                            
607    551            Methyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-                            
                      16-cis-prostenoate                                  
608    552            Decyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-                             
                      16-cis-prostenoate                                  
609    553            Ethyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-                             
                      2-methyl-16-cis-pros-                               
                      tenoate                                             
610    544            Ethyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-                             
                      3-thia-16-cis-prosteno-                             
                      ate                                                 
611    555            Ethyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-                             
                      10a-homo-16-cis-pros-                               
                      tenoate                                             
612    556            Ethyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-                             
                      10a-homo-7-nor-16-cis-                              
                      prostenoate                                         
613    557            Ethyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-                             
                      7a,10a-bishomo-16-cis-                              
                      prostenoate                                         
614    558            Methyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-                            
                      5-cis-16-cis-prostadi-                              
                      enoate                                              
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     EXAMPLES 615-662 
     Saponification of the 9-oxo-15-hydroxy alkyl esters designated in the table below by the procedure described in Example 495 is productive of the carboxylic acids of the table. 
     
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       Starting alkyl                                                     
Ex-    ester of      Product 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-                            
ample  Example       prostanoic acid                                      
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615    559           9-oxo-15-hydroxy-2-ethyl-                            
                     prostanoic acid                                      
616    560           9-oxo-15-hydroxy-3,3-di-                             
                     methyl-prostanoic acid                               
617    561           9-oxo-15-hydroxy-3-oxa-                              
                     prostanoic acid                                      
618    562           9-oxo-15-hydroxy-2-fluoro-                           
                     prostanoic acid                                      
619    563           9-oxo-15-hydroxy-2-phenyl-                           
                     prostanoic acid                                      
620    564           9-oxo-15-hydroxy-2-methyl-                           
                     prostanoic acid                                      
621    565           9-oxo-15-hydroxy-3-thia-                             
                     prostanoic acid                                      
622    566           9-oxo-15-hydroxy-5-cis-                              
                     prostenoic acid                                      
623    567           9-oxo-15-hydroxy-2-ethyl-                            
                     19,20-dinor-prostanoic                               
                     acid                                                 
624    568           9-oxo-15-3,3-dimethyl-19,                            
                     20-dinor-prostanoic acid                             
625    569           9-oxo-15-hydroxy-3-oxa-                              
                     19,20-dinor-prostanoic                               
                     acid                                                 
626    570           9-oxo-15-hydroxy-2-fluoro-                           
                     19,20-dinor-prostanoic                               
                     acid                                                 
627    571           9-oxo-15-hydroxy-2-phenyl-                           
                     19,20-dinor-prostanoic                               
                     acid                                                 
628    572           9-oxo-15-hydroxy-2-methyl-                           
                     19,20-dinor-prostanoic                               
                     acid                                                 
629    573           9-oxo-15-hydroxy-3-thia-                             
                     19,20-dinor-prostanoic                               
                     acid                                                 
630    574           9-oxo-15-hydroxy-19,20-                              
                     dinor-5-cis-prostanoic acid                          
631    575           9-oxo-15-hydroxy-16-pros-                            
                     tanoic acid                                          
632    576           9-oxo-15-hydroxy-6,7-dinor-                          
                     16-prostynoic acid                                   
633    577           9-oxo-15-hydroxy-7a,7b-bis-                          
                     homo-16-prostynoic acid                              
634    578           9-oxo-15-hydroxy-2-ethyl-                            
                     16-prostynoic acid                                   
635    579           9-oxo-15-hydroxy-3,3-di-                             
                     methyl-16-prostynoic acid                            
636    580           9-oxo-15-hydroxy-3-oxa-16-                           
                     prostynoic acid                                      
637    581           9-oxo-15-hydroxy-7-nor-16-                           
                     prostynoic acid                                      
638    582           9-oxo-15-hydroxy-2-fluoro-                           
                     16-prostynoic acid                                   
639    583           9-oxo-15-hydroxy-7a-homo-                            
                     16-prostynoic acid                                   
640    584           9-oxo-15-hydroxy-2-phenyl-                           
                     16-prostynoic acid                                   
641    589           9-oxo-15-hydroxy-2-methyl-                           
                     16-prostynoic acid                                   
642    590           9-oxo-15-hydroxy-3-thia-                             
                     16-prostynoic acid                                   
643    591           9-oxo-15-hydroxy-10a-homo-                           
                     16-prostynoic acid                                   
644    592           9-oxo-15-hydroxy-10a-homo-                           
                     7-nor-16-prostynoic acid                             
645    593           9-oxo-15-hydroxy-7a,10a-                             
                     bishomo-16-prostynoic acid                           
646    594           9-oxo-15-hydroxy-16-yne-5-                           
                     cis-prostenoic acid                                  
647    595           9-oxo-15-hydroxy-16-cis-                             
                     prostenoic acid                                      
648    596           9-oxo-15-hydroxy-6,7-dinor-                          
                     16-cis-prostenoic acid                               
649    597           9-oxo-15-hydroxy-7a,7b-bis-                          
                     homo-16-cis-prostenoic acid                          
650    598           9-oxo-15-hydroxy-2-ethyl-                            
                     16-cis-prostenoic acid                               
651    599           9-oxo-15-hydroxy-3,3-di-                             
                     methyl-16-cis-prostenoic                             
                     acid                                                 
652    600           9-oxo-15-hydroxy-3-oxa-16-                           
                     cis-prostenoic acid                                  
653    601           9-oxo-15-hydroxy-7-nor-16-                           
                     cis-prostenoic acid                                  
654    602           9-oxo-15-hydroxy-2-fluoro-                           
                     16-cis-prostenoic acid                               
655    603           9-oxo-15-hydroxy-7a-homo-                            
                     16-cis-prostenoic acid                               
656    604           9-oxo-15-hydroxy-2-phenyl-                           
                     16-cis-prostenoic acid                               
657    609           9-oxo-15-hydroxy-2-methyl-                           
                     16-cis-prostenoic acid                               
658    610           9-oxo-15-hydroxy-3-thia-                             
                     16-cis-prostenoic acid                               
659    611           9-oxo-15-hydroxy-10a-homo-                           
                     16-cis-prostenoic acid                               
660    612           9-oxo-15-hydroxy-10a-homo-                           
                     7-nor-16-cis-prostenoic                              
                     acid                                                 
661    613           9-oxo-15-hydroxy-7a,10a-                             
                     bishomo-16-cis-prosten-                              
                     oic acid                                             
662    614           9-oxo-15-hydroxy-5-cis-                              
                     16-cis-prostadienoic                                 
                     acid                                                 
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     EXAMPLE 663 
     Ethyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-16-trans-prostenoate 
     To a mixture of 1 g. of ethyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-16-prostynoate (Example 575), 11 ml. of water and 27 ml. of dimethylformamide is added 27 ml. of 0.45 N chromous sulfate solution. The mixture is stirred for 48 hours under nitrogen atmosphere. The mixture then is extracted with ether several times and the combined extracts are taken to dryness. Silica gel chromatography gives the subject product as an oil. 
     EXAMPLES 664 - 682 
     Treatment of the 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-16-prostynoates listed in Table 8A below with chromous sulfate in the manner of Example 663 is productive of the product 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-16-trans-prostenoates of the table. 
     
                       TABLE 8A                                                    
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       Starting       Product                                             
Ex-    16-prostenoate 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-16-                                
ample  of Example     trans-prostenoate                                   
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664    576            Ethyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-                             
                      6,7-dinor-16-trans-                                 
                      prostenoate                                         
665    577            Ethyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-                             
                      7a,7b-bishomo-16-trans-                             
                      prostenoate                                         
666    578            Ethyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-                             
                      2-ethyl-16-trans-pros-                              
                      tenoate                                             
667    579            Ethyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-                             
                      3,3-dimthyl-16-trans-                               
                      prostenoate                                         
668    580            Ethyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-                             
                      3-oxa-16-trans-prosten-                             
                      oate                                                
669    581            Ethyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-                             
                      7-nor-16-trans-pros-                                
                      tenoate                                             
670    582            Ethyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-                             
                      2-fluoro-16-trans-pros-                             
                      tenoate                                             
671    583            Ethyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-                             
                      7a-homo-16-trans-pros-                              
                      tenoate                                             
672    584            Ethyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-                             
                      2-phenyl-16-trans-pros-                             
                      tenoate                                             
673    585            Butyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-                             
                      16-trans-prostenoate                                
674    586            Isopropyl 9-oxo-15-                                 
                      hydroxy-16-trans-pros-                              
                      tenoate                                             
675    587            Methyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-                            
                      16-trans-prostenoate                                
676    588            Decyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-                             
                      16-trans-prostenoate                                
677    589            Ethyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-                             
                      2-methyl-16-trans-pros-                             
                      tenoate                                             
678    590            Ethyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-                             
                      3-thia-16-trans-pros-                               
                      tenoate                                             
679    591            Ethyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-                             
                      10a-homo-16-trans-pros-                             
                      tenoate                                             
680    592            Ethyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-                             
                      10a-homo-7-nor-16-trans-                            
                      prostenoate                                         
681    593            Ethyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-                             
                      7a,10a-bishomo-16-trans-                            
                      prostenoate                                         
682    594            Methyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-                            
                      5-cis,16-trans-prosta-                              
                      dienoate                                            
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     EXAMPLES 683-698 
     Saponification of the alkyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-16-trans-prostenoates listed in Table 8B below by the procedure described in Example 495 is productive of the corresponding prostenoic acids of the table. 
     
                       TABLE 8B                                                    
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       Starting     Product 9-oxo-15-                                     
Ex-    alkyl ester  hydroxy-16-trans                                      
ample  of Example   prostenoic acids                                      
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683    663          9-oxo-15-hydroxy-16-                                  
                    trans-prostenoic acid                                 
684    664          9-oxo-15-hydroxy-6,7-                                 
                    dinor-16-trans-prosten-                               
                    oic acid                                              
685    665          9-oxo-15-hydroxy-7a,7b-                               
                    bishomo-16-trans-pros-                                
                    tenoic acid                                           
686    666          9-oxo-15-hydroxy-2-                                   
                    ethyl-16-trans-prosten-                               
                    oic acid                                              
687    667          9-oxo-15-hydroxy-3,3-                                 
                    dimethyl-16-trans-pros-                               
                    tenoic acid                                           
688    668          9-oxo-15-hydroxy-3-oxa-                               
                    16-trans-prostenoic acid                              
689    669          9-oxo-15-hydroxy-7-nor-                               
                    16-trans-prostenoic acid                              
690    670          9-oxo-15-hydroxy-2-                                   
                    fluoro-16-trans-pros-                                 
                    tenoic acid                                           
691    671          9-oxo-15-hydroxy-7a-                                  
                    homo-16-trans-prostenoic                              
                    acid                                                  
692    672          9-oxo-15-hydroxy-2-                                   
                    phenyl-16-trans-pros-                                 
                    tenoic acid                                           
693    677          9-oxo-15-hydroxy-2-meth-                              
                    yl-16-trans-prostenoic                                
                    acid                                                  
694    678          9-oxo-15-hydroxy-3-thia-                              
                    16-trans-prostenoic acid                              
695    679          9-oxo-15-hydroxy-10a-                                 
                    homo-16-trans-prostenoic                              
                    acid                                                  
696    680          9-oxo-15-hydroxy-10a-                                 
                    homo-7-nor-16-trans-                                  
                    prostenoic acid                                       
697    681          9-oxo-15-hydroxy-7a,10a-                              
                    bishomo-16-trans-pro-                                 
                    stenoic acid                                          
698    682          9-oxo-15-hydroxy-5-cis,                               
                    16-trans-prostadienoic                                
                    acid                                                  
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     EXAMPLE 699 
     Preparation of 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-3,3-dimethylprostanoic acid 
     A 2 g. sample of 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-3,3-dimethyl-13-trans-prostenoic acid is hydrogenated using 700 mg. of 10% palladium on carbon in 50 ml. of absolute alcohol. The catalyst is removed by filtration and the mother liquid is taken to dryness to give 2 g. of subject compound as an oil. 
     EXAMPLE 723 
     Preparation of 1-chloro-trans-1-octen-3-one 
     To a slurry of 233.5 g. (1.75 moles) of aluminum chloride in 390 ml. of carbon tetrachloride, saturated with acetylene and cooled in an ice bath, is added over 20 minutes 201.9 g. (1.50 moles) of hexanol chloride. After the addition is complete, acetylene is bubbled into the mixture as rapidly as it is absorbed and for 1 hour after absorption becomes slow. The mixture is poured onto 1700 g. of ice and 720 ml. of saturated brine. The organic phase is separated and the aqueous phase is washed with ether. The combined organic phase and washings are washed with saturated brine, dried (Na 2  SO 4 ) and evaporated. The residual oil is combined with 10 g. of hydroquinone and distilled to yield a colorless oil, b.p. 51°-52° C. (0.10 torr). 
     EXAMPLE 724 
     Preparation of 1-iodo-trans-1-octen-3-one 
     A mixture of 54.5 g. (0.364 mole) of sodium iodide and 40 g. (0.249 mole) of 1-chloro-trans-1-octen 3-one (Example 723) in 360 ml. of acetone is stirred and refluxed for 24 hours. The reaction mixture is cooled, filtered and concentrated. The residue is partitioned between water and ether. The organic phase is washed with dilute sodium bicarbonate solution, brine, dried (MgSO 4 ) and evaporated to an oil. This material is used directly without purification. 
     EXAMPLE 725 
     A mixture of 68.0 g. (0.424 mole) of 1-chloro-trans-1-octen3 one (Example 723) and 444 g. (4.24 moles) of anhydrous lithium bromide in 900 ml. of 2pentanone is refluxed for 30 minutes, cooled, and partitioned between ice water and ether. The organic phase is washed with water and saturated brine, dried (NaSO 4 ), and evaporated to an oil. This material is used directly without purification. 
     EXAMPLE 726 
     Preparation of 1-bromo-trans-1-octen-3-ol 
     To an ice cooled mixture of 14.29 g. (0.378 mole) of sodium borohydride in 400 ml. of anhydrous ethanol is added the crude 1-bromo-trans-1-octen-3-one (Example 725), from 0.424 mole of 1-chloro-trans-1-octen-3-one) over 30 minutes. The mixture is stirred for 2 hours with ice cooling and is then partitioned between ice water and benzene. The organic phase is washed with water and saturated brine, dried (Na 2  SO 4 ), and evaporated to an oil. Fractional distillation yields the title compound as a colorless oil, b.p. 66°-68° C. (0.025 torr). 
     Example 727 
     Preparation of 1-chloro-trans-1-octen-3-ol 
     Treatment of 1-chloro-trans-1-octen-3-one (Example 723) with sodium borohydride in the manner of Example 726 is productive of the subject compound. 
     EXAMPLE 728 
     Preparation of 1-bromo-3-triphenylmethoxy-trans-1-octene 
     A mixture of 6.212 g (0.030 mole) of 1-bromo-trans-1-octen-3ol (Example 726) and 10.67 g. (0.033 mole) of triphenylmethyl bromide in 40 ml. of pyridine is heated to 100° C. for 1.5 hours under an inert atmosphere. The mixture is cooled and filtered. The filtrate is partitioned between ice water and ether. The organic phase is washed with water dilute hydrochloric acid, saturated sodium bicarbonate solution, and saturated brine, dried (NaSO 4 ), and evaporated to an oil. The latter is dissolved in hexane and passed through 250 g. of Florisil® to yield after evaporation a colorless oil. Found for C 27  H 29  OBr : C, 72.13; H, 6.61; Br, 17.57. 
     EXAMPLE 729 
     Preparation of 1-iodo-trans-1-octen-3-ol 
     Treatment of 63 g. (0.25 mole) of 1-iodo-trans-1-octen3-one (Example 724) with sodium borohydride in the manner described in Example 726 gave 58 g. of yellow oil. The oil is purified by adsorption chromatography on a magnesia silica gel column using benzene as eluent to give a light yellow oil. 
     EXAMPLE 730 
     Preparation of 1-iodo-3-triphenylmethoxy-trans-1-octene 
     Treatment of 7.62 g. (0.03 mole) of 1-iodo-trans-1octen-3-ol with 10.67 g. (0.033 mole) of triphenylmethyl bromide in pyridine in the manner described in Example 728 gave 13.448 g. (90%) of a colorless oil. 
     EXAMPLE 731 
     Preparation of 1-chloro-3-triphenylmethoxy-trans-1-octene 
     Treatment of 1-chloro-trans-1-octen-3-ol (Example 727) with triphenylmethyl chloride by the method described in Example 728 except that the heating period is extended to six hours provides the subject compound. 
     EXAMPLE 732 
     Preparation of 11-deoxy-prostaglandin-E 1  methyl ester and methyl 15-hydroxy-9-oxo-13-cis-prostenoate 
     To a slurry of 0.535 g. (0.022 g. atom) of magnesium in 6 ml. of tetrahydrofuran is added under an inert atmosphere 2 ml. of a solution of 6.548 g. (0.01455 mole) of 1-bromo-3-trityloxy-trans-1-octene (Example 728) in 8 ml. of tetrahydrofuran. Reaction is initiated by warming the mixture to 45° C. and adding 1 drop of methyl iodide. The remainder of the halide is added at a rate to maintain a temperature of 43°-46° C. and the mixture is heated at 45° C. for 1 hour after complete addition of the halide. The Grignard reagent is cooled and added to an ice cooled solution of 2.615 g. (0.0117 mole) of 2-(6-carbomethoxyhexyl) 2-cyclopentenone (Example 83) and 0.229 g. of Copper (I) iodide-tri-in-butylphosphine in 6 ml. of ether over 6 minutes. The mixture is stirred with ice cooling for 30 minutes and poured into 200 ml. of saturated ammonium chloride. The mixture is extracted into ether and the organic phase is washed with water and saturated brine, dried (NaSO 4 ) and evaporated. The residual oil is heated to 80° C. for 30 minutes with 80% aqueous acetic acid under an inert atmosphere. This mixture is cooled, evaporated to dryness, and the residue is separated by dry column chromatography on silica gel using benzene-ethyl acetate 4:1 as eluent. The title compounds are isolated as oils with Δ13 trans / Δ13 cis in ratio of 10:1. Complete resolution is effected with partition chromatography [for a description see M.J, Weiss et al., Tetrahedron, 20, 357 (1964)] on acid-washed Celite -545 using heptane: acetonitrile (Hold Back Volume-1000 ml.); 11-deoxy-prostaglandin-E 1  methyl ester is obtained in Hold Back Volume 3-5 and methyl 15-hydroxy-9-oxo-13-cis-prostenoate is obtained in Hold Back Volume 6-8. 
     EXAMPLE 733 
     Preparation of 11-deoxy-prostaglandin-E 1  methyl ester and methyl 15-hydroxy-9-oxo-13-cis-prostenoate 
     To a slurry of 0.243 g. (0.010 g. atom) of magnesium in 4 ml. of tetrahydrofuran is added under an inert atmosphere 2 ml. of a solution of 4.494 g. (0.010 mole) of 1-bromo-3-trityloxy-trans-1octene in 4 ml. of tetrahydrofuran. Reaction is initiated by warming the mixture to 65° C. and adding 1 drop of methyl iodide. The remainder of the halide is added at a rate to maintain a temperature of 65°-70° C. and the mixture is heated at 75°-80° C. for 30 minutes after complete addition of the halide. The Grignard reagent is cooled and added to 2.243 g. (0.010 mole) of 2-(6-carbomethoxyhexyl)-2-cyclopentenone and 0.200 g. of copper (I) iodide-tri-n-butylphosphine in 6 ml. of ether and worked up with saturated ammonium chloride solution and aqueous acetic acid in the manner of Example 121. The products are isolated as described in Example 723 to yield 11-deoxy-prostaglandin E 1  methyl ester and methyl 15-hydroxy-9-oxo-13-cis-prostenoate in a ratio of 2:1. 
     EXAMPLE 734 
     Preparation of 15-hydroxy-9-oxo-13-cis-prostenoic acid 
     Methyl 15-hydroxy-9-oxo-13-cis-prostenoic acid is treated with potassium hydroxide in aqueous methanol and worked up as described in Example 495 to yield the title compound, m.p. 71°-75° C. 
     EXAMPLE 735 
     Preparation of Prostaglandin-E 1  and 9-oxo-11α, 15-dihydroxy-13-cis-prostenoic acid 
     A Grignard reagent is prepared as described in Example 732 from 0.535 g. (0.022 g. atom) of magnesium, 6.742 g. (0.015 mole) of 1-bromo-3-triphenylmethoxy-trans-1-octene (Example 728), and 11 ml. of tetrahydrofuran at a temperature of 40°-42° C. The Grignard reagent is added to 3.95 g. of 2-(6-carbotetrahydropyranyloxyhexyl)-4-tetrahydropyranyloxy-2-cyclopentenone (Example 95) and 0.589 g. of copper (I) iodide tri-n-butylphosphine in 10 ml. of tetrahydrofuran and is worked up with ammonium chloride as described in Example 732. The protecting groups are removed by treating the worked up material, as described in Example 121, with 320 mol of acetic acid-water-tetrahydrofuran 2:1:1 at 45° C. and the products are isolated by chromatography on silica gel with a benzene-ethyl acetate gradient and resolved via partition chromatography on acid-washed Celite 545. 
     EXAMPLE 736 
     Preparation of Prostaglandin-E 1 , and 9-oxo-11α,15-dihydroxy-13-cis-prostenoic acid 
     Treatment of 2-(6-carbotetrahydropyranylhexyl)-4-tetrahydropyranyloxy-2-cyclopentenone (Example 95) with the Grignard reagent prepared from 1-bromo-3-triphenylmethoxy-trans-1-octen (Example 728) in the presence of Copper (I) iodide tri-n-butylphosphine complex by the procedure described in Example 733 is productive of the subject compounds. 
     EXAMPLE 737 
     Preparation of 9α,15-dihydroxy-13-trans-prostenoic acid 
     To a solution of 433 mg. of 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-13-trans-prostenoic acid in 4.5 ml. of tetrahydrofuran, stirred in an ice bath under nitrogen atmosphere, is added dropwise 3.7 ml. of 0.76M lithium perhydro-9b-boraphenalylhydride. After 40 minutes at 0° C. there is added 1.62 ml. of 3N sodium hydroxide followed by 1.62 ml. of 30% hydrogen peroxide. Ether is added and the resulting solution is acidified with 2N hydrochloric acid. The ether layer is washed several times with saturated sodium chloride solution, dried with anhydrous magnesium sulfate and taken to dryness to give the subject product as an oil. 
     EXAMPLES 738-893 
     Treatment of the 9-oxo derivatives designated in the table below with lithium perhydro-9b-boraphenalyl hydride by the procedure described in Example 737 provides the 9α,15-dihydroxy derivatives of the table. 
     
                       TABLE 9                                                     
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       Starting 9-oxo-                                                    
Ex-    derivative of  Product 9α,15-Dihydroxy                       
ample  Example        Derivative                                          
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738    375            9α,15-dihydroxy-5,6,7-                        
                      trinor-13-trans-prosten-                            
                      oic acid                                            
739    376            9α,15-dihydroxy-7a,7b-                        
                      bishomo-13-trans-pros-                              
                      tenoic acid                                         
740    377            9α,15-dihydroxy-2-ethyl-                      
                      13-trans-prostenoic                                 
                      acid                                                
741    378            9α,15-dihydroxy-3,3-di-                       
                      methyl-13-trans-prosten-                            
                      oic acid                                            
742    379            9α,15-dihydroxy-3-oxa-                        
                      13-trans-prostenoic                                 
                      acid                                                
743    380            9α,15-dihydroxy-7-nor-                        
                      13-trans-prostenoic                                 
                      acid                                                
744    381            9α,15-dihydroxy-2-fluoro-                     
                      13-trans-prostenoic acid                            
745    382            9α,15-dihydroxy-7a-homo-                      
                      13-trans-prostenoic acid                            
746    383            9α,15-dihydroxy-2-phenyl-                     
                      13-trans-prostenoic acid                            
747    384            9α,15-dihydroxy-2-methyl-                     
                      13-trans-prostenoic acid                            
748    385            9α,15-dihydroxy-10a-homo-                     
                      13-trans-prostenoic acid                            
749    386            9α,15-dihydroxy-10a-homo-                     
                      5,6,7-trinor-13-trans                               
                      prostenoic acid                                     
750    387            9α,15-dihydroxy-10a-homo-                     
                      7-nor-13-trans-prosten-                             
                      oic acid                                            
751    388            9α,15-dihydroxy-7a,10a-                       
                      bishomo-13-trans-pros-                              
                      tenoic acid                                         
752    389            9α,15,-dihydroxy-3-thia                       
                      13-trans-prostenoic                                 
                      acid                                                
753    390            9α,15-dihydroxy-13-trans-                     
                      prostenoic acid                                     
754    391            9α,15-dihydroxy-13-trans-                     
                      prostenoic acid                                     
755    392            9α,15-dihydroxy-13-trans-                     
                      prostenoic acid                                     
756    393            9α,15-dihydroxy-13-trans-                     
                      prostenoic acid                                     
757    394            9α,15-dihydroxy-5-cis,13-                     
                      trans-prostadienoic acid                            
758    395            9α,15-dihydroxy-2-nor-                        
                      13-trans-prostenoic acid                            
759    396            9α,15-dihydroxy-20-meth-                      
                      yl-13-trans-prostenoic                              
                      acid                                                
760    397            9α,15-dihydroxy-16-ethyl-                     
                      13-trans-prostenoic acid                            
761    398            9α,15-dihydroxy-16-meth-                      
                      yl-20-nor-13-trans-pros-                            
                      tenoic acid                                         
762    399            9α,15-dihydroxy-19-meth-                      
                      yl-13-trans, 18-prosta-                             
                      dienoic acid                                        
763    400            9α,15-dihydroxy-18,19-di-                     
                      methyl-13-trans, 18-pros-                           
                      tadienoic acid                                      
764    401            9α,15-dihydroxy-13-trans,                     
                      17-cis-prostadienoic acid                           
765    402            9α,15-dihydroxy-5,6,7-                        
                      trinor-13-trans, 17-cis-                            
                      prostadienoic acid                                  
766    403            9α,15-dihydroxy-6,7-di-                       
                      nor-13-trans, 17-cis-                               
                      prostadienoic acid                                  
767    404            9α,15-dihydroxy-7a,7b-                        
                      bishomo-13-trans, 17-                               
                      cis-prostadienoic acid                              
768    405            9α,15-dihydroxy-2-ethyl-                      
                      13-trans, 17-cis-pros-                              
                      tadienoic acid                                      
769    406            9α,15-dihydroxy-3,3-di-                       
                      methyl-13-trans, 17-cis-                            
                      prostadienoic acid                                  
770    407            9α,15-dihydroxy-3-oxa-                        
                      13-trans, 17-cis-pros-                              
                      tadienoic acid                                      
771    408            9α,15-dihydroxy-7-nor-                        
                      13-trans, 17-cis-pros-                              
                      tadienoic acid                                      
772    409            9α,15-dihydroxy-2-fluoro-                     
                      13-trans, 17-cis-pros-                              
                      tadienoic acid                                      
773    410            9α,15-dihydroxy-7a-homo-                      
                      13-trans, 17-cis-pros-                              
                      tadienoic acid                                      
774    411            9α,15-dihydroxy-2-phen-                       
                      yl-13-trans, 17-cis-                                
                      prostadienoic acid                                  
775    412            9α,15-dihydroxy-2-meth-                       
                      yl-13-trans, 17-cis-                                
                      prostadienoic acid                                  
776    413            9α,15-dihydroxy-10a-ho-                       
                      mo-13-trans, 17-cis-                                
                      prostadienoic acid                                  
777    414            9α,15-dihydroxy-10a-ho-                       
                      mo-5,6,7-trinor-13-                                 
                      trans, 17-cis-prostadi-                             
                      enoic acid                                          
778    415            9α,15-dihydroxy-10a-ho-                       
                      mo-7-nor-13-trans, 17-                              
                      cis-prostadienoic acid                              
779    416            9α,15-dihydroxy-7a,10a-                       
                      bishomo-13-trans, 17-                               
                      cis-prostadienoic acid                              
780    417            9α,15-dihydroxy-3-thia-                       
                      13-trans, 17-cis-pros-                              
                      tadienoic acid                                      
781    418            9α,15-dihydroxy-13-                           
                      trans, 17-cis-prostadi-                             
                      enoic acid                                          
782    419            9α,15-dihydroxy-13-                           
                      trans, 17-cis-prostadi-                             
                      enoic acid                                          
783    420            9α,15-dihydroxy-13-                           
                      trans, 17-cis-prostadi-                             
                      enoic acid                                          
784    421            9α,15-dihydroxy-13-trans,                     
                      17-cis-prostadienoic acid                           
785    422            9α,15-dihydroxy-5,6,7-                        
                      trinor-19-isobutyl-13-                              
                      trans, 18-prostadien-                               
                      oic acid                                            
786    423            9α,15-dihydroxy-5,6,7,-                       
                      19,20-pentanorf-13-trans,                           
                      17-prostadienoic acid                               
787    424            9α,15-dihydroxy-19,20-di-                     
                      nor-13-trans, 18-prosta-                            
                      dienoic acid                                        
788    425            9α,15-dihydroxy-17,20-di-                     
                      methyl-20-isopropenyl-13-                           
                      trans-prostenoic acid                               
789    426            9α,15-dihydroxy-16-ethyl-                     
                      6,7,19,20-tetranor-13-                              
                      trans-prostenoic acid                               
790    427            9α,15-dihydroxy-18,19-                        
                      dimethyl-6,7-dinor-13-                              
                      trans, 18-prostadienoic                             
                      acid                                                
791    428            9α,15-dihydroxy-16-ethyl-                     
                      7a,7b-bishomo-13-trans-                             
                      prostenoic acid                                     
792    429            9α,15-dihydroxy-19-meth-                      
                      yl-7a,7b-bishomo-13-                                
                      trans, 18-prostadienoic                             
                      acid                                                
793    430            9α,15-dihydroxy-2-ethyl-                      
                      19,20-dinor-13-trans-                               
                      prostenoic acid                                     
794    431            9α,15-dihydroxy-2,20-di-                      
                      ethyl-13-trans-prosten-                             
                      oic acid                                            
795    432            9α,15-dihydroxy-2-ethyl-                      
                      16-methyl-20-nor-13-                                
                      trans-prostenoic acid                               
796    433            9α,15-dihydroxy-2-ethyl-                      
                      18,19-dimethyl-13-                                  
                      trans, 18-prostadienoic                             
                      acid                                                
797    434            9α,15-dihydroxy-3,3-di-                       
                      methyl-18,19,20-trinor-                             
                      13-trans-prostenoic                                 
                      acid                                                
798    435            9α,15-dihydroxy-3,3,20-                       
                      trimethyl-13-trans-                                 
                      prostenoic acid                                     
799    436            9α,15-dihydroxy-3,3,16-                       
                      trimethyl-20-nor-13-                                
                      trans-prostenoic acid                               
800    437            9α,15-dihydroxy-3,3-di-                       
                      methyl-19-isobutyl-13-                              
                      trans, 18-prostadienoic                             
                      acid                                                
801    438            9α,15-dihydroxy-3,3-di-                       
                      methyl-19,20-dinor-13-                              
                      trans, 17-prostadienoic                             
                      acid                                                
802    439            9α,15-dihydroxy-3-oxa-20-                     
                      nor-13-trans-prostenoic                             
                      acid                                                
803    440            9α,15-dihydroxy-3-oxa-20-                     
                      methyl-13-trans-prosten-                            
                      oic acid                                            
804    441            9α,15-dihydroxy-3-oxa-16-                     
                      ethyl-13-trans-prosten-                             
                      oic acid                                            
805    442            9α,15-dihydroxy-3-oxa-16-                     
                      methyl-20-nor-13-trans-                             
                      prostenoic acid                                     
806    443            9α,15-dihydroxy-3-oxa-                        
                      19,20-dinor-13-trans, 17-                           
                      prostadienoic acid                                  
807    444            9α,15-dihydroxy-7,19,20-                      
                      trinor-13-trans, 17-                                
                      prostadienoic acid                                  
808    445            9α,15-dihydroxy-7-nor-                        
                      18,29-dimethyl-13-trans                             
                      18,prostadienoic acid                               
809    446            9α,15-dihydroxy-7,18,19-                      
                      20-tetranor-16-methyl-13-                           
                      trans-prostenoic acid                               
810    447            9α,15-dihydroxy-2-fluoro-                     
                      20-nor-13-trans-prosten-                            
                      oic acid                                            
811    448            9α,15-dihydroxy-2-fluoro-                     
                      20-ethyl-13-trans-pros-                             
                      tenoic acid                                         
812    449            9α,15-dihydroxy-2-fluoro-                     
                      16-ethyl-19,20-dinor-13-                            
                      trans-prostenoic acid                               
813    450            9α,15-dihydroxy-2-fluoro-                     
                      16-methyl-20-nor-13-                                
trans-prostenoic acid                                                     
814    451            9α,15-dihydroxy-2-fluoro-                     
                      19-methyl-13-trans, 18-                             
                      prostadienoic acid                                  
815    452            9α,15-dihydroxy-7a-homo-                      
                      18,19-dimethyl-13-trans,                            
                      18-prostadienoic acid                               
816    453            9α,15-dihydroxy-7a-homo-                      
                      19,20-dinor-13-trans,                               
                      17-prostadienoic acid                               
817    454            9α,15-dihydroxy-2-phenyl-                     
                      20-nor-13-trans-prosten-                            
                      oic acid                                            
818    455            9α,15-dihydroxy-2-phenyl-                     
                      20-methyl-13-trans-pros-                            
                      tenoic acid                                         
819    456            9α,15-dihydroxy-2-phenyl-                     
                      16-ethyl-13-trans-pros-                             
                      tenoic acid                                         
820    484            9α,15-dihydroxy-20-nor-5-                     
                      cis, 13-trans-prostadi-                             
                      enoic acid                                          
821    485            9α,15-dihydroxy-20-meth-                      
                      yl-5-cis,13-trans-pros-                             
                      tadienoic acid                                      
822    486            9α,15-dihydroxy-16-ethyl-                     
                      5-cis, 13-trans-prosta-                             
                      dienoic acid                                        
823    487            9α,15-dihydroxy-16-meth-                      
                      yl-20-nor-5-cis, 13-                                
                      trans-prostadienoic                                 
                      acid                                                
824    488            9α,15-dihydroxy-19-meth-                      
                      yl-5-cis, 13-trans, 18-                             
                      prostatrienoic acid                                 
825    489            9α,15-dihydroxy-18,19-                        
                      dimethyl-5-cis, 13-                                 
                      trans, 18-prostatrien-                              
                      oic acid                                            
826    490            9α,15-dihydroxy-19,20-di-                     
                      nor-5-cis, 13-trans, 17-                            
                      prostatrienoic acid                                 
827    20-dinor-prostanoic                                                
                      9α,15-dihydroxy-5-cis-                        
                      13-trans, 17-cis-prosta-                            
                      trienoic acid                                       
828    734            9α,15-dihydroxy-13-cis-                       
                      prostenoic acid                                     
829    735            9α,11a,15-trihydroxy-13-                      
                      cis-prostenoic acid                                 
830    615            9α,15-dihydroxy-2-ethyl-                      
                      prostanoic acid                                     
831    616            9α,15-dihydroxy-3,3-di-                       
                      methyl-prostanoic acid                              
832    617            9α,15-dihydroxy-3-oxa-                        
                      prostanoic acid                                     
833    618            9α,15-dihydroxy-2-fluoro-                     
                      prostanoic acid                                     
834    619            9α,15-dihydroxy-2-phenyl-                     
                      prostanoic acid                                     
835    620            9α,15-dihydroxy-2-meth-                       
                      yl-prostanoic acid                                  
836    621            9α,15-dihydroxy-3-thia-                       
                      prostanoic acid                                     
837    622            9α,15-dihydroxy-5-cis-                        
                      prostenoic acid                                     
838    623            9α,15-dihydroxy-2-ethyl-                      
                      19,20-dinor-prostanoic                              
                      acid                                                
839    624            9α,15-dihydroxy-3,3-di-                       
                      methyl-19,20-dinor-pros-                            
                      tanoic acid                                         
840    625            9α,15-dihydroxy-3-oxa-                        
                      19,20-dinor-prostanoic                              
                      acid                                                
841    626            9α,15-dihydroxy-2-fluoro-                     
                      19,20-dinor-prostanoic                              
                      acid                                                
842    627            9α,15-dihydroxy-2-phenyl-                     
                      19,20-dinor-prostanoic                              
                      acid                                                
843    628            9α,15-dihydroxy-2-meth-                       
                      yl-19,20-dinor-prostan-                             
                      oic acid                                            
844    629            9α,15-dihydroxy-3-thia-                       
                      19,20-dinor-prostanoic                              
                      acid                                                
845    630            9α,15-dihydroxy-19,20-di-                     
                      nor-5-cis-prostenoic acid                           
846    631            9α,15-dihydroxy-16-pros-                      
                      tynoic acid                                         
847    632            9α ,15-dihydroxy-6,7-di-                      
                      nor-16-prostynoic acid                              
848    633            9α,15-dihydroxy-7a,7b-                        
bishomo-16-prostynoic                                                     
                      acid                                                
849    634            9α,15-dihydroxy-2-ethyl-                      
                      16-prostynoic acid                                  
850    635            9α,15-dihydroxy-3,3-di-                       
                      methyl-16-prostynoic                                
                      acid                                                
851    636            9α,15-dihydroxy-3-oxa-16-                     
                      prostynoic acid                                     
852    637            9α,15-dihydroxy-7-nor-16-                     
                      prostynoic acid                                     
853    638            9α,15-dihydroxy-2-fluoro-                     
                      16-prostynoic acid                                  
854    639            9α,15-dihydroxy-7a-homo-                      
                      16-prostynoic acid                                  
855    640            9α,15-dihydroxy-2-phenyl-                     
                      16-prostynoic acid                                  
856    641            9α,15-dihydroxy-2-methyl-                     
                      16-prostynoic acid                                  
857    642            9α,15-dihydroxy-3-thia-                       
                      16-prostynoic acid                                  
858    643            9α,15-dihydroxy-10a-ho-                       
                      mo-16-prostynoic acid                               
859    644            9α,15-dihydroxy-10a-ho-                       
                      mo-7-nor-16-prostynoic                              
                      acid                                                
860    645            9α,15-dihydroxy-7a,10a-                       
                      bishomo-16-prostynoic                               
                      acid                                                
861    646            9α,15-dihydroxy-16-yne-                       
                      5-cis-prostenoic acid                               
862    683            9α,15-dihydroxy-16-trans-                     
                      prostenoic acid                                     
863    684            9α,15-dihydroxy-6,7-di-                       
                      nor-16-trans-prostenoic                             
                      acid                                                
864    684            9α,15-dihydroxy-7a,7b-                        
                      bishomo-16-trans-pros-                              
                      tenoic acid                                         
865    686            9α,15-dihydroxy-2-ethyl-                      
                      16-trans-protenoic acid                             
866    687            9α,15-dihydroxy-3,3-di-                       
                      methyl-16-trans-prosten-                            
                      oic acid                                            
867    688            9α,15-dihydroxy-3-oxa-16-                     
                      trans-prostenoic acid                               
868    689            9α,15-dihydroxy-7-nor-16-                     
                      trans-prostenoic acid                               
869    690            9α,15-dihydroxy-2-fluoro-                     
                      16-trans-prostenoic acid                            
870    691            9α ,15-dihydroxy-7a-homo-                     
                      16-trans-prostenoic acid                            
871    692            9α,15-dihydroxy-2-phenyl-                     
                      16-trans-prostenoic acid                            
872    693            9α,15-dihydroxy-2-methyl-                     
                      16-trans-prostenoic acid                            
873    694            9α,15-dihydroxy-3-thia-                       
                      16-trans-prostenoic acid                            
874    695            9α,15-dihydroxy-10a-homo-                     
                      16-trans-prostenoic acid                            
875    696            9α,15-dihydroxy-10a-homo-                     
                      7-nor-16-trans-prosten-                             
                      oic acid                                            
876    697            9α,15-dihydroxy-7a,10a-                       
                      bishomo-16-trans-pros-                              
                      tenoic acid                                         
877    698            9α,15-dihydroxy-5-cis,-                       
                      16-trans-prostadienoic                              
                      acid                                                
878    647            9α,15-dihydroxy-16-cis-                       
                      prostenoic acid                                     
879    648            9α,15-dihydroxy-6,7-di-                       
                      nor-16-cis-prostenoic                               
                      acid                                                
880    649            9α,15-dihydroxy-7a,7b-                        
                      bishomo-16-cis-prosten-                             
                      oic acid                                            
881    650            9α,15-dihydroxy-2-ethyl-                      
                      16-cis-prostenoic acid                              
882    651            9α,15-dihydroxy-3,3-di-                       
                      methyl-16-cis-prosten-                              
                      oic acid                                            
883    652            9α,15-dihydroxy-3-oxa-                        
                      16-cis-prostenoic acid                              
884    653            9α,15-dihydroxy-7-nor-                        
                      16-cis-prostenoic acid                              
885    654            9α,15-dihydroxy-2-fluoro-                     
                      16-cis-prostenoic acid                              
886    655            9α,15-dihydroxy-71-homo-                      
                      16-cis-prostenoic acid                              
887    656            9α,15-dihydroxy-2-phenyl-                     
                      16-cis-prostenoic acid                              
888    657            9α,15-dihydroxy-2-methyl-                     
                      16-cis-prostenoic acid                              
889    658            9α,15-dihydroxy-3-thia-                       
                      16-cis-prostenoic acid                              
890    659            9α,15-dihydroxy-10a-ho-                       
                      mor-16-cis-prostenoic                               
                      acid                                                
891    660            9α,15-dihydroxy-10a-ho-                       
                      mo-7-nor-16-cis-prosten-                            
                      oic acid                                            
892    661            9α,15-dihydroxy-7a,10a-                       
                      bishomo-16-cis-prosten-                             
                      oic acid                                            
893    662            9α,15-dihydroxy-5-cis,-                       
                      16-cis-prostadienoic                                
                      acid                                                
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     EXAMPLE 894 
     Preparation of 2-carbalkoxy (methyl/ethyl)-2-(2-methoxyethyl)-cyclopentan-1-one 
     Treatment of 2-cyclopentanone carboxylate (mixed methyl and ethyl esters) with 2-methoxyethyl bromide by the method of Example 1 furnishes the subject compound as an oil, b.p. 90° C. (0.1 mm). 
     EXAMPLE 895 
     Preparation of 2-(2-methoxyethyl)cyclopentan-1-one 
     Heating 8 g. of 2-carboalkoxy (methyl/ethyl)-2-(2-methoxyethyl)-cyclopentan-1-one (Example 894) in 8 ml. of 20% aqueous hydrochloric acid at reflux for 3.5 hours and isolating the product by the method of Example 2 furnishes the subject compound as an oil, b.p. 45°-50° C. (0.02 mm). 
     EXAMPLE 896 
     Preparation of 1-acetoxy-2-(2-methoxyethyl)cyclopent-1-one 
     The subject compound is prepared from 2-(2-methoxyethyl)cyclopentan-1-one (Example 895) and acetic anhydride by the procedure of Example 10. The product is an oil, b.p. 60° C. (0.2 mm.) 
     EXAMPLE 897 
     Preparation of 2-(2-hydroxyethyl)-cyclopent-2-en-1-one 
     The enol acetate of Example 894 is brominated and dehydrobrominated by the method described in Example 13. The crude product is then dissolved in methylene chloride and is added a7 -78° C. to a methylene chloride solution containing about seven molar equivalents of boron tribromide. After one hour at -78° C. the solution is allowed to warm to room temperature and is then kept at ambient temperatures for a total of 18 hours. The mixture is poured into water and extracted with ether. The organic phase is washed with saturated saline solution, then water and is dried. Evaporation of solvents leaves subject product, which is purified by distillation. The combined organic phases are washed with ice cold 5% sodium hydroxide solution, ice cold 5% hydrochloric acid, and saturated sodium chloride solution, dried with anhydrous magnesium sulfate and taken to dryness. Distillation gives a pale yellow oil; λ max 5.85 μ (carbonyl group). 
     EXAMPLE 898 
     Preparation of 2-formylmethylcyclopent-2en-1-one 
     Chromium trioxide (0.6 mol) is added to a stirring solution of (1.2 mol) of anhydrous pyridine in 1500 ml. of anhydrous methylene chloride cooled in an ice bath. The deep red suspension is stirred for 15 minutes at 0° C. and 45 minutes at ambient temperature. A solution of 01.5 mol of 2-(2-hydroxyethyl)-cyclopent-2-en-1-one (Example 897) in 50 ml. of methylene chloride is added, all at once, to the suspension. A black terry deposit is formed immediately. After stirring the mixture for 25 minutes at ambient temperature, the methylene chloride is decanted from the tarry precipitate which is then triturated several times with ether. 
     EXAMPLE 899 
     Preparation of 2-(6-carboxy-2-cis-hexenyl)-cyclopent-2-en-1-one 
     A mixture of 0.194 g. (0.007952 mole) of sodium hydride (free of mineral oil) and 5.5 ml. of dimethylsulfoxide is heated to 70° C. until gas evolution ceases under a nitrogen atmosphere. The resulting solution is cooled below room temperature and treated with a solution of 1.400 g. (0.00316 mole) of 4-carboxybutyltriphenyl phosphonium bromide [E.J. Corey et al., J. Am. Chem. Soc., 91, 5675 (1969)] in 6 ml. of dimethylsulfoxide. To the resulting red solution is added 0.00263 mole of 2-formylmethylcyclopent-2-en-1-one (Example 898) in 2 ml. of dimethylsulfoxide and the mixture is stirred at room temperature for 2.25 hours. The mixture is poured into ice water, sodium hydroxide solution is added to pH 12, and the neutral materials are extracted with diethyl ether. The basic phase is acidified with dilute hydrochloric acid and is extracted with diethyl ether. THe organic phase is washed with water and saturated brine, dried (Na 2  SO 4 ), and evaporated to a semicrystalline mass. The latter is triturated with hot hexane, the solids are filtered off, and the filtrate is evaporated to yield the subject product as an oil. 
     EXAMPLE 900 
     Preparation of 2-(6-carbomethoxy-2-cis-hexentyl)-cyclopent-2-en-1-one 
     Treatment of 2-(6-carboxy-2-cis-hexenyl)-cyclopent-2-en-1-one (Example 899) with diazomethane in the usual manner is productive of the subject ester. 
     EXAMPLES 901-909 
     Hydrogenation of 13-trans-prostenoic acids designated in the table below by the procedure of Example 699 is productive of the prostanoic acids of the table. 
     
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        Starting 13                                                       
        trans-pro-    Product                                             
Ex-     stenoic acid  Prostanoic                                          
ample   of Example    Acid                                                
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901     397           9-oxo-15-hydroxy-                                   
                      16-ethyl-pro-                                       
                      stanoic acid                                        
902     398           9-oxo-15-hydroxy-                                   
                      16-methyl-20-                                       
                      nor-prostanoic                                      
                      acid                                                
903     400           9-oxo-15-hydroxy-                                   
                      18,19-dimethyl-                                     
                      prostanoic acid                                     
904     426           9-oxo-15-hydroxy-                                   
                      16-ethyl-6,7,19,                                    
                      20-tetranor-pro-                                    
                      stanoic acid                                        
905     428           9-oxo-15-hydroxy-                                   
                      16-ethyl-7a,7b-                                     
                      bishomo-prostan-                                    
                      oic acid                                            
906     429           9-oxo-15-hydroxy-                                   
                      19-methyl-7a,7b-                                    
                      bishomo-prostan-                                    
                      oic acid                                            
907     433           9-oxo-15-hydroxy-                                   
                      2-ethyl-18,19-                                      
                      dimethyl-pro-                                       
                      stanoic acid                                        
908     436           9-oxo-15-hydroxy-                                   
                      3,3,16-trimethyl-                                   
                      20-nor-prostanoic                                   
                      acid                                                
909     476           9-oxo-15-hydroxy-                                   
                      7a,10a-bishomo-16-                                  
                      methyl-20-nor-                                      
                      prostanoic acid                                     
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     EXAMPLES 910-915 
     Treatment of the 9-oxo-alkyl esters designated in the table below with sodium borohydride by the procedure described in Example 257 is productive of the corresponding 9-hydroxy derivative of the table. These products are obtained as 9α- and 9β-hydroxy epimeric mixtures. 
     
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       Starting 9-oxo                                                     
Ex-    derivative of Product                                              
ample  Example       9α/9β-hydroxy derivative                  
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910    260           ethyl 9α/9β,15-dihydroxy-                 
                     2-ethyl-13-trans-                                    
                     prostenoate                                          
911    261           ethyl 9α/9β,15-dihydroxy-                 
                     3,3-dimethyl-13-trans-                               
                     prostenoate                                          
912    262           ethyl 9α/9β,15-dihydroxy-                 
                     3-oxa-13-trans-                                      
                     prostenoate                                          
913    266           ethyl 9α/9β,15-dihydroxy-                 
                     2-phenyl-13-trans-                                   
                     prostenoate                                          
914    272           ethyl 9α/9β,15-dihydroxy-                 
                     3-thia-13-trans-                                     
                     prostenoate                                          
915    284           ethyl 9α/9β,15-dihydroxy-                 
                     13-trans,17-cis-                                     
                     prostadienoate                                       
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     EXAMPLES 916-921 
     Saponification of the ethyl ester designated in the table below by the procedure described in Example 122 furnishes the carboxylic acids of the table. 
     
                       TABLE 12                                                    
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                      Product 9α/9β,15-di-                     
Ex-    Starting ethyl hydroxy-13-trans-pro-                               
ample  ester of Example                                                   
                      stenoic acid                                        
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916    910            9α/9β,15-dihydroxy-                      
                      2-ethyl-13-trans-                                   
                      prostenoic acid                                     
917    911            9α/9β,15-dihydroxy-                      
                      3,3-dimethyl-13-                                    
                      trans-prostenoic                                    
                      acid                                                
918    912            9α/9β,15-dihydroxy-                      
                      3-oxa-13-trans-                                     
                      prostenoic acid                                     
919    913            9α/9β,15-dihydroxy-                      
                      2-phenyl-13-trans-                                  
                      prostenoic acid                                     
920    914            9α/9β,15-dihydroxy-                      
                      3-thia-13-trans-                                    
                      prostenoic acid                                     
921    915            9α/9β,15-dihydroxy-                      
                      13-trans,17-cis-                                    
                      prostadienoic acid                                  
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     EXAMPLES 922-932 
     Treatment of the cycloalkenones of Table 13, which follows, with the Grignard reagent, prepared from 1-bromo-3-triphenylmethoxy-trans-1-octene and magnesium according to the procedure of Example 733, hydrolizing the intermediate 15-0-triphenylmethyl derivatives with glacial acetic acid-tetrahydrofura-water (4:2:1) according to the procedure of Example 121, and isolating the products in the manner described in Example 732 is productive of the product 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-13-cis-prostenoates and 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-13-trans-prostenoates of the table. 
     
                                           TABLE 13                                
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     Starting cyclopentenone                                              
                  Product 15-hydroxy-13-cis-                              
                                    Product 15-hydroxy-13-trans-          
Example                                                                   
     Ester of Example                                                     
                  prostenoate ester prostenoate ester                     
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922  23           ethyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-7a,7b-                           
                                    ethyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-7a,7b-         
                  bishomo-13-cis-prostenoate                              
                                    bishomo-13-trans-prostenoate          
923  31           ethyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-2-ethyl-                         
                                    ethyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-2-             
                  13-cis-prostenoate                                      
                                    ethyl-13-trans-prostenoate            
924  41           ethyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-3,3-di-                          
                                    ethyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-3,3-di-        
                  methyl-13-cis-prostenoate                               
                                    methyl 13-trans-prostenoate           
925  46           ethyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-3-oxa-                           
                                    ethyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-3-oxa-         
                  13-cis-prostenoate                                      
                                    13-trans-prostenoate                  
926  53           ethyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-7-nor-                           
                                    ethyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-7-nor-         
                  13-cis-prostenoate                                      
                                    13-trans-prostenoate                  
927  70           ethyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-2-fluoro-                        
                                    ethyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-2-             
                  13-cis-prostenoate                                      
                                    fluoro-13-trans-prostenoate           
928  84           n-decyl-oxo-15-hydroxy-                                 
                                    n-decyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-             
                  13-cis-prostenoate 13-trans-prostenoate                 
929  99           ethyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-2-methyl-                        
                                    ethyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-2-             
                  13-cis-prostenoate                                      
                                    methyl-13-trans-prostenoate           
930  111          ethyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-10a-homo                         
                                    ethyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-10a-           
                  13-cis-prostenoate                                      
                                    homo-13-trans-prostenoate             
931  118          ethyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-3-thia-                          
                                    ethyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-3-             
                  13-cis-prostenoate                                      
                                    thia-13-trans-prostenoate             
932  900          methyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-5-                              
                                    methyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-5-            
                  cis, 13-cis-prostadienoate                              
                                    cis, 13-trans-                        
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     EXAMPLES 933-942 
     Saponification of the 13-cis-prostenoate alkyl esters designated in Table 14 below by the method described in Example 122 is productive of the 13-cis-prostenoic acids of the Table. 
     
                                           TABLE 14                                
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     Starting 13-cis-prostenoate                                          
Example                                                                   
     Ester of Example                                                     
                     Product 13-cis-prostenoic acids                      
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933  922             9-oxo-15-hydroxy-7a,7b-bishomo-13-                   
                     cis-prostenoic acid                                  
934  923             9-oxo-15-hydroxy-2-ethyl-13-cis-                     
                     prostenoic acid                                      
935  924             9-oxo-15-hydroxy-3,3-dimethyl-13-cis-                
                     prostenoic acid                                      
936  925             9-oxo-15-hydroxy-3-oxa-13-cis-prostenoic acid        
937  926             9-oxo-15-hydroxy-7-nor-13-cis-prostenoic acid        
938  927             9-oxo-15-hydroxy-2-fluoro-13-cis-prostenoic acid     
939  929             9-oxo-15-hydroxy-2-methyl-13-cis-prostenoic acid     
940  930             9-oxo-15-hydroxy-10a-homo-13-cis-prostenoic acid     
941  931             9-oxo-15-hydroxy-3-thia-13-cis-prostenoic acid       
942  932             9-oxo-15-hydroxy-5-cis, 13-cis-prostadienoic         
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                     acid                                                 
 
    
     EXAMPLES 943-954 
     Treatment of the 9-oxo-13-cis-prostenoic acids and esters of Table 15 below with lithium perhydro-9b-boraphenalyl hydride by the procedure described in Example 737 furnishes the 9α,15-dihydroxy-13-cis-prostenoic acids and esters of the table. 
     
                                           TABLE 15                                
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     Starting 9-oxo-13-cis-                                               
     prostenoic derivative                                                
Example                                                                   
     of Example   Product 9α,15-hydroxy-13-cis-prostenoic acid and  
                  esters                                                  
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943  933          9,15-dihydroxy-7a,7b-bishomo-13-cis-prostenoic acid     
944  934          9,15-dihydroxy-2-ethyl-13-cis-prostenoic acid           
945  935          9,15-dihydroxy-3,3-dimethyl-13-cis-prostenoic acid      
946  936          9,15-dihydroxy-3-oxa-13-cis-prostenoic acid             
947  937          9,15-dihydroxy-7-nor-13-cis-prostenoic acid             
948  938          9,15-dihydroxy-2-fluoro-13-cis-prostenoic acid          
949  939          9,15-dihydroxy-2-methyl-13-cis-prostenoic acid          
950  940          9,15-dihydroxy-10a-homo-13-cis-prostenoic acid          
951  941          9,15-dihydroxy-3-thia-13-cis-prostenoic acid            
952  942          9,15-dihydroxy-5-cis,-13-cis-prostadienoic acid         
953  932          methyl 9,15-dihydroxy-5-cis, 13-cis-prostadienoate      
954  928          n-decyl 9,15-dihydroxy-13-cis-prostenoate               
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     EXAMPLE 955 
     Preparation of 1-iodo-trans-1-octen-3-ol 
     A solution of 78.2 g (0.310 moles) of 1-iodo-trans-1-octen-3-one (Example 724) in 150 ml. of absolute ethanol is added dropwise over 2 hours to a slurry of 6.49 g. (0.172 moles) of sodium borohydride in 50 ml. of absolute ethanol cooled in an ice bath. After the addition is complete, the mixture is stirred for 2 hours with ice cooling and is then poured into 1 1. of water. The mixture is extracted into benzene and the organic phase is washed with saturated brine, dried (Na 2  SO 4 ) and evaporated. The resulting oil is dissolved into 400 ml. of absolute ethanol and treated with 5 mole percent of p-carboxyphenylhydrazine at 70° C. for 1.5 hours to remove residual ketone. The mixture is cooled and evaporated and the residue is dissolved into 400 ml. of ether and is filtered. The filtrate is washed with dilute sodium bicarbonate solution and saturated brine, dried (Na 2  SO 4 ), and evaporated to an oil. This oil is chromatographyed upon 2 Kg. of Florisil® packed in hexane and the product is obtained upon elution with benzene Distillation of the product yields a colorless oil, b.p. 74°-76° C. (0.005 tor.). 
     EXAMPLE 956 
     Preparation of 1-iodo-3-(p-anisyldiphenylmethoxy)-trans-1-octene 
     A mixture of 14.92 g. (0.0588 mole) of 1-iodo-trans-1-octen-3-ol (Example 955) and 18.2 g. (0.0588 mole) of p-anisyldiphenylmentyl chloride in 165 ml. of dry pyridine is heated at 60° C. for 18 hours under an inert atmosphere. The mixture is cooled and the solvent is evaporated in vacuo. The residue is partitioned between ether and water, and the organic phase is washed with water and saturated brine, dried (MgSO 4 ), and evaporated. The residue is chromatographed upon 300 g. of Florisil® packed in hexane and the product is eluted with hexane and 4:1 hexane-benzene the yield a colorless oil. 
     EXAMPLE 957 
     Preparation of methyl esters of dl-11-deoxyprostaglandin-E 1  and dl-11-deoxy-15-epi-prostaglandin E 1   
     To a solution of 6.030 g. (0.01215 mole) of 1-iodo-3-triphenylmethoxy-trans-1-octene (Example 730) in 8 ml. of toluene cooled to -78° C. under an inert atmosphere is added 5.2 ml. of a 2.34 M solution of n-butyllithium in hexane. The resulting solution is allowed to warm to -40° C. and is maintained at this temperature for 1 hour. To the solution containing 3-triphenylmethoxy-trans-1-octenyllithium is then added 5.0 ml. of a 2.44 M (0.0122 mole) solution of trimethylaluminum in heptane and the mixture is allowed to warm to -10° C. The mixture containing lithium trimethyl(3-triphenylmethoxy-trans-1-octenyl)alanate is then cooled to -78° C. and to it is added a solution of 2.725 g. (0.01215 mole) of 2-(6-carbomethoxyhexyl)-2-cyclopentenone (Example 83) dissolved in 10 ml. of diethyl ether. The mixture is allowed to warm to room temperature and is stirred at ambient temperature for 18 hours. The mixture is then poured onto ice and diluted hydrochloric acid and is extracted into ether. The organic phase is washed with water and saturated brine, dried (Na 2  SO 4 ), and evaporated to yield a colorless oil. This oil is heated with 100 ml. of 80% aqueous acetic acid at 80° C. for 1 hour under an inert atmosphere. The resulting mixture is cooled and evaporated in vacuo to dryness with 100 ml. of xylene to yield an oil. This oil is dry-column-chromatographed upon 400 g. of silica gel using 4:1 benzene-ethyl acetate as eluent to yield a total of 2.59 g. of dl-11-deoxyprostaglandin E 1  and dl-11-deoxy-15-epiprostaglandin E 1  methyl esters. 
     EXAMPLE 958 
     Preparation of 4-(trimethylsiloxy)-2-(6-carbotrimethylsiloxyhexyl)cyclopent-2-en-1-one 
     To a solution of 5 g. of 2-(6-carboxyhexyl)-4-hydroxy-cyclopent-2-en-1-one (Example 94) in 10 ml. of dry N,N-dimethylformamide is added 5.4 g. of trimethylsilyl chloride in a nitrogen atmosphere. To the resulting solution cooled in a top water bath is added 5.05 g. of triethylamine in 10 ml. of N,N-dimethylformamide dropwise. The resulting mixture is stirred at 60° C. in an oil-bath for 2 hours, then at ambient temperatures for 18 hours. Triethylamine hydrochloride is removed by filtration and the filtrate is taken to dryness. The residual oil is distilled to give 2.6 g of product, b.p. 156°-157° C. (0.07 mm.). 
     EXAMPLE 958A 
     Preparation of 4-(dimethylisopropylsiloxy)-2-(6-carbodimethylisopropylsiloxyhexyl)cyclopent-2-en-1-one 
     Treatment of 1 g. of 2-(6-carboxyhexyl)-4-hydroxy-cyclopent-2-en-1-one in 2 ml. of dry N,N-dimethylformamide containing 1.81 g of dimethylisopropylsilyl chloride [E. J. Crey, R. K. Varma, J. Amer. Chem. Soc., 93, 7320 (1971)] 1.57 g. of triethylamine in 2 ml. of N,N-dimethylformamide in the manner described in Example 958 gives 1.45 g. of product after two evaporations with toluene. 
     EXAMPLE 959 
     Preparation of 4-(dimethyl-t-butylsiloxy)-2-(6-carbodimethyl-t-butylsiloxyhexyl)cyclopent-2-en-1-one 
     To a 0° C. solution of 2.0 gm. (8.55 mole) 4-hydroxy-2-(6-carboxyhexyl)cyclopent-2-en-1-one (Example 94) and 3.65 gm. (54 mole) of imidazole in 5 ml. of dimethylformamide is added a slurry consisting of 4.07 gm. (27 mole) of dimethyl-t-butyl chlorosilane in 5 ml. of dimethylformamide. The slurry is rinsed in with an additional 1 ml. of dimethylformamide. The ice-bath is removed and the solution is stirred at 37° C. for four hours. The solution is then poured into 140 ml. of water and the aqueous solution is extracted twice with 70 ml. of isomeric hexanes. The organic layers are combined, dried with magnesium sulfate and concentrated in vacuo to an oil. Toluene (50 ml.) is added twice and evaporated in vacuo to remove unwanted low boiling impurities. 
     The residue is maintained under active vacuum overnight to give 3.38 gm. (7.45 mole) of an oil, that shows no hydroxyl or carboxyl absorption in the infrared. ν max: 1720 cm -1  (unsaturated ketone and silyl ester), 840, 815, 795, 780 cm -1  (silyl ether and silyl ester). 
     EXAMPLE 960 
     Preparation of dl-prostaglandin E 1  and dl-epi-prostaglandin E 1   
     To a solution of 4.790 g. (0.0091 mole) of 3-(p-anisyldiphenylmethoxy)-trans-1-iodo-1-octene (Example 956) in 5 ml. of toluene cooled to -78° C. under an inert atmosphere is added 3.9 ml. of 2.34 M n-butyllithium in hexane. The resulting solution is warmed to -40° C. and is maintained at this temperature for 1 hour. To the solution containing 2-(p-anisyldiphenylmethoxy)-trans-1-octenyllithium is then added 3.6 ml. of a 2.44 M solution of trimethylaluminum in heptane and the mixture is allowed to warm to 0° C. The solution containing lithium trimethyl[3-(p-anisyldiphenylmethoxy)-trans-1-octenyl]alanate is then added to a solution of 3.30 g. (0.00726 mole) of 2-(6-carbo-t-butyldimethylsiloxyhexyl)-4-(t-butyldimethylsiloxy)-2-cyclopentenone (Example 959) dissolved in 10 ml. of ether cooled to -45° C. under an inert atmosphere. The resulting solution is allowed to warm to room temperature and is stirred at ambient temperatures for 17 hours. The solution is then poured onto a mixture of 5 ml. of concentrated hydrochloric acid and 150 g. of ice. This mixture is stirred until the ice melts and is extracted into ether. The organic phase is washed with ice cold water and cold saturated brine, dried (Na 2  SO 4 ), and is evaporated (&lt;37° C.) in vacuo. The resulting oil is then heated to 38° C. for 23 hours under an inert atmosphere with 100 ml. of 3:1:1 (V:V:V) acetic acid-tetrahydrofuran-water. The mixture is then evaporated with 150 ml. of xylene in vacuo (&lt;38° C.) to yield an oil. Chromatography of this oil upon 115 g. of Silic AR CC-4 (Mallinckrodt) using a benzene-ethyl acetate gradient as eluent yields dl-prostaglandin E 1 , m.p. 108°-112° (from ethyl acetate) and dl-15-epi-prostaglandin E 1 . 
     EXAMPLE 961 
     Preparation of 3-triphenylmethoxy-trans-1-octenyllithium 
     To a solution of 4.96 g. of 1-iodo-3-triphenylmethoxy-trans-1-octene (Example 730) in 10 ml. of toluene cooled to -78° C. is added under an inert atmosphere 1 molar equivalent of n-butyllithium dissolved in hexane. The reaction mixture is allowed to warm to -40° C. and is then maintained at that temperature for 1 hour to yield a hydrocarbon solution of 3-triphenylmethoxy-trans-1-octenyllithium. 
     EXAMPLE 962 
     Preparation of 3-(p-anisyldiphenylmethoxy)-trans-1-octenyllithium 
     To a solution of 5.26 g. of 1-iodo-3-(p-anisyldiphenylmethoxy)-trans-1-octene (Example 956) in 10 ml. of toluene, cooled to -78° C., is added under an inert atmosphere 1 molar equivalent of n-butyllithium dissolved in hexane. The reaction mixture is allowed to warm to -40° C. and is maintained at that temperature for 1 hour to yield a hydrocarbon solution of 3-(p-anisyldiphenylmethoxy)-trans-1-octenyllithium. 
     EXAMPLE 963 
     Preparation of lithium [3-triphenylmethoxy-trans-1-octenyl]-trimethylalanate 
     To a hydrocarbon solution of 3-triphenylmethoxy-trans-1-octenyllithium (Example 961) cooled to -40° C. is added under an inert atmosphere 1 molar equivalent of trimethylaluminum dissolved in heptane to yield a hydrocarbon solution of the title compound. 
     EXAMPLE 964 
     Preparation of lithium [3-p-anisyldiphenylmethoxy)-trans-1-octenyl]-trimethylalanate 
     To a hydrocarbon solution of 3-(p-anisyldiphenylmethoxy)-trans-1-octenyllithium (Example 962) cooled to -40° C. is added under an inert atmosphere 1 molar equivalent of trimethylaluminum dissolved in hexane to yield a hydrocarbon solution of the title compound. 
     EXAMPLE 965 
     Preparation of lithium [3-triphenylmethoxy-trans-1-octenyl]-tri-n-propylalanate 
     To a hydrocarbon solution of 3-triphenylmethoxy-trans-1-octenyllithium (Example 961) cooled to -40° C. is added under an inert atmosphere 1 molar equivalent of tri-n-propylaluminum dissolved in hexane to yield a hydrocarbon solution of the title compound. 
     EXAMPLE 966 
     Preparation of lithium [3-(p-anisyldiphenylmethoxy)-trans-1-octenyl]-tri-n-hexylalanate 
     To a hydrocarbon solution of 3-(p-anisyldiphenylmethoxy)-trans-1-octenyllithium (Example 962) cooled to -40° C. is added under an inert atmosphere 1 molar equivalent to tri-n-hexylaluminum dissolved in heptane to yield a hydrocarbon solution of the title compound. 
     EXAMPLE 967 
     Preparation of lithium [3-triphenylmethoxy-trans-1-octenyl]-tri-n-decylalanate 
     To a hydrocarbon solution of 3-triphenylmethoxy-trans-1-octenyllithium (Example 961) cooled to -40° C. is added under an inert atmosphere 1 molar equivalent of tri-n-decylaluminum dissolved in heptane to yield a hydrocarbon solution of the title compound. 
     EXAMPLE 968 
     Preparation of lithium di-(3-triphenylmethoxy-trans-1-octenyl)-dimethylalanate 
     To a hydrocarbon solution of dimethylaluminum chloride cooled to -78° C. is added under an inert atmosphere 2 molar equivalents of 3-triphenylmethoxy-trans-1-octenyllithium (Example 961) dissolved in toluene-hexane solvent. The mixture is allowed to warm to 0° C. to yield a hydrocarbon solution of the title compound. 
     EXAMPLE 969 
     Preparation of lithium di-[3-(p-anisyldiphenylmethoxy)-trans-1-octenyl]-diethylalanate 
     To a hexane solution of diethylaluminum chloride cooled to -78° C. is added under an inert atmosphere 2 molar equivalents of 3-(p-anisyldiphenylmethoxy)-trans-1-octenyllithium (Example 962) dissolved in toluene-hexane solvent. The mixture is allowed to warm to 0° C. to yield a hydrocarbon solution of the title compound. 
     EXAMPLE 970 
     Preparation of lithium tri-(3-triphenylmethoxy-trans-1-octenyl)-ethylalanate 
     To a hydrocarbon solution of ethylaluminum dichloride cooled to -78° C. is added an inert atmosphere 3 molar equivalents of 3-triphenylmethoxy-trans-1-octenyllithium (Example 961) dissolved in toluene-hexane solvent. The mixture is allowed to warm to 0° C. to yield a hydrocarbon solution of the title compound. 
     EXAMPLE 971 
     Preparation of lithium tetra-(3-triphenylmethoxy-trans-1-octenyl)alanate 
     To a well stirred mixture of anhydrous aluminum chloride and hexane cooled to -78° C. is added under an inert atmosphere 4 molar equivalents of 3-triphenylmethoxy-trans-1-octenyllithium (Example 961) dissolved in toluene-hexane The mixture is allowed to warm to 0° C. to yield the title compound. 
     EXAMPLE 972 
     Preparation of lithium tetra-(3-p-anisyldiphenylmethoxy-trans-1-octenyl)alanate 
     To a well stirred mixture of anhydrous aluminum chloride and hexane cooled to -78° C. is added under an inert atmosphere 4 molar equivalents of 3-p-anisyldiphenylmethoxy-trans-1-octenyllithium (Example 962) dissolved in toluene-hexane. The mixture is allowed to warm to 0° C. to yield the title compound. 
     EXAMPLES 973-981 
     Substitution of lithium trimethyl(3-triphenylmethoxy-trans-1-octenyl)alanate in Example 957 with the lithium alanates of Examples 964, 965, 966, 967, 968, 969, 970, 971 or 972 is productive of the methyl esters of d,l-11-deoxy-prostaglandin E 1  and d,11-deoxy-15-epi-prostaglandin E 1 . 
     EXAMPLES 982-990 
     Substitution of lithium trimethyl [3-(p-anisyldiphenylmethoxy)-trans-1-octenyl]alanate of Example 960 with the lithium alanates of Examples 965, 966, 967, 968, 969, 970, 971 or 972 is productive of d,l-prostaglandin-E 1  and d,l-15-epi-prostaglandin E 1 . 
     EXAMPLE 991 
     Preparation of hexanoyl bromide 
     A mixture of 300 g. of hexanoic acid and 260 g. of phosphorus tribromide is heated at 80° C. for 1.5 hours with stirring and protection from moisture. The mixture is cooled and the upper phase is decanted into a distilling flask. Distillation of this material yields 400 g. of the colorless acid bromide, b.p. 51°-53° C. (10 torr.). 
     EXAMPLE 992 
     Preparation of 1-bromo-trans-1-octen-3-one 
     A mixture of 300 g. of aluminum bromide and 250 ml. of 1,2-dibromoethane, cooled in an ice bath and protected from moisture, is saturated with acetylene. To the mixture is added with ice cooling 150 g. of hexanoyl bromide (Example 991) over a period of 20 minutes and the resulting mixture is treated with acetylene until gas uptake ceases. The reaction mixture is poured onto 500 ml. of saturated brine and 500 g. of ice. The resulting mixture is extracted twice with 500 ml. of ether. The combined organic extracts are washed twice with 500 ml. of saturated brine and dried with anhydrous sodium sulfate. To the organic phase is added 5 g. of hydroquinone and the solvent is evaporated in vacuo to yield the crude 1-bromo-trans-1-octen-3-one. 
     EXAMPLE 993 
     Preparation of 1-bromo-trans-1-octen-3-ol 
     To an ice cooled mixture of 20 g. of sodium borohydride in 800 ml. of anhydrous ethanol is added 160 g. of crude 1-bromo-trans-1-octen-3-one (Example 992) over a period of 0.5 hour. The mixture is stirred for 2 hours with ice cooling and is then partitioned between ice water and benzene. The organic phase is washed with water and saturated brine, dried (Na 2  SO 4 ), and evaporated to an oil. Distillation gives the product as an oil, b.p. 66°-68° C. (0.025 torr.). 
     EXAMPLE 994 
     Preparation of 4,4-dimethyl-1-octyn-3-ol 
     To a solution of 20.2 g. (0.220 mole) of lithium acetylide-ethylenediamine complex in 100 ml. of dry dimethylsulfoxide is added 25.6 g. (0.200 mole) of 2,2-dimethyl-1-hexanal, prepared according to the procedure of G. Stork and S. R. Dowd, J. Amer. Chem. Soc., 85, 2178 (1963), in 25 ml. of dimethylsulfoxide at a rate to maintain a temperature of 25° C. (cooling). The mixture is then maintained at 25° C. for 2 hours and is poured onto ice and excess hydrochloric acid. The mixture is extracted with ether and the organic phase is washed with water and saturated brine, dried (Na 2  SO 4 ), and evaporated to an oil. Distillation in vacuo yields the product as a colorless oil. 
     EXAMPLE 995 
     Preparation of 4,4-dimethyl-3-tetrahydropyranyloxy-1-octyne 
     To a solution of 23.1 g. (0.150 mole) of 4,4-dimethyl-1-octyn-3-ol (Example 994) in 126 g. of freshly distilled dihydropyran is added 1 drop of phosphorus oxychloride and the solution is maintained at ambient temperature in a tightly stoppered flask for 20 hours. Five drops of triethylamine are then added and the mixture is evaporated in vacuo to an oil. The oil is chromatographed on 600 g. of silica gel and the product is eluted with 5% ethyl acetate in benzene yielding a colorless oil. 
     EXAMPLE 996 
     Preparation of 4,4-dimethyl-1-iodo-trans-1-octen-3-ol 
     To 233 ml. of a 0.43M solution of disiamylborane in diglyme cooled to 0° C. under an inert atmosphere is added 23.8 g. (0.100 mole) 4,4-dimethyl-3-tetrahydropyranyloxy-1-octyne (Example 995). The mixture is allowed to come to room temperature and is stirred at ambient temperature for 3 hours. The solution is cooled to 0° C. and 22.5 g. (0.30 mole) of triethylamine oxide is added portionwise such that the temperature is maintained at 0°-5° C. The mixture is stirred at 0° C. for 1 hour and is then poured into 150 ml. of 1 N sodium hydroxide followed immediately by a solution of 25.4 g. (0.100 mole) of iodine in 60 ml. of tetrahydrofuran. The mixture is stirred at ambient temperatures for 0.5 hour and poured into 500 ml. of water. The mixture is decolorized by addition of sodium thiosulfate solution and is extracted into ether. The organic phase is washed with water and the solvent is removed in vacuo. The residue is stirred at room temperature for 20 hours with 900 ml. 3:1:1 tetrahydrofuran-acetic acid-water. The solution is evaporated in vacuo and the residue is chromatographed on silica gel in benzene using 10-20% ethylacetate in benzene. 
     EXAMPLE 997 
     Preparation of 4,4-dimethyl-1-iodo-3-triphenylmethoxy-trans-1-octene 
     Treatment of 11.2 g. (0.0396 mole) of 4,4-dimethyl-1-iodo-trans-1-octen-3-ol (Example 996) with 12.8 g. of triphenylmethyl bromide in 50 ml. of pyridine and purification on Florisil®, all as described in Example 728 gives the title compound. 
     EXAMPLE 998 
     Preparation of 5,5-dimethyl-1-octyn-3-ol 
     Treatment of 20.2 g. (0.220 mole) of lithium acetylide-ethylenediame complex in 100 ml. of dimethylsulfoxide with 25.6 g. (0.200 mole) of 3,3-dimethylhexanal [prepared according to the procedure of A. W. Burgstahler, J. Amer. Chem. Soc., 82, 4681 (1960)] and distillation of the product, all as described in Example 994 yields the title compound. 
     EXAMPLE 999 
     Preparation of 5,5-dimethyl-3-tetrahydropyranyloxy-1-octyne 
     Treatment of 23.1 g. (0.150 mole) of 5,5-dimethyl-1-octyn-3-ol (Example 998) with 126 g. of dihydropyran and 1 drop of phosphorus oxychloride as described in Example 995 gives the title compound. 
     EXAMPLE 1000 
     Preparation of 5,5-dimethyl-1-iodo-trans-1-octen-3-ol 
     Treatment of 23.8 g. (0.100 mole) of 5,5-dimethyl-3-tetrahydropyranyloxy-1-octyne (Example 999) successively with 233 ml. of 0.43 M disiamylborane in diglyme, 22.5 g. of trimethylamine oxide, 150 ml. of 1 N sodium hydroxide, 25.4 g. of iodine, and 900 ml. of 3:1:1 tetrahydrofuranacetic acid-water as described in Example 996 gives the title compound. 
     EXAMPLE 1001 
     Preparation of 5,5-dimethyl-1-iodo-3-triphenylmethoxy-trans-1-octene 
     Treatment of 6.0 g. of 5,5-dimethyl-1-iodo-trans-1-octen-3-ol (Example 1000) with 6.9 g. of triphenylmethyl bromide in 30 ml. of pyridine and purification on Florisil®, all as described in Example 728 gives the title compound. 
     EXAMPLE 1002 
     Preparation of 4,4-dimethyl-3-triphenylmethoxy-trans-1-octenyllithium 
     Treatment of 4,4-dimethyl-1-iodo-3-triphenylmethoxy-trans-1-octene (Example 997) with n-butyllithium in the manner of Example 961 provides a toluene-hexane solution of the subject trans-vinyl lithium derivative. 
     EXAMPLE 1003 
     Preparation of 5,5-dimethyl-3-triphenylmethoxy-trans-1-octenyllithium 
     Treatment of 5,5-dimethyl-1-iodo-3-triphenylmethoxy-trans-1-octene (Example 1001) with n-butyllithium in the manner of Example 961 provides a toluene-hexane solution of the subject trans-vinyl lithium derivative. 
     EXAMPLE 1004 
     Preparation of lithium (4,4-dimethyl-3-triphenylmethoxy-trans-1-octenyl)-trimethylalanate 
     The subject alanate in hydrocarbon solution is prepared according to the method of Example 963 from a hydrocarbon solution of 4,4-dimethyl-3-triphenylmethoxy-trans-1-octenyllithium (Example 1002) and trimethylaluminum. 
     EXAMPLE 1005 
     Preparation of lithium (5,5-dimethyl-3-triphenylmethoxy-trans-1-octenyl)-trimethylalanate 
     A hydrocarbon solution of the subject alanate is prepared from a hydrocarbon solution of 5,5-dimethyl-3-triphenylmethoxy-trans-1-octenyl lithium (Example 1003) and trimethylaluminum according to the procedure of Example 963. 
     EXAMPLES 1006-1031 
     Treatment of the cycloalkenones of Table 16 which follows with the indicated alanates according to the procedure of Example 957 provides the product 16,16-dimethyl or 17,17-dimethyl 13-trans-prostenoates of the table. The intermediate corresponding 15-O-triphenylmethyl derivatives are obtained prior to treatment with aqueous acetic acid. 
     
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                    Product from reaction with                            
                    lithium (4,4-Dimethyl-3-                              
      Starting cyclo-                                                     
                    triphenylmethoxy-trans-1-                             
Exam- alkenone of   octenyl)trimethylalanate                              
ple   Example       (Example 1004)                                        
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1006  13            ethyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-16,-                           
                    16-dimethyl-13-trans-pro-                             
                    stenoate                                              
1007  23            ethyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-16,-                           
                    16-dimethyl-7a,7b-bishomo-                            
                    13-trans-prostenoate                                  
1008  31            ethyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-16,-                           
                    16-dimethyl-2-ethyl-13-                               
                    trans-prostenoate                                     
1009  41            ethyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-16,-                           
                    16-dimethyl-3,3-dimethyl-                             
                    13-trans-prostenoate                                  
1010  46            ethyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-16,-                           
                    16-dimethyl-3-oxa-13-trans-                           
                    prostenoate                                           
1011  53            ethyl 9-oxa-15-hydroxy-16,-                           
                    16-dimethyl-7-nor-13-trans-                           
                    prostenoate                                           
1012  70            ethyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-16,-                           
                    16-dimethyl-2-fluoro-13-                              
                    trans-prostenoate                                     
1013  84            n-decyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-                             
                    16,16-dimethyl-13-trans-                              
                    prostenoate                                           
1014  99            ethyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-16,-                           
                    16-dimethyl-2-methyl-13-                              
                    trans-prostenoate                                     
1015  111           ethyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-16,-                           
                    16-dimethyl-10a-homo-13-                              
                    trans-prostenoate                                     
1016  118           ethyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-16,-                           
                    16-dimethyl-3-thia-13-trans-                          
                    prostenoate                                           
1017  900           methyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-16,-                          
                    16-dimethyl-5-cis,13-trans-                           
                    prostadienoate                                        
1018  79            ethyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-16,-                           
                    16-dimethyl-2-phenyl-13-                              
                    trans-prostenoate                                     
1019  13            ethyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-17,-                           
                    17-dimethyl-13-trans-pro-                             
                    stenoate                                              
1020  23            ethyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-17,-                           
                    17-dimethyl-7a,7b-bishomo-                            
                    13-trans-prostenoate                                  
1021  31            ethyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-17,-                           
                    17-dimethyl-2-ethyl-13-                               
                    trans-prostenoate                                     
1022  41            ethyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-17,-                           
                    17-dimethyl-3,3-dimethyl-                             
                    13-trans-prostenoate                                  
1023  46            ethyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-17,-                           
                    17-dimethyl-3-oxa-13-trans-                           
                    prostenoate                                           
1024  53            ethyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-17,-                           
                    17-dimethyl-7-nor-13-trans-                           
                    prostenoate                                           
1025  70            ethyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-17,-                           
                    17-dimethyl-2-fluoro-13-                              
                    trans-prostenoate                                     
1026  84            n-decyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-                             
                    17,17-dimethyl-13-trans-                              
                    prostenoate                                           
1027  99            ethyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-17,-                           
                    17-dimethyl-2-methyl-13-                              
                    trans-prostenoate                                     
1028  111           ethyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-17,-                           
                    17-dimethyl-10a-homo-13-                              
                    trans-prostenoate                                     
1029  118           ethyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-17,-                           
                    17-dimethyl-3-thia-13-trans-                          
                    prostenoate                                           
1030  900           methyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-                              
                    17,17-dimethyl-5-cis,13-                              
                    trans-prostadienoate                                  
1031  79            ethyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-17-                            
                    17-dimethyl-2-phenyl-13-                              
                    trans-prostenoate                                     
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     EXAMPLES 1032-1055 
     Saponification of the 16,16-dimethyl or 17,17-dimethyl 13-trans-prostenoate alkyl esters of Table 17 below by the method of Example 122 provides the corresponding prostenoic acids of the Table. 
     
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                    Product 16,16-dimethyl or                             
      Starting alkyl                                                      
                    17,17-dimethyl-9-oxo-15-                              
Exam- ester of      hydroxy-13-trans-proste-                              
ple   Example       noic acid                                             
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1032  1006          9-oxo-15-hydroxy-16,16-di-                            
                    methyl-13-trans-prostenoic                            
                    acid                                                  
1033  1007          9-oxo-15-hydroxy-16,16-di-                            
                    methyl-7a,7b-bishomo-13-                              
                    trans-prostenoic acid                                 
1034  1008          9-oxo-15-hydroxy-16,16-di-                            
                    methyl-2-ethyl-13-trans-                              
                    prostenoic acid                                       
1035  1009          9-oxo-15-hydroxy-16,16-di-                            
                    methyl-3,3-dimethyl-13-                               
                    trans-prostenoic acid                                 
1036  1010          9-oxo-15-hydroxy-16,16-di-                            
                    methyl-3-oxa-13-trans-pro-                            
                    stenoic acid                                          
1037  1011          9-oxo-15-hydroxy-16,16-di-                            
                    methyl-7-nor-13-trans-pro-                            
                    stenoic acid                                          
1038  1012          9-oxo-15-hydroxy-16,16-di-                            
                    methyl-2-fluoro-13-trans-                             
                    prostenoic acid                                       
1039  1014          9-oxo-15-hydroxy-16,16-di-                            
                    methyl-2-methyl-13-trans-                             
                    prostenoic acid                                       
1040  1015          9-oxo-15-hydroxy-16,16-di-                            
                    methyl-10a-homo-13-trans-                             
                    prostenoic acid                                       
1041  1016          9-oxo-15-hydroxy-16,16-di-                            
                    methyl-3-thia-13-trans-                               
                    prostenoic acid                                       
1042  1017          9-oxo-15-hydroxy-16,16-di-                            
                    methyl-5-cis,13-trans-pro-                            
                    stadienoic acid                                       
1043  1018          9-oxo-15-hydroxy-16,16-di-                            
                    methyl-2-phenyl-13-trans-                             
                    prostenoic acid                                       
1044  1019          9-oxo-15-hydroxy-17,17-di-                            
                    methyl-13-trans-prostenoic                            
                    acid                                                  
1045  1020          9-oxo-15-hydroxy-17,17-di-                            
                    methyl-7a,7b-bishomo-13-                              
                    trans-prostenoic acid                                 
1046  1021          9-oxo-15-hydroxy-17,17-di-                            
                    methyl-2-ethyl-13-trans-                              
                    prostenoic acid                                       
1047  1022          9-oxo-15-hydroxy-17,17-di-                            
                    methyl-3,3-dimethyl-13-                               
                    trans-prostenoic acid                                 
1048  1023          9-oxo-15-hydroxy-17,17-di-                            
                    methyl-3-oxa-13-trans-pro-                            
                    stenoic acid                                          
1049  1024          9-oxo-15-hydroxy-17,17-di-                            
                    methyl-7-nor-13-trans-pro-                            
                    stenoic acid                                          
1050  1025          9-oxo-15-hydroxy-17,17-di-                            
                    methyl-2-fluoro-13-trans-                             
                    prostenoic acid                                       
1051  1027          9-oxo-15-hydroxy-17,17-di,                            
                    methyl-2-methyl-13-trans-                             
                    prostenoic acid                                       
1052  1028          9-oxo-15-hydroxy-17,17-di-                            
                    methyl-10a-homo-13-trans-                             
                    prostenoic acid                                       
1053  1029          9-oxo-15-hydroxy-17,17-di-                            
                    methyl-3-thia-13-trans-pro-                           
                    stenoic acid                                          
1054  1030          9-oxo-15-hydroxy-17,17-di-                            
                    methyl-5-cis,13-trans-pro-                            
                    stadienoic acid                                       
1055  1031          9-oxo-15-hydroxy-17,17-di-                            
                    methyl-2-phenyl-13-trans-                             
                    prostenoic acid                                       
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     EXAMPLES 1056-1081 
     Treatment of the 9-oxo- acids and esters of Table 18 below with lithium perhydro-9b-boraphenalyl hydride by the procedure of Example 737 provides the 9α,15-dihydroxy-16,16-dimethyl or 17,17-dimethyl-13-trans-prostenoic acid of the Table. 
     
                       TABLE 18                                                    
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                    Product 9α-15-Dihydroxy-16,-                    
      Starting 9-oxo                                                      
                    16-dimethyl or 17,17-di-                              
Exam- derivative of methyl-13-trans-prostenoic                            
ple   Example       acids or esters                                       
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1056  1032          9α,15-dihydroxy-16,16-di-                       
                    methyl-13-trans-prostenoic                            
                    acid                                                  
1057  1033          9α,15-dihydroxy-16,16-di-                       
                    methyl-7a,7b-bishomo-13-                              
                    trans-prostenoic acid                                 
1058  1034          9α,15-dihydroxy-16,16-di-                       
                    methyl-2-ethyl-13-trans-                              
                    prostenoic acid                                       
1059  1035          9α,15-dihydroxy-16,16-di-                       
                    methyl-3,3-dimethyl-13-                               
                    trans-prostenoic acid                                 
1060  1036          9α,15-dihydroxy-16,16-di-                       
                    methyl-3-oxa-13-trans-pro-                            
                    stenoic acid                                          
1061  1037          9α,15-dihydroxy-16,16-di-                       
                    methyl-7-nor-13-trans-pro-                            
                    stenoic acid                                          
1062  1038          9α,15-dihydroxy-16,16-di-                       
                    methyl-2-fluoro-13-trans-                             
                    prostenoic acid                                       
1063  1013          n-decyl 9α,15-dihydroxy-16,-                    
                    16-dimethyl-13-trans-proste-                          
                    noate                                                 
1064  1039          9α,15-dihydroxy-16,16-di-                       
                    methyl-2-methyl-13-trans-                             
                    prostenoic acid                                       
1065  1040          9α,15-dihydroxy-16,16-di-                       
                    methyl-10a-homo-13-trans-                             
                    prostenoic acid                                       
1066  1041          9α,15-dihydroxy-16,16-di-                       
                    methyl-3-thia-13-trans-pro-                           
                    stenoic acid                                          
1067  1042          9α,15-dihydroxy-16,16-di-                       
                    methyl-5-cis,13-trans-                                
                    prostadienoic acid                                    
1068  1043          9α,15-dihydroxy-16,16-di-                       
                    methyl-2-phenyl-13-trans-                             
                    prostenoic acid                                       
1069  1044          9α,15-dihydroxy-17,17-di-                       
                    methyl-13-trans-prostenoic                            
                    acid                                                  
1070  1045          9α,15-dihydroxy-17,17-di-                       
                    methyl-7a,7b-bishomo-13-                              
                    trans-prostenoic acid                                 
1071  1046          9α,15-dihydroxy-17,17-di-                       
                    methyl-2-ethyl-13-trans-                              
                    prostenoic acid                                       
1072  1047          9α,15-dihydroxy-17,17-di-                       
                    methyl-3,3-dimethyl-13-                               
                    trans-prostenoic acid                                 
1073  1048          9α,15-dihydroxy-17,17-di-                       
                    methyl-3-oxa-13-trans-pro-                            
                    stenoic acid                                          
1074  1049          9α,15-dihydroxy-17,17-di-                       
                    methyl-7-nor-13-trans-pro-                            
                    stenoic acid                                          
1075  1050          9α,15-dihydroxy-17,17-di-                       
                    methyl-2-fluoro-13-trans-                             
                    prostenoic acid                                       
1076  1026          n-decyl 9α,15-dihydroxy-                        
                    17,17-dimethyl-13-trans-                              
                    prostenoate                                           
1077  1051          9α,15-dihydroxy-17,17-di-                       
                    methyl-2-methyl-13-trans-                             
                    prostenoic acid                                       
1078  1052          9α,15-dihydroxy-17,17-di-                       
                    methyl-10a-homo-13-trans-                             
                    prostenoic acid                                       
1079  1053          9α,15-dihydroxy-17,17-di-                       
                    methyl-3-thia-13-trans-                               
                    prostenoic acid                                       
1080  1054          9α,15-dihydroxy-17,17-di-                       
                    methyl 5-cis,13-trans-pro-                            
                    stadienoic acid                                       
1081  1055          9α,15-dihydroxy-17,17-di-                       
                    methyl-2-phenyl-13-trans-                             
                    prostenoic acid                                       
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     EXAMPLE 1082 
     A solution of methyl 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-5-cis,13-trans,17-cis-prostatrienoate (Example 374) in tetrahydrofuran is added to 1.1 equivalent of lithium perhydro-9b-boraphenyalyl hydride in tetrahydrofuran at -78° C. After 30 minutes equal volumes of 5% aqueous sodium carbonate and 30% aqueous hydrogen peroxide is added, and the solution is stirred 15 minutes. The solution is diluted with water and extracted with ether. The organic phase is dried (magnesium sulfate) and concentrated in vacuo to give methyl 9α,15α-dihydroxy-5-cis,13-trans,17-cis-prostatrienoate, contaminated with methyl 9β,15α-dihydroxy-5cis,13trans,17cis-prostatienoate. The crude mixture of esters is dissolved in methylene chloride and added to a refluxing solution of 1.2 equivalents of 2,3-dichloro-5,6-dicyanobenzoquinone (DDQ) in methylene chloride. After 5 hours, the solution is cooled and filtered. The filtrate is diluted with two volumes of ether, extracted with 5% aqueous sodium carbonate and dried with magnesium sulfate. The solution is concentrated in vacuo to give methyl 9α -hydroxy-15-oxo-5cis13-trans, 17cis-prostatrienoate and 9β-hydroxy-15-oxo-5cis, 13trans,17cis-prostatrienoate. The crude material is dissolved in benzene and 1.2 equivalents each of triethylamine and trimethylsilyl chloride is added. The triethylamine hydrochloride is removed by filtration and the solution is concentrated in vacuo to give methyl 9α-trimethylsiloxy-15-keto-5cis,13trans,17cis-prostatrienoate and the corresponding 9β-trimethylsiloxy derivative. 
     The siloxy derivatives are dissolved in ether at 0° C. and 1.05 equivalents of methyl magnesium bromide in ether is added. After the reaction is complete, the solution is poured into saturated aqueous ammonium chloride and extracted with ether. The ether is dried and concentrated in vacuo to give methyl 9α-trimethylsiloxy-15α-hydroxy-15β-methyl-5cis,13trans,17cis-prostatrienoate, and methyl 9α-trimethylsiloxy-15β-hydroxy-15α-methyl-5cis,13trans,17cis-prostatrienoate, methyl 9β-trimethylsiloxy-15α-hydroxy-15β-methyl-5cis,13trans,17cis-prostatrienoate, and methyl 9β-trimethylsiloxy-15β-hydroxy-15α-methyl 5cis,13trans,17cis-prostatrienoate. Hydrolysis of the siloxy functions of each in a solution of methanol, water and acetic acid (approximately 10:1:1, 3 hours ambient temperatures) and gives methyl 9α,15α-dihydroxy-15β-methyl-5cis-13trans,17cis-prostatrienoate, methyl 9α,15β-dihydroxy-15α-methyl-5cis,13trans, 17cis-prostatrienoate, methyl 9β,15α-dihydroxy-15β-methyl-5cis,13trans,17cis-prostatrienoate and methyl 9β,15β-dihydroxy-15α-methyl-5-cis,13trans,17cis-prostatrienoate separated by dry column chromatography and further purified by partition chromatography saponification (method of Example 122) of each component in 50% aqueous methanol with potassium hydroxide gives the corresponding free acids. 
     Treatment of a solution of methyl 9α,15α-dihydroxy-15β-methyl-5cis,13trans,17cis-prostatrienoate in methylene chloride with Collins reagent (CrO 3  -pyridine in methylene chloride) gives methyl 9-oxo-15α-hydroxy-15β-methyl-5cis,13-trans,17cis-prostatrienoate, saponification of which (method of Example 122) gives 9-oxo-15α-hydroxy-15β-methyl-5cis,13trans,17cis-prostatrienoate acid. 
     Similar treatment of the 15β-hydroxy esters gives methyl 9-oxo-15β-hydroxy-15α-methyl-5cis,13trans,17cis-prostatrienoate which gives 9-oxo-15β-hydroxy-15α-methyl-5cis,13trans,17cis-prostatrienoic acid after saponfication. 
     examples 1083-1101 
     Treatment of the 9-oxo-15-hydroxy prostenoic esters of Table 18A below by the sequence of reactions described in Example 1082 is productive of the 9α,15-dihydroxy-15-methyl and the 9-oxo-15-hydroxy-15-methyl products of the table. Also prepared in the course of these reaction sequences are the ethyl (methyl for Example 1101) esters corresponding to the products of the table, the 9β-hydroxy derivatives corresponding to the listed 9α-hydroxy derivatives and their ethyl esters, the 15-keto derivatives of the 9α- and 9β-hydroxy compounds corresponding to the 9-oxo starting compounds, and the 9α- or 9β-trimethyl-silyloxy ethyl esters of the 15-keto and 15-hydroxy-15-methyl compounds. In all cases both the 15α-hydroxy-15β-methyl and the 15β-hydroxy-15α-methyl products and intermediates are obtained. These epimers are separable by chromatographic procedures. 
     
                       TABLE 18A                                                   
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      Starting 9-oxo-                                                     
Ex-   15-hydroxy-ester  Product 15-hydroxy-                               
ample of Example        15-methyl derivative                              
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1083  260               9-oxo-15-methyl-15-                               
                        hydroxy-2-ethyl-13-                               
                        trans-prostenoic acid                             
                        and 9α,15-dihydroxy-                        
                        15-methyl-2-ethyl-13-                             
                        trans-prostenoic acid                             
1084  261               9-oxo-15-hydroxy-15-                              
                        methyl-3,3-dimethyl-                              
                        13-trans-prostenoic                               
                        acid and 9α,15-di-                          
                        hydroxy-15-methyl-                                
                        3,3-dimethyl-13-trans-                            
                        prostenoic acid                                   
1085  262               9-oxo-15-hydroxy-15-                              
                        methyl-3-oxa-13-trans-                            
                        prostenoic acid and                               
                        9α,15-dihydroxy-15-                         
                        methyl-3-oxa-13-trans-                            
                        prostenoic acid                                   
1086  264               9-oxo-15-hydroxy-15-                              
                        methyl-2-fluoro-13-                               
                        trans-prostenoic acid                             
                        and 9α,15-dihydroxy-                        
                        15-methyl-2-fluoro-                               
                        13-trans-prostenoic                               
                        acid                                              
1087  266               9-oxo-15-hydroxy-15-                              
                        methyl-2-phenyl-13-                               
                        trans-prostenoic acid                             
                        and 9α,15-dihydroxy-                        
                        15-methyl-2-phenyl-                               
                        13-trans-prostenoic                               
                        acid                                              
1088  267               9-oxo-15-hydroxy-15-                              
                        methyl-2-methyl-13-                               
                        trans-prostenoic acid                             
                        and 9α,15-dihydroxy-                        
                        15-methyl-2-methyl-                               
                        13-trans-prostenoic                               
                        acid                                              
1089  268               9-oxo-15-hydroxy-15-                              
                        methyl-10a-homo-13-                               
                        trans-prostenoic acid                             
                        and 9α,15-dihydroxy-                        
                        15-methyl-10a-homo-                               
                        13-trans-prostenoic                               
                        acid                                              
1090  272               9-oxo-15-hydroxy-15-                              
                        methyl-3-thia-13-                                 
                        trans-prostenoic acid                             
                        and 9α,15-dihydroxy-                        
                        15-methyl-3-thia-13-                              
                        trans-prostenoic acid                             
1091  362               9-oxo-15-hydroxy-15-                              
                        methyl-3-thia-20-                                 
                        methyl-13-trans-pro-                              
                        stenoic acid and 9α,15-                     
                        dihydroxy-15-methyl-3-                            
                        thia-20-methyl-13-                                
                        trans-prostenoic acid                             
1092  343               9-oxo-15-hydroxy-15-                              
                        methyl-2,20-dimethyl-                             
                        13-trans-prostenoic                               
                        acid and 9α,15-di-                          
                        hydroxy-15-methyl-                                
                        2,20-dimethyl-13-                                 
                        trans, prostenoic acid                            
1093  323               9-oxo-15-hydroxy-15-                              
                        methyl-3-oxa-20-methyl-                           
                        13-trans-prostenoic                               
                        acid and 9α,15-di-                          
                        hydroxy-15-methyl-3-                              
                        oxa-20-methyl-13-                                 
                        trans-prostenoic acid                             
1094  284               9-oxo-15-dihydroxy-15-                            
                        methyl-13-trans, 17-                              
                        cis-prostadienoic acid                            
                        and 9α,15-dihydroxy-15-                     
                        methyl-13-trans,17-                               
                        cis-prostadienoic acid                            
1095  287               9-oxo-15-hydroxy-15-                              
                        methyl-7a,7b-bishomo-                             
                        13-trans, 17-cis-pro-                             
                        stadienoic acid and 9a,                           
                        15-dihydroxy-15-methyl-                           
                        7a,7b-bishomo-13-                                 
                        trans, 17-cis-prosta-                             
                        dienoic acid                                      
1096  290               9-oxo-15-hydroxy-15-                              
                        methyl-3-oxa-13-trans,                            
                        17-cis-prostadienoic                              
                        acid and 9a,15-dihydro-                           
                        xy-15-methyl-3-oxa-13-                            
                        trans, 17-cis-prosta-                             
                        dienoic acid                                      
1097  291               9-oxo-15-hydroxy-15-                              
                        methyl-7-nor-13-trans,                            
                        17-cis-prostadienoic                              
                        acid and 9α,15-di-                          
                        hydroxy-15-methyl-7-                              
                        nor-13-trans, 17-cis-                             
                        prostadienoic acid                                
1098  292               9-oxo-15-hydroxy-15-                              
                        methyl-2-fluoro-13-                               
                        trans, 17-cis-prosta-                             
                        dienoic acid and 9α,                        
                        15-dihydroxy-15-methyl-                           
                        2-fluoro-13-trans,                                
                        17-cis-prostadienoic                              
                        acid                                              
1099  293               9-oxo-15-hydroxy-15-                              
                        methyl-7a-homo-13-                                
                        trans, 17-cis-prosta-                             
                        dienoic acid and 9α,15-                     
                        dihydroxy-15-methyl-7a-                           
                        homo-13-trans, 17-cis-                            
                        prostadienoic acid                                
1100  300               9-oxo-15-hydroxy-15-                              
                        methyl-3-thia-13-trans,                           
                        17-cis-prostadienoic                              
                        acid and 9α,15-di-                          
                        hydroxy-15-methyl-3-                              
                        thia-13-trans, 17-cis-                            
                        prostadienoic acid                                
1101  733               9-oxo-15-hydroxy-15-                              
                        methyl-13-cis, 17-cis-                            
                        prostadienoic acid and                            
                        9α,15-dihydroxy-15-                         
                        methyl-13-cis, 17-cis                             
                        prostadienoic acid                                
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     EXAMPLES 1102-1104 
     Hydrogenation of the 13-trans-prostenoic acids listed in Table 19 below by the procedure described in Example 699 is productive of the product prostanoic acids of the table. The product epimers are separable by chromatographic procedures. 
     
                       TABLE 19                                                    
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       Starting 15-hy-                                                    
       droxy-15-methyl- Product 15-hydroxy-                               
Ex-    13-trans-pros-   15-methyl-prostanoic                              
ample  tenoic acid      acid                                              
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1102  9-oxo-15-hydroxy-                                                   
                     9-oxo-15-hydroxy-15-                                 
      15-methyl-3-oxa-                                                    
                     methyl-3-oxa-prostanoic                              
      13-trans-pros- acid                                                 
      tenoic acid                                                         
      (Example 1085)                                                      
1103  9α,15-dihydroxy-                                              
                     9α,15-dihydroxy-15-                            
      15-methyl-3-oxa-                                                    
                     methyl-3-oxa-proa-                                   
      13-trans-pros- tanoic acid                                          
      tenoic acidi                                                        
      (Example 1085)                                                      
1104  9-oxo-15-hydroxy-                                                   
                     9-oxo-15-hydroxy-15-                                 
      15-methyl-10a- methyl-10a-homo-pros-                                
      prostenoic acidi                                                    
      (Example 1089)                                                      
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     EXAMPLE 1105 
     Preparation of all cis-2-(6-carboxy-2-cis-hexenyl)-3,4-oxido-cyclopentanol 
     A solution of 1.42 g. (10.0 moles) of all-cis-5-hydroxy-2,3-oxidocyclopentylacetaldehyde- -lactol (E. J. Corey and R. Noyori, Tetrahedron Letters, 1970, 311) in 5 ml. of DMSO is added to a stirred solution with the Whittig reagent [E. J. Corey et al, JACS, 91 5675 (1969)] also Example 1108 prepared from 13.3 g. (30 moles) of 4-carboxybutyltriphenylphosphonium bromide 2.52 g. (60 moles) of 57% sodium hydride dispersion, and 70 ml. of DMSO at 16° C. during 1 minute. 
     The solution is stirred at ambient temperature for 20 hours and poured into a stirred mixture of methylene chloride, ice, and hydrochloric acid. The organic phase is separated, and the aqueous phase is extracted with methylene chloride, saturated with sodium chloride, and extracted with ether. The combined organic extracts are partitioned with sodium bicarbonate. The aqueous basic extract is acidified with dilute HCl, saturated with sodium chloride, and extracted with ethyl acetate. The extract is washed with brine, dried over magnesium sulfate, and concentrated to give the crude title compound as an orange oil. 
     EXAMPLE 1106 
     Preparation of all-cis-2-(6-carboxy-2-cis-hexenyl)-3,4-oxidocyclopentanone 
     To a stirred solution of ca. 1.6 moles of crude all-cis-2-(6-carboxy-2-cis-hexenyl)-3,4-oxidocyclopentanol (Example 1105) in 1.6 ml. of ether is added 1.6 ml. of 4.0 N chromic acid in 4N sulfuric acid at 0° C. during 9 minutes. After stirring for 5 minutes at 0° C. the solution is diluted with brine, ether, and ethyl acetate. The organic phase is treated with isopropanol, washed with brine and dried over magnesium sulfate. Evaporation of the solvent gives the subject compound as an oil. 
     EXAMPLE 1107 
     Preparation of 2-(6-carboxy-2-cis-hexenyl)-4-hydroxycyclopent-2-en--one 
     A solution of 1.0 mmole of all-cis-2-(6-carboxy-2-cis-hexenyl)-3,4-oxidocyclopentanone (Example 1106) and 3.0 mmoles of sodium carbonate in 15 ml. of water is allowed to stand at room temperature for 3 hours. The solution is acidified with HCl, saturated with sodium chloride, and extracted with ether. The extract is washed with brine, dried over magnesium sulfate, and concentrated to give a mixture of the title compound and the isomeric compound, 2-(6-carboxy-2-cis-hexenyl)-3-hydroxycyclopent-4-en-1-one. Further treatment of this mixture with 10 sodium hydroxide at room temperature for 30 minutes causes the rearrangement of the latter isomer to the title compound, which is isolated from basic solution as above. 
     EXAMPLE 1107a 
     Preparation of 2-(6-carboxy-2-cis-hexenyl)-4-hydroxycyclopent-2-en-1-one 
     Treatment of cis-anti-cis-5-hydroxy-2,3-oxidocyclopentylacetaldehyde-γ-lactol (E. J. Corey and R. Noyori Tetrahedron Letters, 1970, 311) with 4-carboxybutyltriphenylphosphonium bromide as described in Example 1105 is productive of 2β-(6-carboxy-2-cis-hexenyl)-3α,4α-oxidocyclopentan-1.beta.-ol which on on oxidation by the method of Example 1106 provides 2β-(6-carboxy-2-cis-hexenyl)-3α,4α-oxidocyclopentanone, which in time on treatment with aqueous base by the procedure of Example 1107 furnishes the subject compound. 
     EXAMPLE 1108 
     Preparation of 4-carboxybutyltriphenylphosphonium bromide 
     A mixture of 103 g. of 5-bromovalevic acid and 152 g. of triphenylphosphine in 400 ml. of acetonitrile is refluxed for 48 hours, cooled, diluted with 100 ml. of benzene and allowed to crystallize. The crystals are filtered, washed with benzene and ether, to yield colorless material, m.p. 207°-209° C. 
     EXAMPLES 1109-1111 
     Treatment of the indicated ω-bromoalkanoic acids of Table 20 below with triphenylphosphine by the method described in Example 1108 produces the phosphonium bromides of the table. 
     
                       TABLE 20                                                    
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Ex-     Starting ω-bromo-                                           
                          Product                                         
ample   alkanone acid     Phosphonium bromide                             
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1109    4-bromo-n-butyric 3-carboxypropyltri-                             
        acid              phenylphosphonium                               
                          bromide                                         
1110    6-bromo-n-hexanoic                                                
                          5-carboxypentyltri-                             
        acid              Phenylphosphonium                               
                          bromide                                         
1111    7-bromo-n-hepta-  6-carboxyhexyltri-                              
        noic acid         phenylphosphonium                               
                          bromide                                         
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     EXAMPLES 1112-1114 
     Treatment of all cis-5-hydroxy-2,3-oxidocyclopentylacetaldehyde-γ-lactol with the Wittig reagent prepared from the indicated phosphonium bromides of Table 21 below, all by the procedure of Example 1105 is productive of the product compounds of the table. 
     
                       TABLE 21                                                    
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      Reagent phos-                                                       
Ex-   phonium bromide  Product                                            
ample of Example       3,4-oxidocyclopentanol                             
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1112  1109             all cis-2-(5-carboxy-2-                            
                       cis-pentenyl)-3,4-oxi-                             
                       docyclopentan-1-ol                                 
1113  1110             all cis-2-(7-carboxy-2-                            
                       cis-heptenyl)-3,4-oxi-                             
                       docyclopentan-1-ol                                 
1114  1111             all cis-2-(8-carboxy-2-                            
                       cis-octenyl)-3,4-oxi-                              
                       docyclopentan-1-ol                                 
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     EXAMPLES 1115-1117 
     Oxidation of the cyclopentanols indicated in Table 22 below by the method described in Example 1106 furnishes the corresponding product 3,4-oxidocyclopentanones of the table. 
     
                       TABLE 22                                                    
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      Starting cyclo-    Product                                          
Ex-   pentan-1-ol of     3,4-oxidocyclopent-                              
ample Example            an-1-one                                         
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1115  1112               all cis-2-(5-carboxy-                            
                         2-cis-pentenyl)-3,4-                             
                         oxidocyclopentan-1-                              
                         one                                              
1116  1113               all cis-2-(7-carboxy-                            
                         2-cis-heptenyl)-3,4-                             
                         oxidocyclopentan-1-                              
                         one                                              
1117  1114               all cis-2-(8-carboxy-                            
                         2-cis-octenyl)-3,4-                              
                         oxidocyclopentan-1-                              
                         one                                              
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     EXAMPLES 1118-1120 
     Alkaline treatment of the 3,4-oxidocyclopentanones of Table 23 below by the process described in Example 1107 is productive of the 4-hydroxycyclopentenones of the table. 
     
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      Starting 3,4-                                                       
Ex-   oxidocyclo-          Product                                        
ample pentanone of         4-hydroxycyclo-                                
      Example              pent-2-en-1-one                                
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1118  1115                 2-(5-carboxy-2-                                
                           cia-pentanyl)-4-                               
                           hydroxycyclo-                                  
                           pent-2-en-1-one                                
1119  1116                 2-(7-carboxy-2-                                
                           cis-heptenyl)-                                 
                           4-hydroxycyclo-                                
                           pent-2-en-1-one                                
1120  1117                 2-(8-carboxy-2-                                
                           cis-octenyl)-4-                                
                           hydroxycyclo-                                  
                           pent-2-en-1-one                                
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     EXAMPLES 1121-1124 
     Treatment of the 4-hydroxycyclopent-2-en-1-ones listed in Table 24 below with dihydropyran (in the manner of Example 95) is productive of the corresponding bis-tetrahydropyranyl ether-ester of the table. 
     
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      Starting 4-hy-                                                      
      droxycyclopent- Product                                             
Ex-   2-en-1-one of   bis-tetrahydropyranyl                               
ample Example         ether-ester                                         
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1121  1107            4-tetrahydropyranyloxy-                             
                      2-(6-carbotetrahydro-                               
                      pyranyloxy-2-cis-hexanyl)                           
                      cyclopent-2-en-1-one                                
1122  1118            4-tetrahydropyranyloxy-                             
                      2-(5-carbotetrahydro-                               
                      pyranyloxy-2-cis-pent-                              
                      enyl)cyclopent-2-en-1-                              
                      one                                                 
1123  1119            4-tetrahydropyranyloxy-                             
                      2-(7-carbotetrahydro-                               
                      pyranyloxy-2-cis-heptenyl)-                         
                      cyclopent-2-en-1-one                                
1124  1120            4-tetrahydropyranyloxy-                             
                      2-(8-carbotetrahydro-                               
                      pyranyloxy-2-cis-octenyl)-                          
                      cyclopent-2-en-1-one                                
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     EXAMPLES 1125-1130 
     Treatment of the 4-hydroxycyclopent-2-en-1-ones listed in Table 25 below with the indicated trialkylsilyl chloride by the method described in Example 958 is productive of the bis-trialkylsilyl ether-esters of the table. 
     
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     Starting 4-hydroxy-                                                  
     cyclopentenone of                                                    
                 Trialkylsilyl-                                           
                         Product                                          
Example                                                                   
     Example     chloride                                                 
                         bis-trialkylsilyl ether-ester                    
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1125 1107        (CH.sub.3).sub.3 SiCl                                    
                         4-trimethylsiloxy-2-(6-carbotrimethyl-           
                         siloxy-2-cis-hexenyl)cyclopent-2-en-1-one        
1126 1118        (CH.sub.3).sub.3 SiCl                                    
                         4-trimethylsiloxy-2-(5-carbotrimethyl-           
                         siloxy-2-cis-pentenyl)cyclopent-2-en-1-one       
1127 1119        (CH.sub.3).sub.3 SiCl                                    
                         4-trimethylsiloxy-2-(7-carbotrimethyl-           
                         siloxy-2-cis-heptenyl)cyclopent-2-en-1-one       
1128 1120        (CH.sub.3).sub.3 SiCl                                    
                         4-trimethylsiloxy-2-(8-carbotrimethyl-           
                         siloxy-2-cis-octenyl)cyclopent-2-en-1-one        
1130 1107        dimethyliso-                                             
                         4-dimethylisopropylsiloxy-2-(6-carbodi-          
                 propyl silyl                                             
                         methylisopropylsiloxy-2-cis-hexenyl)cyclo-       
                 chloride                                                 
                         pent-2-en-1-one                                  
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     EXAMPLE 1131 
     Preparation of 1-oxo-2-hydroxy-bicyclo[3.3.0]oct-4-ene 
     A solution of 6.2 g. (50 mole) of the lactone of cis-2-hydroxycyclopent-4-ene-1-acetic acid [P. A. Grieco, J. Org. Chem., 37, 2363 (1972)] in 350 ml. toluene (dried over molecular sieves) is cooled to -75° C. and treated dropwise under nitrogen with 84 ml. 0.89 M diisobutyl aluminum hydride (10.55 g., 74 mole) over a period of about one hour maintaining the temperature at -74° ± 2° C. The resulting clear solution is stirred at -75° C. for two hours and poured with stirring into a mixture of 15 ml. of concentrated hydrochloric acid and 300 ml. of ice water. The mixture is stirred while warming to room temperature. The layers are separated and the aqueous layer is treated with salt and extracted with three small portions of ether. The combined organic portions are dried over sodium sulfate and evaporated at reduced pressure (75° C. water bath) to yield the product (homogeneous by thin layer chromatography) as a pale yellow mobile liquid. 
     EXAMPLE 1132 
     Preparation of 1-hydroxy-2-(6-carboxy-2-cis-hexenyl)cyclopent-3-ene 
     A solution of the sodium salt of dimethyl sulfoxide is prepared by stirring under nitrogen a mixture of 160 ml. dry dimethyl sulfoxide (dried over molecular sieves and a few pellets of calcium hydride) with 6.0 g. (0.25 mole) of sodium hydride (prepared by washing 10.5 g. of 57% sodium hydride dispersion in mineral oil with two 30 ml. portions of hexane.) The mixture is warmed with stirring at 75° C. (oil bath) for 2.5 hours. 
     This solution is added over about five minutes to a solution under nitrogen of 44 grams (0.1 mole) of 4-carboxybutyltriphenylphosphonium bromide (Example 1108) in 180 ml. of dry dimethyl sulfoxide. The resulting dark reddish brown solution is stirred for ten minutes, cooled to room temperature and treated with a solution of crude 1-oxa-2-hydroxy-bicyclo[3.3.0]oct-4-ene (6.2 g. 50 mole) (Example 1131) in 20 ml. of anhydrous dimethyl sulfoxide. The resulting solution is stirred 16 hours and then treated with 250 ml. of ice water. 
     This brown solution is extracted with two portions of ether to remove neutral material then made strongly acidic with hydrochloric acid. The solution is extracted into four 100 ml. portions of methylene chloride. The combined methylene chloride extracts are washed with water, then extracted with four 100 ml. portions of 5% sodium bicarbonate. The combined aqueous extracts are washed with methylene chloride and made acidic to Congo Red with concentrated hydrochloric acid. The mixture isextracted with three 100 ml. portions of methylene chloride. The organic extracts are combined, dried over sodium sulfate and the solvent is evaporated at reduced pressure. The residue (an oily solid) is extracted several times with ether and the ethereal extracts are combined and evaporated at reduced pressure to yield the crude product as a dark oil. The product is purified by chromatograph6 on silica gel, eluting with ether. The product is a colorless liquid. 
     EXAMPLE 1133 
     Preparation of 2-(6-carboxy-2-cis-hexenyl)cyclopent-3-en-1-one 
     A solution of 3.2 g. (0.5 mole) of 1-hydroxy-2-(6-carboxy-2-cis-hexenyl)cyclopent-3-ene (Example 1132) in 60 ml. of reagent acetone is treated dropwise with a total of 6 ml. of 8N chromic acid in sulfuric acid at 0° C. The oxidation is rather slow. The resulting mixture is dissolved in 200 ml. of water and the solution is extracted with six 50 ml. portions of ether. The combined ethereal extracts are dried over sodium sulfate and the solvent is evaporated at reduced pressure to yield the product as a yellow oil. 
     EXAMPLE 1134 
     Preparation of 2-(6-carboxy-2-cis-hexenyl)cyclopent-2-en-1-one 
     A solution of 3 g. of crude 2-(6-carboxy-2-cis-hexenyl)cyclopent-3-en-1-one (Example 1133) in 100 ml. of 2% sodium hydroxide is stirred at 80° C. under nitrogen for 1.5 hours. The cooled solution is acidified to Congo Red and extracted into ether. The ethereal extracts are dried over sodium sulfate and evaporated at reduced pressure to afford the product. 
     EXAMPLES 1135-1137 
     Treatment of 1-oxa-2-hydroxy-bicyclo[3.3.0]oct-4-ene by the procedure described in Example 1132 with the ylids derived from the phosphonium bromides listed in Table 26 below furnishes the product 1-hydroxy-cyclopent-3-enes of the table. 
     
                       TABLE 26                                                    
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                       Product                                            
      Starting phos-   1-hydroxy-2-(ω-carboxy-                      
Ex-   phonium bromide  2-cis-alkenyl(cyclopent-                           
ample of Example       3-enes                                             
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1135  1109             1-hydroxy-2-(5-carboxy-                            
                       2-cis-pentenyl)cyclo-                              
                       pent-3-ene                                         
1136  1110             1-hydroxy-2-(7-carboxy-                            
                       2-cis-heptenyl)cyclo-                              
                       pent-3-ene                                         
1137  1111             1-hydroxy-2-(8-carboxy-                            
                       2-cis-octenyl)cyclo-                               
                       pent-3-ene                                         
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     EXAMPLES 1138-1140 
     Oxidation of the 1-hydroxycyclopent-3-enes listed in Table 27 below by the procedure described in Example 1133 is productive of the product cyclopent-3-en-1-ones of the table. 
     
                       TABLE 27                                                    
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      Starting 1-        Product                                          
      hydroxycyclo-      2-(ω-carboxy-2-cis-                        
Ex-   pent-3-ene of      alkenyl)cyclopent-3-                             
ample Example            en-1-one                                         
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1138  1135               2-(5-carboxy-2-cis-                              
                         pentenyl)cyclopent-3-                            
                         en-1-one                                         
1139  1136               2-(7-carboxy-2-cis-                              
                         heptenyl)cyclopent-3-                            
                         en-1-one                                         
1140  1137               2-(8-carboxy-2-cis-                              
                         octenyl)cyclopent-3-                             
                         en-1-one                                         
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     EXAMPLES 1141-1143 
     Base treatment according to the procedure described in Example 1134 of the cyclopent-3-ene-1-ones listed in Table 28 below is productive of the product cyclopent-2-en-1-ones of the table. 
     
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      Starting 2-(ω-                                                
      carboxy-2-cis-                                                      
      alkenyl)cyclo-     2-(carboxy-2-cis-                                
Ex-   pent-3-ene-1       alkenyl)cyclopent-                               
ample one of Example     2-en-1-one                                       
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1141  1138               2-(5-carboxy-2-cis-                              
                         pentenyl)cyclopent-                              
                         2-en-1-one                                       
1142  1139               2-(7-carboxy-2-cis-                              
                         heptenyl)cyclopent-                              
                         2-en-1-one                                       
1143  1140               2-(8-carboxy-2-cis-                              
                         octenyl)cyclopent-                               
                         en-en-1-one                                      
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     EXAMPLE 1144-1146 
     Treatment of the listed 2-(ω-carboxy-2-cis-alkenyl)cyclopent-2-en-1-one of Table 29 below with diazomethane in the usual manner is productive of the product methyl esters of the table. 
     
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                       Product                                            
      Starting car-    2-(ω-carbomethoxy-2-cis-                     
Ex-   boxylic acid     alkenyl)cyclopent-2-en-                            
ample of Example       1-one                                              
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1144  1141             2-(5-carbomethoxy-2-cis-                           
                       pentenyl)cyclopent-2-en-                           
                       1-one                                              
1145  1142             2-(7-carbomethoxy-2-cis-                           
                       heptenyl)cyclopent-2-en-                           
                       1-one                                              
1146  1143             2-(8-carbomethoxy-2-cis-                           
                       octenyl)cyclopent-2-en-                            
                       1-one                                              
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     EXAMPLES 1147-1149 
     Treatment by the procedures of Examples 120 of the cyclopentenones listed in Table 30 below with lithium diisobutylmethyl-(3-triphenylmethoxy-1-trans-5-cis-octadienyl) alanate, also prepared by the procedure of Example 120 from 3-triphenylmethoxy-cis-5-en-octyne-1 (Example 139), diisobutylaluminum hydride and methyl lithium, followed by hydrolysis of the intermediate 15-triphenylmethoxy derivatives by treatment with acetic acid-tetrahydrofuran-water (4:2:1) in the manner of Example 121, and then by saponification of the intermediate methyl esters of the process described in Example 122 is productive of the product prostatrienoic acids of the table. 
     
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      Starting 2-(ω-                                                
      carbomethoxy-2-  Product                                            
      cis-alkenyl)-    9-oxo-15-hydroxy-5-                                
Ex-   cyclopent-2-en-  cis,13-trans,17-cis-                               
ample 1-one of Example prostatrienoic acids                               
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1147  1144             9-oxo-4-nor-15-hydroxy-                            
                       5-cis-13-trans-17-                                 
                       cis-prostatrienoic                                 
                       acid                                               
1148  1145             9-oxo-4a-homo-15-hydro-                            
                       xy-5-cis-13-trans-17-                              
                       cis-prostatrienoic                                 
                       acid                                               
1149  1146             9-oxo-4a-bishomo-15-hy-                            
                       droxy-5-cis-13-trans-                              
                       17-cis-prostatrienoic                              
                       acid                                               
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     EXAMPLES 1150-1159 
     Treatment of the ether-ester blocked 4-oxycyclopent-2-en-1-ones listed in Table 31 below the lithium trimethyl[3-(p-anisylidphenylmethoxy)-trans-1-octenyl]according to the procedure described in Example 960 is productive of the 9-oxo-11α,15-dihydroxy-5-cis,13-trans-prostadienoic acids of the table as well as of the corresponding 15-epi derivatives, separable from the listed 15-normal derivatives by chromatography. 
     
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      Starting blocked                                                    
      4-oxycyclopent-    9-oxo-11α,15-dihydroxy-                    
Ex-   2-en-1-one of      5-cis, 13-trans-pros-                            
ample Example            tadienoic acids                                  
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1150  1121               9-oxo-11α,15-dihydroxy-                    
                         5-cis,13-trans-prosta-                           
                         dienoic acid (prosta-                            
                         glandin E.sub.2)                                 
1151  1125               9-oxo-11α,15-dihydroxy-                    
                         5-cis,13-trans-prosta-                           
                         dienoic acid (prosta-                            
                         glandin E.sub.2)                                 
1152  1130               9-oxo-11α,15-dihydroxy-                    
                         5-cis,13-trans-prosta-                           
                         dienoic acid (prosta-                            
                         glandin E.sub.2)                                 
1153  1122               9-oxo-11α,15-dihydroxy-                    
                         4-nor-5-cis,13-trans-                            
                         prostadienoic acid                               
1154  1126               9-oxo-11α,15-dihydroxy-                    
                         4-nor-5-cis,13-trans-                            
                         prostadienoic acid                               
1155  1123               9-oxo-11α,15-dihydroxy-                    
                         4a-homo-5-cis,13-trans-                          
                         prostadienoic acid                               
1156  1127               9-oxo-11a,15-dihydroxy-                          
                         4a-homo-5-cis,13-trans-                          
                         prostadienoic acid                               
1158  1124               9-oxo-11α,15-dihydroxy-                    
                         4a,4b-homo-5-cis,13-                             
                         trans-prostadienoic                              
                         acid                                             
1159  1128               9-oxo-11α,15-dihydroxy-                    
                         4a,4b-homo-5-cis,13-                             
                         trans-prostadienoic                              
                         acid                                             
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     EXAMPLES 1160-1169 
     Treatment by the procedure described in Example 123 of the ether-ester blocked 4-oxycyclopent-2-en-1-ones listed in Table 32 below with lithium diisobutylmethyl(3-triphenylmethoxy-1-trans-5-cis-octadienyl)alanate, prepared from 3-triphenylmethoxy-cis-5-en-octyne-1- (Example 139) by the procedure of Example 120, followed by the cleavage of blocking groups and isolation of products by the method described in Example 124 is productive of the 9-oxo-11α,15-dihydroxy-5-cis,13-trans,17-cis-prostatrienoic acids of the table; also formed are the corresponding 15-epi derivatives which are separable by chromatography from the listed 15-normal derivatives. 
     
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      Starting blocked Product                                            
      4-oxycyclopent-  9-oxo-11α,15-dihydroxy-                      
Ex-   2-en-1-one of    5-cis,13-trans,17-cis-                             
ample Example          prostatrienoic acids                               
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1160  1121             9-oxo-11α,15-dihydroxy-                      
                       5-cis,13-trans,17-                                 
                       cis-prostatrienoic                                 
                       acid (prostaglandin E.sub.3)                       
1161  1125             9-oxo-11α,15-dihydroxy-                      
                       5-cis,13-trans,17-cis-                             
                       prostatrienoic acid                                
                       (prostaglandin E.sub.3)                            
1162  1130             9-oxo-11α,15-dihydroxy-                      
                       5-cis,13-trans,17-cis-                             
                       prostatrienoic acid                                
                       (prostaglandin E.sub.3)                            
1163  1122             9-oxo-11α,15-dihydroxy-                      
                       4-nor-5-cis,13-trans,                              
                       17-cis-prostatrienoic                              
                       acid                                               
1164  1126             9-oxo-11α,15-dihydroxy-                      
                       4-nor-5-cis,13-trans,                              
                       17-cis-prostatrienoic                              
                       acid                                               
1165  1123             9-oxo-11α,15-dihydroxy-                      
                       4a-homo-5-cis,13-                                  
                       trans,17-cis-prosta-                               
                       trienoic acid                                      
1166  1127             9-oxo-11α,15-dihydroxy-                      
                       4a-homo-5-cis,13-                                  
                       trans,17-cis-prosta-                               
                       trienoic acid                                      
1168  1124             9-oxo-11α,15-dihydroxy-                      
                       4a,4b-bishomo-5-cis,                               
                       13-trans,17-cis-prosta-                            
                       trienoic acid                                      
1169  1128             9-oxo-11α,15-dihydroxy-                      
                       4a,4b-bishomo-5-cis-                               
                       13-trans,17-cis-prosta-                            
                       trienoic acid                                      
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     EXAMPLE 1170 
     Preparation of 9-oxo-11α,15-dihydroxy-5-cis,13-cis-prostadienoic acid 
     Treatment in the manner described in Example 733 of 4-tetrahydropyranyloxy-2-(6-carbotetrahydropyranyloxy-2-cis-hexenyl)cycylopent-2-en-1-one (Example 1121) with the Grignard reagent prepared from magnesium and 1-bromo-3-triphenylmethoxy-trans-1-octene (Example 728) also as described in Example 733 in the presence of cuprous iodide tri-n-butylphosphine complex is productive after chromatography of prostaglandin E 2  and 9-oxo-11α, 15-dihydroxy-5-cis,13-cis-prostadienoic acid. 
     EXAMPLES 1171 and 1172 
     Treatment of the two 9-oxo derivative listed in Table 33 below with lithium perhydro-9b-boraphenalylhydride in the manner described in Example 737 furnishes the indicated 9α,15-dihydroxy-b 13-cis-prostenoic acids. 
     
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      Starting 9-oxo-  Product                                            
Ex-   derivative of    9α,15-dihydroxy-13-cis-                      
ample Example          prostenoic acids                                   
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1171   736             9α,15-dihydroxy-5-cis-                       
                       prostenoic acidi                                   
1172  1170             9α,15-dihydroxy-5-cis-                       
                       prostadienoic acid                                 
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     EXAMPLE 1173 
     Preparation of 1-bromo-4,4-dimethyl-3-tetrahydropyranyloxy-trans-1-octene 
     To an ice cooled solution of 3.5 g. (50 moles) of 2-methyl-2-butene in 25 ml. of tetrahydrofuran under an inert atmosphere is added 25 ml. of 1 M diborane in tetrahydrofuran dropwise over 10 minutes. The mixture is stirred at 0°-5° C. for 2 hours and then the solvent is removed under vacuum. The residue is dissolved in 20 ml. of carbon tetrachloride and to the resulting solution cooled to 0° C. is added a solution of 5.25 g. (22 mole) of 4,4-dimethyl-3-tetrahydropyranyloxy-1-octyne (Example 995) in 10 ml. of carbon tetrachloride over 10 minutes. The cooling bath is removed and the mixture is allowed to stir at ambient temperature for 1.5 hours. The mixture is cooled to 0° C. and a solution of 3.52 g. (22 moles) of bromine in 15 ml. of carbon tetrachloride is added over 10 minutes. The cooling bath is removed and the mixture is refluxed for 6 hours under an inert atmosphere. The mixture is cooled and poured into dilute sodium hydroxide solution. The organic phase is washed with water and saturated brine, dried (Na 2  SO 4 ), and evaporated. The residue is chromatographed upon silica gel and the title compound is isolated with 5% ethyl acetate in benzene. 
     EXAMPLE 1174 
     Preparation of 1-bromo-4,4-dimethyl-trans-1-octen-3-ol 
     A mixture of 3.19 g. (10 moles) of 1-bromo-4,4-dimethyl-3-tetrahydropyranyloxy-trans-1-octene (Example 1173) and 90 ml. of 3:1:1 tetrahydrofuran-acetic acid-water is stirred at ambient temperatures for 20 hours. The solvent is evaporated in vacuo and the residue is chromatographed on silica gel. The title compound is isolated using 10-20% ethyl acetate is benzene. 
     EXAMPLE 1175 
     Preparation of 1-bromo-4,4-dimethyl-3-triphenylmethoxy-trans-1-octene 
     Treatment of 1.88 g. (8 moles) of 1-bromo-4,4-dimethyl-trans-1-octen-3-ol (Example 1174) with 2.58 g. (8 moles) of triphenylmethyl bromide in 20 ml. of pyridine and purification of Florisil ®, all as described in Example 728 gives the title compound. 
     EXAMPLE 1176 
     Preparation of 1-bromo-5,5-dimethyl-3-tetrahydropyranyloxy-trans-1-octene 
     Treatment of 7.15 g. (30 moles) of 5,5-dimethyl-3-tetrahydropyranyloxy-1-octyne (Example 999) with 33 moles of disiamylborane in carbon tetrachloride followed by 30 moles of bromide in carbon tetrachloride, refluxing the resulting mixture, and isolation by chromatography on silica gel, all as described in Example 1173 gives the title compound. 
     EXAMPLE 1177 
     Preparation of 1-bromo-5,5-dimethyl-trans-1-octen-3-ol 
     Treatment of 7.35 g. (23 moles) of 1-bromo-5,5-dimethyl-3-tetrahydropyranyloxy-trans-1-octene (Example 1176) with 200 ml. of 3:1:1 tetrahydrofuran-acetic acid-water and purification on silica gel all as described in Example 1174 gives the title compound. 
     EXAMPLE 1178 
     Preparation of 1-bromo-5,5-dimethyl-3-triphenylmethoxy-trans-1-octene 
     Treatment of 3.53 g. (15 moles) of 1-bromo-5,5-dimethyl-trans-1-octen-3-ol (Example 1177) with 4.85 g. (15 moles) of triphenylmethyl bromide in 35 ml. of pyridine and purification on Florisil ®, all as described in Example 728 gives the title compound. 
     EXAMPLE 1179 
     Preparation of 1-iodo-3-triphenylmethoxy-trans-1-octene 
     To a mixture of 0.650 g. (16.91 mole) of sodium borohydride and 3.17 g. (45.2 moles) of 2-methyl-2-butene in 40 ml. of diglyme cooled to -5° C. under an inert atmospere is added over 15 minutes 3.24 g. (22.6 moles) of boron trifluoride ethereate and the resulting mixture is stirred at 0° C. for 2 hours. To this mixture is then added over 5 minutes 8.32 g. (22.6 moles) of 3-triphenylmethoxy-1-octyne (Example 119) in 10 ml. of diglyme, the cooling bath is removed, and the mixture is stirred at ambient temperatures for 1.5 hours. The mixture is cooled to 0° C. and 6.0 g. of finely divided anhydrous trimethylamine oxide is added over 10 minutes. The cooling bath is removed and the mixture is stirred at ambient temperatures for 0.5 hour. The mixture is then poured into 200 ml. of 15% sodium hydrooxide solution, a solution of 16 g. (63 moles) of iodine in 20 ml. of tetrahydrofuran is added immediately, and the resulting mixture is stirred for 0.5 hour. The organic phase is separated and the aqueous phase is washed with ether. The combined organic phase and washings are decolorized with 5% sodium thiosulfate solution, washed with saturated brine, dried (Na 2  SO 4 ), and evaporated. The residue is dry-columned chromatographed upon alumina using hexane as eluent and the title compound is isolated as an oil. 
     EXAMPLE 1180 
     Preparation of 3-triphenylmethoxy-cis-oct-5-en-1-yne 
     Treatment of 22 g. of cis-oct-5-en-1-yne-3-ol, prepared according to the procedure of J. Fried, C.H. Lin, J.C. Sih, P. Dalven, G.F. Cooper, J. Amer. Chem. Soc., 94, 4342 (1972), with 58 g. of triphenylmethyl bromide in 100 ml. of pyridine and purification on Florisil ®, all as described in Example 728 gives the title compound. 
     EXAMPLE 1181 
     Preparation of 1-iodo-3-triphenylmethoxy-trans-1,cis-5-octadiene 
     Treatment of 20 g. of 3-triphenylmethoxy-cis-oct-5-en-1-yne with 55 moles of disiamylborane in diglyme, followed by trimethylamine oxide, aqueous sodium hydroxide, and iodine, and purification of alumina, all as described in Example 1179, gives the title compound. 
     EXAMPLE 1182 
     Preparation of 1-bromo-3-triphenylmethoxy-trans-1,cis-5-octadiene 
     Treatment of 15 g. of 3-triphenylmethoxy-cis-oct-5-en-1-yne (Example 1180) with 41 moles of disiamylborane in tetrahydrofuran, replacing the solvent with carbontetrachloride, addition of 41 moles of bromine, and refluxing the mixture, all as described in Example 1173, and purification of the material upon Florisil ®as described in Example 728 gives the title compound. 
     EXAMPLE 1183 
     Preparation of 1-iodo-3-triphenylmethoxy-trans-1-decene 
     Treatment of 3-triphenylmethoxy-1-decyne (Example 129) with disamylborane, trimethylamine oxide and iodine by the procedure described in Example 1179 is productive of the subject compound. 
     EXAMPLE 1184 
     Preparation of 1-iodo-3-triphenylmethoxy-trans-1-nonene 
     Treatment of 3-triphenylmethoxy-1-nonyne (Example 128) with disiamylborane, trimethylamine oxide and iodine by the process described in Example 1179 is productive of the subject compound. 
     EXAMPLE 1185 
     Preparation of 1-bromo-3-triphenylmethoxy-trans-1-decene 
     Treatment of 3-triphenylmethoxy-1-decyne (Example 129) with disiamylborane and the bromide by the procedure described in Example 1173 is productive of the title compound. 
     EXAMPLE 1186 
     Preparation of 1-bromo-3-triphenylmethoxy-trans-1-nonene 
     Treatment of 3-triphenylmethoxy-1-nonyne (Example 128) with disiamylborane and the bromine by the procedure described in Example 1173 is productive of the title compound. 
     EXAMPLE 1187 
     Preparation of the Grignard reagent of 1-bromo-3-triphenylmethoxy-trans-1-octene at 33° C. 
     To a slurry of 0.585 g. (0.0241 g. atom) of magnesium and 5 ml. of tetrahydrofuran under an argon atmosphere is added 2 ml. of a solution of 7.536 (0.0168 mole) of 1-bromo-3-triphenylmethoxy-trans-1-octene (Example 728) in 10 ml. of tetrahydrofuran. The mixture is warmed to 35° C. and reaction is initiated with 1 drop of methyl iodide. The reaction is allowed to exotherm to 37° C. and then to cool to 33° C. whereupon the remainder of the halide is added at a rate to maintain 33° C. After complete addition of the halide, the mixture is stirred at 33° C. for 1 hour and is separated from the excess magnesium to yield a tetrahydrofuran solution of the title Grignard reagent. 
     EXAMPLE 1188 
     Preparation of 11-deoxy-8β-methyl-prostaglandin E 1  methyl ester, 11-deoxy-8α-methyl-8-iso-prostaglandin E 1  methyl ester, methyl 15-hydroxy-8β -methyl-9-oxo-13-cis-prostenoate, and methyl 15-hydroxy-8α-methyl-9-oxo-8-iso-13-cis-prostenoate 
     The Grignard reagent, prepared as described in Example 1187 from 0.585 g. of magnesium, 7.536 g. of 1-bromo-3-triphenylmethoxy-trans-1-octene (Example 728), and 10 ml. of tetrahydrofuran, is added to an ice cooled solution of 3.76 g. of 2-(6-carbomethoxyhexyl)-2-cyclopentenone (Example 83) and 0.305 g. of copper (I) iodide-tri-n-butylphosphine complex in 10 ml. of tetrahydrofuran over 10 minutes under an inert atmosphere. The mixture is stirred with cooling for 0.5 hour and to it is then added 46 g. of methyl iodide. The cooling bath is removed and the mixture is stirred at ambient temperatures for 48 hours. The mixture is poured into saturated ammonium chloride solution and is extracted into ether. The organic phase is washed with saturated brine and is evaporated. The residue is heated to 80° C. with 100 ml. of 80% aqueous acetic acid for 0.5 hour and the mixture is then evaporated to dryness. The residue is dry-column chromatography upon silica gel using 4:1 benzene-ethyl acetate as eluent to afford a mixture of 11-deoxy-8β-methyl-prostaglandin E 1  methyl ester and 11-deoxy- 8α-methyl-8-iso-prostaglandin E 1  methyl ester and a mixture of methyl 15-hydroxy-8α-methyl-9-oxo-13-cis-prostenoate and methyl 15-hydroxy-8α-methyl-9-oxo-8-iso-13-cis-prostenoate. Further separation of the 8β and 8α isomers is accomplished by a combination of partition chromatography and thin layer chromatography. 
     EXAMPLES 1190-1205 
     Treatment by the procedure of Example 1188 of the cyclopentenones listed in Table 34 below with the Grignard reagent, prepared as described in Example 1187 from the listed 1-bromo-3- triphenylmethoxy-1-trans-alkenes, and then with methyl iodide furnishes the product 8α and 8β methyl prostenoates of the table. The products are all obtained via the corresponding 15-O-triphenylmethyl derivatives, which are hydrolytically cleaved as described in Example 1188. 
     
                                           TABLE 34                                
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                    Starting 1-bromo-3-                                   
triphenylmethoxy-1-                                                       
        Starting cycloalkene                                              
                    trans-alkene of                                       
Example of Example  Example    Product 8-alkyl prostenoates               
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1190    13          1175       ethyl 8-β-methyl-9-oxo-15-hydroxy-16,1
                               6-                                         
                               dimethyl-13-trans-prostenoate              
                               ethyl 8α-methyl-9-oxo-15-hydroxy-16,1
                               6-                                         
                               dimethyl-8-iso-13-trans-prostenoate        
                               ethyl 8β-methyl-9-oxo-15-hydroxy-16,16
                               -                                          
                               dimethyl-13-cis-prostenoate                
                               ethyl 8α-methyl-9-oxo-15-hydroxy-16,1
                               6-                                         
                               dimethyl-8-iso-13-cis-prostenoate          
1191    13          1178       ethyl 8β-methyl-9-oxo-15-hydroxy-17,17
                               -                                          
                               dimethyl-13-trans-prostenoate              
                               ethyl 8α-methyl-9-oxo-15-hydroxy-17,1
                               7-                                         
                               dimethyl-8-iso-13-trans-prostenoate        
                               ethyl 8β-methyl-9-oxo-15-hydroxy-17,17
                               -                                          
                               dimethyl-13-cis-prostenoate                
                               ethyl 8α-methyl-9-oxo-15-hydroxy-17,1
                               7-                                         
                               dimethyl-8-iso-13-cis-prostenoate          
1192    13          1182       ethyl 8β-methyl-9-oxo-15-hydroxy-13-tr
                               ans,                                       
                               17-cis-prostadienoate                      
                               ethyl 8α-methyl-9-oxo-15-hydroxy-8-is
                               o-13-                                      
                               trans,17-cis-prostadienoate                
                               ethyl 8β-methyl-9-oxo-15-hydroxy-13-ci
                               s,                                         
                               17-cis-prostadienoate                      
                               ethyl 8α-methyl-9-oxo-15-hydroxy-8-is
                               o-                                         
                               13-cis, 17-cis-prostadienoate              
1193    13          1185       ethyl 8β-methyl-9-oxo-15-hydroxy-20-et
                               hyl-                                       
                               13-trans-prostenoate                       
                               ethyl 8α-methyl-9-oxo-15-hydroxy-20-e
                               thyl-                                      
                               8-iso-13-trans-prostenoate                 
                               ethyl 8β-methyl-9-oxo-15-hydroxy-20-et
                               hyl-                                       
                               13-cis-prostenoate                         
                               ethyl 8α-methyl-9-oxo-15-hydroxy-8-is
                               o-20-                                      
                               ethyl-13-cis-prostenoate                   
1194    84          1186       decyl 8β-methyl-9-oxo-15-hydroxy-20-  
                               methyl-13-trans-prostenoate                
                               decyl 8α-methyl-9-oxo-15-hydroxy-20- 
                               methyl-8-iso-13-trans-prostenoate          
                               decyl 8β-methyl-9-oxo-15-hydroxy-20-  
                               methyl-13-cis-prostenoate                  
                               decyl 8α-methyl-9-oxo-15-hydroxy-20- 
                               methyl-8-iso-13-cis-prostenoate            
1195    23           728       ethyl 8β-methyl-9-oxo-15-hydroxy-8a,7b
                               -                                          
                               bishomo-13-trans-prostenoate               
                               ethyl 8α-methyl-9-oxo-15-hydroxy-7a,7
                               b-                                         
                               bishomo-8-iso-13-trans-prostenoate         
                               ethyl 8β-methyl-9-oxo-15-hydroxy-7a,7b
                               -                                          
                               bishomo-13-cis-prostenoate                 
                               ethyl 8α-methyl-9-oxo-15-hydroxy-7a,7
                               b-                                         
                               bishomo-8-iso-13-cis-prostenoate           
1196    31          1185       ethyl 8β-methyl-9-oxo-15-hydroxy-2,20-
                               bisethyl-13-trans-prostenoate              
                               bisethyl-8-iso-13-trans-prostenoate        
                               ethyl 8β-methyl-9-oxo-15-hydroxy-2,20-
                               bisethyl-13-cis-prostenoate                
                               ethyl 8α-methyl-9-oxo-15-hydroxy-2,20
                               -                                          
                               bisethyl-8-iso-3-cis-prostenoate           
1197    46          1175       ethyl 8β-methyl-9-oxo-15-hydroxy-3-oxa
                               -16,                                       
                               16-dimethyl-13-trans-prostenoate           
                               ethyl 8α-methyl-9-oxo-15-hydroxy-3-ox
                               a-16,                                      
                               16-dimethyl-8-iso-13-trans-prostenoate     
                               ethyl 8β-methyl-9-oxo-15-hydroxy-3-oxa
                               -16,                                       
                               16-dimethyl-13-cis-prostenoate             
                               ethyl 8α-methyl-9-oxo-15-hydroxy-3-ox
                               a-16,                                      
                               16-dimethyl-8-iso-13-cis-prostenoate       
1198    46          1182       ethyl 8β-methyl-9-oxo-15-hydroxy-3-oxa
                               -                                          
                               13-trans,17-cis-prostadienoate             
                               ethyl 8α-methyl-9-oxo-15-hydroxy-3-ox
                               a-                                         
                               8-iso-13-trans,17-cis-prostadienoate       
                               ethyl 8β-methyl-9-oxo-15-hydroxy-3-oxa
                               -                                          
                               13-cis,17-cis-prostadienoate               
                               ethyl 8α-methyl-9-oxo-15-hydroxy-3-ox
                               a-                                         
                               8-iso-13-cis,17-cis-prostadienoate         
1199    53          1186       ethyl 8β-methyl-9-oxo-15-hydroxy-7-nor
                               -                                          
                               20-methyl-13-trans-prostenoate             
                               ethyl 8α-methyl-9-oxo-15-hydroxy-7-no
                               r-                                         
                               20-methyl-8-iso-13-trans-prostenoate       
                               ethyl 8β-methyl-9-oxo-15-hydroxy-7-nor
                               -                                          
                               20-methyl-13-cis-prostenoate               
                               ethyl 8α-methyl-9-oxo-15-hydroxy-7-no
                               r-                                         
                               20-methyl-8-iso-13-cis-prostenoate         
1200    90          1178       ethyl 8β-methyl-9-oxo-15-hydroxy-2-flu
                               oro-                                       
                               17,17-dimethyl-13-trans-prostenoate        
                               ethyl 8α-methyl-9-oxo-15-hydroxy-2-fl
                               uoro-                                      
                               17,17-dimethyl-8-iso-13-trans-prostenoate  
                               ethyl 8β-methyl-9-oxo-15-hydroxy-2-flu
                               oro-                                       
                               17,17-dimethyl-13-cis-prostenoate          
                               ethyl 8α-methyl-9-oxo-15-hydroxy-2-fl
                               uoro-                                      
                               17,17-dimethyl-8-iso-13-cis-prostenoate    
1201    111          728       ethyl 8β-methyl-9-oxo-15-hydroxy-10a-h
                               omo-                                       
                               13-trans-prostenoate                       
                               ethyl 8α-methyl-9-oxo-15-hydroxy-10a-
                               homo-                                      
                               8-iso-13-trans-prostenoate                 
                               ethyl 8β-methyl-9-oxo-15-hydroxy-10a-h
                               omo-                                       
                               13-cis-prostenoate                         
                               ethyl 8α-methyl-9-oxo-15-hydroxy-10a-
                               homo-                                      
                               8-iso-13-cis-prostenoate                   
1202    79          1186       ethyl 8β-methyl-9-oxo-15-hydroxy-2-phe
                               nyl-                                       
                               20-methyl-13-trans-prostenoate             
                               ethyl 8α-methyl-9-oxo-15-hydroxy-2-ph
                               enyl-                                      
                               20-methyl-8-iso-13-trans-prostenoate       
                               ethyl 8β-methyl-9-oxo-15-hydroxy-2-phe
                               nyl-                                       
                               20-methyl-13-cis-prostenoate               
                               ethyl 8α-methyl-9-oxo-15-hydroxy-2-ph
                               enyl-                                      
                               20-methyl-8-iso-13-cis-prostenoate         
1203    900         1182       methyl 8β-methyl-9-oxo-15-hydroxy-    
                               5-cis,13-trans,17-cis-prostatrienoate      
                               methyl 8α-methyl-9-oxo-15-hydroxy-8-i
                               so-                                        
                               5-cis,13-trans,17-cis-prostatrienoate      
                               methyl 8β-methyl-9-oxo-15-hydroxy-5-ci
                               s,                                         
                               13-cis,17-cis-prostatrienoate              
                               methyl 8α-methyl-9-oxo-15-hydroxy-8-i
                               so-                                        
                               5-cis,13-cis,17-cis-prostatrienoate        
1204    900          728       ethyl 8β-methyl-9-oxo-15-hydroxy-5-cis
                               ,                                          
                               13-trans-prostadienoate                    
                               ethyl 8α-methyl-9-oxo-15-hydroxy-8-is
                               o-                                         
                               5-cis,13-trans-prostadienoate              
                               ethyl 8β-methyl-9-oxo-15-hydroxy-5-cis
                               ,                                          
                               13-cis-prostadienoate                      
                               ethyl 8α-methyl-9-oxo-15-hydroxy-8-is
                               o-                                         
                               5-cis,13-cis-prostadienoate                
1205    900         1185       ethyl 8β-methyl-9-oxo-15-hydroxy-20-et
                               hyl-                                       
                               5-cis,13-trans-prostadienoate              
                               ethyl 8α-methyl-9-oxo-15-hydroxy-20-e
                               thyl-                                      
                               8-iso-cis,13-trans-prostadienoate          
                               ethyl 8β-methyl-9-oxo-15-hydroxy-20-et
                               hyl-                                       
                               5-cis,13-cis-prostadienoate                
                               ethyl 8α-methyl-9-oxo-15-hydroxy-20-e
                               thyl-                                      
                               8-iso-5-cis,13-cis-prostadienoate          
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     Examples 1206-1273 
     Treatment of the designated 9-oxo-prostenoic acid and ester derivatives listed in Table 35 below with sodium borohydride in ethanol as described in Example 257 gives the product 9α and 9β hydroxy derivatives of the table, which are seperable by standard chromatographic techniques. 
     
                       TABLE 35                                                    
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Ex-   Starting 9-oxo-                                                     
                    Product -meth-                                        
ample derivative    derivatives                                           
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1206  11-deoxy-8β-                                                   
                    11-deoxy-8β-methyl-pros-                         
      methyl-prosta-                                                      
                    taglandin F.sub.1 α and F.sub.1 β          
      glandin E.sub.1 meth-                                               
                    methyl esters                                         
      yl ester                                                            
      (Example 1188)                                                      
1207  11-deoxy-8α-                                                  
                    11-deoxy-8α-methyl-8-iso-                       
      methyl-8-iso- prostaglandin F.sub.1 α and                     
      prostaglandin F.sub.1 β methyl esters                          
      E.sub.1 methyl ester                                                
      (Example 1188)                                                      
1208  methyl 15-hy- methyl 9α/β, 15-di-                        
      droxy-8β-methyl-                                               
                    hydroxy-8β-methyl-13-                            
      yl-9-oxo-13-  cis-prostenoates                                      
      cis-prostenoate                                                     
      (Example 1188)                                                      
1209  methyl 15-hy- methyl 9α/β, 15-dihydroxy                  
      droxy-8α-methy-                                               
                    8α-methyl-8-iso-13-cis-                         
      yl-9-oxo-13-  prostenoates                                          
      cis-prostena-                                                       
      ate (Example                                                        
      1188)                                                               
1210  ethyl 8β-meth-                                                 
                    ethyl 8β-methyl-9α/β,15-              
      yl-9-oxo-15-  dihydrox-16,16-dimeth-                                
      hydroxy-16-   yl-13-trans-prosteno-                                 
      16-dimethyl-  ates                                                  
      13-trans-                                                           
      prostenoate                                                         
      (Example 1190)                                                      
1211  ethyl 8α-meth-                                                
                    ethyl 8α-methyl-9α/β15-              
      yl-9-oxo-15-  dihydroxy-16,16-dimeth-                               
      hydroxy-16-   yl-8-iso-13-trans-pros-                               
      16-dimethyl-  tenoates                                              
      8-iso-13-                                                           
      trans-prosten-                                                      
      oate (Example                                                       
      1190)                                                               
1212  ethyl 8β-meth-                                                 
                    ethyl 8β-methyl-9α/β,15-              
      yl-9-oxo-15-hy-                                                     
                    dihydroxy-16,16-dimeth-                               
      droxy-16,16-  yl-13-cis-prostenoates                                
      dimethyl-13-                                                        
      cis-prosteno-                                                       
      ate (Example                                                        
      1190)                                                               
1213  ethyl 8α-meth-                                                
                    ethyl 8α-methyl-9α/β,15-             
      yl-9-oxo-15-  dihydroxy-16,16-dimeth-                               
      hydroxy-16,-  yl-8-iso-13-cis-prosten-                              
      16-dimethyl-8-                                                      
oates                                                                     
      iso--13-cis-                                                        
      prostenoate                                                         
      (Example 1190)                                                      
      ethyl-                                                              
1214  8β-methyl-9-                                                   
                    ethyl 8β-methyl-9α/β,15-              
      oxo-15-hydrox-                                                      
                    dihydroxy-17,17-dimeth-                               
      y-17,17-dimeth-                                                     
                    yl-13-trans-prostenoates                              
      yl-13-trans-                                                        
      prostenoate                                                         
      (Example 1191)                                                      
1215  ethyl 8α-meth-                                                
                    ethyl 8α-methyl-9α/β,15-             
      yl-9-oxo-15-  dihydroxy-17,17-dimeth-                               
      hydroxy-17,17-                                                      
                    yl-8-iso-13-trans-pros-                               
      dimethyl-8-   tenoates                                              
      iso-13-trans-                                                       
      prostenoate                                                         
      (Example 1191)                                                      
1216  ethyl 8β-meth-                                                 
                    ethyl 8β-methyl-9α/β,15-              
      yl-9-oxo-15-  dihydroxy-17,17-dimeth-                               
      hydroxy-17,17-                                                      
                    yl-13-cis-prostenoates                                
      dimethyl-13-                                                        
      cis-prosteno-                                                       
      ate (Example                                                        
      1191)                                                               
1217  ethyl 8α-meth-                                                
                    ethyl 8α-methyl-9α/β,15-             
      yl-9-oxo-15-hy-                                                     
                    dihydroxy-17,17-dimeth-                               
      droxy-17,17-di-                                                     
                    yl-8-iso-13-cis-prosten-                              
      methyl-8-iso- oates                                                 
      13-cis-prosten-                                                     
      oate (Example                                                       
      1191)                                                               
1218  ethyl 8β-meth-                                                 
                    ethyl 8β-methyl-9α/β,15-              
      yl-9-oxo-15-hy-                                                     
                    dihydroxy-13-trans,17-                                
      droxy-13-trans-                                                     
                    cis-prostadienoates                                   
      17-cis-prosta-                                                      
      dienoate (Exam-                                                     
      ple 1192)                                                           
1219  ethyl 8α-meth-                                                
                    ethyl 8α-methyl-9α/β,15-             
      yl-9-oxo-15-hy-                                                     
                    dihydroxy-8-iso-13-trans                              
      droxy-8-iso-13-                                                     
                    17-cis-prostadienoates                                
      trans,17-cis-                                                       
      prostadienoate                                                      
      (Example 1192)                                                      
1220  ethyl 8β-meth-                                                 
                    ethyl 8β-methyl-9α/β,15-              
      yl-9-oxo-15-hy-                                                     
                    dihydroxy-13-cis,17-                                  
      droxy-13-cis,-                                                      
                    cis-prostadienoates                                   
      17-cis-prostadi-                                                    
      enoate (Example                                                     
      1192)                                                               
1221  ethyl 8α-methyl-                                              
                    ethyl 8α-methyl-9α/β, 15-            
      9-oxo-15-hy-  dihydroxy-8-iso-13-cis-                               
      roxy-8-iso-13-                                                      
                    17-cis-prostadienoates                                
      cis,17-cis-pros-                                                    
      tadienoate (Exam-                                                   
      ple 1192)                                                           
1222  ethyl 8β-methyl-                                               
                    ethyl 8β-methyl-9α/β,15-              
      9-oxo-15-hy-  dihydroxy-20-ethyl-13-                                
      droxy-20-ethyl-13-                                                  
                    trans-prostenoates                                    
      trans-prosteno-                                                     
      ate (Example 1193)                                                  
1223  ethyl 8α-methyl-                                              
                    ethyl 8α-methyl-9α/β,15-             
      9-oxo-15-hy-  dihydroxy-20-ethyl-8-                                 
      droxy-20-ethyl-8-                                                   
                    iso-13-trans-prosteno-                                
      iso-13-trans- ates                                                  
      prostenoate                                                         
      (Example 1193)                                                      
1224  ethyl 8β-methyl-                                               
                    ethyl 8β-methyl-9α/β,15-              
      9-oxo-15-hy-  dihydroxy-20-ethyl-13-                                
      droxy-20-ethyl-13-                                                  
                    cis-prostenoates                                      
      cis-prostenoate                                                     
      (Example 1193)                                                      
1225  ethyl 8α-methyl-                                              
                    ethyl 8α-methyl-9α/β,15-             
      9-oxo-15-hy-  dihydroxy-20-ethyl-8-                                 
      droxy-20-ethyl-                                                     
                    iso-13-cis-prostenoates                               
      8-iso-13-cis-                                                       
      prostenoate                                                         
      (Example 1193)                                                      
1226  decyl 8β-methyl-                                               
                    decyl 8β-methyl-9α/β,15-              
      9-oxo-15-hy-  dihydroxy-20-methyl-13-                               
      droxy-20-methyl-                                                    
                    trans-prostenoates                                    
      13-trans-pros-                                                      
      tenoate (Example                                                    
      1194)                                                               
1127  decyl 8α-methyl-                                              
                    decyl 8α-methyl-9α/β,15-             
      9-oxo-15-hy-  dihydroxy-20-methyl-8-                                
      droxy-20-methyl-                                                    
                    iso-13-trans-prosteno-                                
      8-iso-13-trans-                                                     
                    ates                                                  
      prostenoate                                                         
      (Example 1194)                                                      
1128  decyl 8β-methyl-                                               
                    decyl 8β-methyl-9α/β,15-              
      9-oxo-15-hy-  dihydroxy-20-methyl-13-                               
      droxy-20-methyl-                                                    
                    cis-prostenoates                                      
      13-cis-prosten-                                                     
      oate (Example                                                       
      1194)                                                               
1229  ethyl 8α-methyl-                                              
                    ethyl 8α-methyl-9α/β,15-             
      9-oxo-15-hy-  dihydroxy-20-methyl-8-                                
      droxy-20-methyl-                                                    
                    iso-13-cis-prostenoates                               
      8-iso-13-cis-                                                       
      prostenoate                                                         
      (Example 1194)                                                      
1230  ethyl 8β-methyl-                                               
                    ethyl 8β-methyl-9α/β,15-              
      9-oxo-15-hy-  dihydroxy-7a,7b-bis                                   
      droxy-7a,7b-bis-                                                    
                    homo-13-trans-prosteno-                               
      homo-13-trans-                                                      
                    ates                                                  
      prostenoate                                                         
      (Example 1195)                                                      
1231  ethyl 8α-methyl-                                              
                    ethyl 8α-methyl-9α/β,15-             
      9-oxo-15-hy-  dihydroxy-7a,7b-bis-                                  
      droxy-7a,7b-bis-                                                    
                    homo-8-iso-13-trans-                                  
      homo-8-iso-13-                                                      
                    prostenoates                                          
      trans-prosteno-                                                     
      ate (Example                                                        
      1195)                                                               
1232  ethyl 8β-methyl-                                               
                    ethyl 8β-methyl-9α/β,15-              
      9-oxo-15-hy-  dihydroxy-7a,7b-bis-                                  
      droxy-7a,7b-bis-                                                    
                    homo-13-cis-prosteno-                                 
      homo-13-cis-pros-                                                   
                    ates                                                  
      tenoate (Example                                                    
      1195)                                                               
1233  ethyl 8α-methyl-                                              
                    ethyl 8α-methyl-9α/β,15-             
      9-oxo-15-hy-  dihydroxy-7a,7b-bis-                                  
      droxy-7a,7b-bis-                                                    
                    homo-8-iso-13-cis-pros-                               
      homo-8-iso-13-                                                      
                    tenoates                                              
      cis-prostenoate                                                     
      (Example 1195)                                                      
1234  ethyl 8β-methyl-                                               
                    ethyl 8β-methyl-9α/β,15-              
      9-oxo-15-hy-  dihydroxy-2,20-bis-                                   
      droxy-2,20-bis-                                                     
                    ethyl-13-trans-prosteno-                              
      ethyl-13-trans-                                                     
                    ates                                                  
      prostenoate                                                         
      (Example 1196)                                                      
1235  ethyl 8α-methyl-                                              
                    ethyl 8α-methyl-9α/β,15-             
      9-oxo-15-y-   dihydroxy-2,20-bis-                                   
droxy-2,20-bis-                                                           
      ethyl-8-iso-13-trans-                                               
      ethyl-8-iso-13-                                                     
                    prostenoates                                          
      trans-prosteno-                                                     
      ate (Example                                                        
      1196)                                                               
1236  ethyl 8β-methyl-                                               
                    ethyl 8β-methyl-9α/β,15-              
      9-oxo-15-hy-  dihydroxy-2,20-bis-                                   
      droxy-2,20-bis-                                                     
                    ethyl-13-cis-prosteno-                                
      ethyl-13-cis  ates                                                  
      prostenoate                                                         
(Example 1196)                                                            
1237  ethyl 8α-methyl-                                              
                    ethyl 8α-methyl-9α/β,15-             
      9-oxo-15-hy-  dihydroxy-2,20-bis-                                   
      droxy-2,20-bis-                                                     
                    ethyl-8-iso-13-cis-pros-                              
      ethyl-8-iso-13-                                                     
                    tenoates                                              
      cis-prostenoate                                                     
      (Example 1196)                                                      
1238  ethyl 8β-methyl-                                               
                    ethyl 8β-methyl-9α/β,15-              
      9-oxo-15-hy-  dihydroxy-3-oxa-16,16-                                
droxy-3-oxa-16,-                                                          
      dimethyl-13-trans-pros-                                             
      16-dimethyl-13-                                                     
                    tenoates                                              
      trans-prosteno-                                                     
      ate (Example                                                        
      1197)                                                               
1239  ethyl 8α-methyl-                                              
                    ethyl 8α-methyl-9α/β,15-             
      9-oxo-15-hy-  dihydrpxy-3-oxa-16,16-                                
      droxy-3-oxa-16,-                                                    
                    dimethyl-8-iso-13-trans-                              
      16-dimethyl-8-                                                      
                    prostenoates                                          
      iso-13-trans-                                                       
      prostenoate                                                         
      (Example 1197)                                                      
1240  ethyl 8β-methyl-                                               
                    ethyl 8β-methyl-9α/β,15-              
      9-oxo-15-hy-  dihydroxy-3-oxa-16,16-                                
      droxy-3-oxa-16,-                                                    
                    dimethyl-13-cis-pros-                                 
      16-dimethyl-13-                                                     
                    tenoates                                              
      cis-prostenoate                                                     
      (Example 1197)                                                      
1241  ethyl 8α-methyl-                                              
                    ethyl 8α-methyl-9α/β,15-             
      9-oxo-15-hy-  dihydroxy-3-oxa-16,16-                                
      droxy-3-oxa-16,-                                                    
                    dimethyl-8-iso-13-cis-                                
      16-dimethyl-8-                                                      
                    prostenoates                                          
      iso-13-cis-                                                         
      prostenoate                                                         
      (Example 1197)                                                      
1242  ethyl 8β-methyl-                                               
                    ethyl 8β-methyl-9α/β,15-              
      9-oxo-15-hy-  dihydroxy-3-oxa-13-                                   
      droxy-3-oxa-13-                                                     
                    trans,17-cis-prostadi-                                
      trans,17-cis- enoates                                               
      prostadienoate                                                      
      (Example 1198)                                                      
1243  ethyl 8α-methyl-                                              
                    ethyl 8α-methyl-9α/β,15-             
      9-oxo-15-hy-  dihydroxy-3-oxa-8-iso-                                
      droxy-3-oxa-8-                                                      
                    13-trans,17-cis-prosta-                               
      iso-13-trans,-                                                      
                    dienoates                                             
      17-cis-prostadi-                                                    
      enoate (Example                                                     
      1198)                                                               
1244  ethyl 8β-methyl-                                               
                    ethyl 8β-methyl-9α/β,15-              
      9-oxo-15-hy-  dihydroxy-3-oxa-13-cis-                               
      droxy-3-oxa-13-                                                     
                    17-cis-prostadienoates                                
      cis,17-cis-pros-                                                    
      tadienoate (Exam-                                                   
      ple 1198)                                                           
1245  ethyl 8α-methyl-                                              
                    ethyl 8α-methyl-9α/β,15-             
      9-oxo-15-hy-  dihydroxy-3-oxa-8-iso-                                
      droxy-3-oxa-8-iso-                                                  
                    13-cis,17-cis-prosta-                                 
      13-cis,17-cis-                                                      
                    dienoates                                             
      prostadienoate                                                      
      (Example 1198)                                                      
1246  ethyl 8β-methyl-                                               
                    ethyl 8β-methyl-9α/β,15-              
      9-oxo-15-hy-  dihydroxy-7-nor-20-                                   
      droxy-7-nor-20-                                                     
                    methyl-13-trans-pros-                                 
      methyl-13-trans-                                                    
                    tenoates                                              
      prostenoate                                                         
      (Example 1199)                                                      
1247  ethyl 8α-methyl-                                              
                    ethyl 8α-methyl-9α/β,15-             
      9-oxo-15-hy-  dihydroxy-7-nor-20-                                   
      droxy-7-nor-20-                                                     
                    methyl-8-iso-13-trans-                                
      methyl-8-iso-13-                                                    
                    prostenoates                                          
      trans-prosteno-                                                     
      ate (Example 1199)                                                  
1248  ethyl 8β-methyl-                                               
                    ethyl 8β-methyl-9α/β,15-              
      9-oxo-15-hy-  dihydroxy-7-nor-20-                                   
      droxy-7-nor-20-                                                     
                    methyl-13-cis-prosteno-                               
      methyl-13-cis-                                                      
                    ates                                                  
      prostenoate                                                         
      (Example 1199)                                                      
1249  ethyl 8α-methyl-                                              
                    ethyl 8α-methyl-9α-9α/β,15-    
      9-oxo-15-hy-  dihydroxy-7-nor-20-                                   
      droxy-7-nor-20-                                                     
                    methyl-8-iso-13-cis-                                  
      methyl-8-iso- prostenoates                                          
      13-cis-prosteno-                                                    
      ate (Example                                                        
      1199)                                                               
1250  ethyl 8β-methyl-                                               
                    ethyl 8β-methyl-9α/β,15-              
      9-oxo-15-hy-  dihydroxy-2-fluoro-17,-                               
      droxy-2-fluoro-                                                     
                    17-dimethyl-13-trans-                                 
      17,17-dimethyl-                                                     
                    prostenoates                                          
      13-trans-prosten-                                                   
      oate (Example                                                       
      1200)                                                               
1251  ethyl 8α-methyl-                                              
                    ethyl 8α-methyl-9α/β,15-             
      9-oxo-15-hy-  dihydroxy-2-fluoro-17,-                               
      droxy-2-fluoro-                                                     
                    17-dimethyl-8-iso-13-                                 
      17,17-dimethyl-                                                     
                    trans-prostenoates                                    
      8-iso-13-trans-                                                     
      prostenoate                                                         
      (Example 1200)                                                      
1252  ethyl 8β-methyl-                                               
                    ethyl 8β-methyl-9α/β,15-              
      9-oxo-15-hy-  dihydroxy-2-fluoro-17,-                               
      droxy-2-fluoro-17                                                   
                    17-dimethyl-13-cis-pros-                              
      17-dimethyl-13-                                                     
                    tenoates                                              
      cis-prostenoate                                                     
      (Example 1200)                                                      
1253  ethyl 8α-methyl-                                              
                    ethyl 8α-methyl-9α/β,15-             
      9-oxo-15-hy-  dihydroxy-2-fluoro-17,-                               
      droxy-2-fluoro-                                                     
                    17-dimethyl-8-iso-13-                                 
      17,17-dimethyl-                                                     
                    cis-prostenoates                                      
      8-iso-13-cis-                                                       
      prostenoate                                                         
      (Example 1200)                                                      
1254  ethyl 8β-methyl-                                               
                    ethyl 8β-methyl-9α/β,15-              
      9-oxo-15-hy-  dihydroxy-10a-homo-13-                                
      droxy-10a-homo-13-                                                  
                    trans-prostenoates                                    
      trans-prosteno-                                                     
      ate (Example                                                        
      1201)                                                               
1255  ethyl 8α-methyl-                                              
                    ethyl 8α-methyl-9α/β,15-             
      9-oxo-15-hy-  dihydroxy-10a-homo-8-                                 
      droxy-10a-homo-8-                                                   
                    iso-13-trans-prosteno-                                
      iso-13-trans- ates                                                  
      prostenoate                                                         
      (Example 1201)                                                      
1256  ethyl 8β-methyl-                                               
                    ethyl 8β-methyl-9α/β,15-              
      9-oxo-15-hy-  dihydroxy-10a-homo-13-                                
      droxy-10a-homo-                                                     
                    cis-prostenoates                                      
      13-cis-prosten-                                                     
      oate (Example                                                       
      1201)                                                               
1257  ethyl 8α-methyl-                                              
                    ethyl 8α-methyl-9α/β,15-             
      9-oxo-15-hy-  dihydroxy-10a-homo-8-                                 
      droxy-10a-homo-8-                                                   
                    iso-13-cis-prostenoates                               
      iso-13-cis-pros-                                                    
      tenoate (Example                                                    
      1201)                                                               
1258  ethyl 8β-methyl-                                               
                    ethyl 8β-methyl-9α/β,15-              
      9-oxo-15-hy-  dihydroxy-2-phenyl-20-                                
      droxy-2-phenyl-                                                     
                    methyl-13-trans-prosten-                              
      20-methyl-13- oates                                                 
      trans-prosteno-                                                     
      ate (Example                                                        
      1202)                                                               
1259  ethyl 8α-methyl-                                              
                    ethyl 8α-methyl-9α/β,15-             
      9-oxo-15-hy-  dihydroxy-2-phenyl-20-                                
      droxy-2-phenyl-                                                     
                    methyl-8-iso-13-trans-                                
      20-methyl-8-iso-                                                    
                    prostenoates                                          
      13-trans-pros-                                                      
      tenoate (Example                                                    
      1202)                                                               
1260  ethyl 8β-methyl-                                               
                    ethyl 8β-methyl-9α/β,15-              
      9-oxo-15-hy-  dihydroxy-2-phenyl-20-                                
      droxy-2-phenyl-                                                     
                    methyl-13-cis-prosteno-                               
      20-methyl-13-cis-                                                   
                    ates                                                  
      prostenoate                                                         
      (Example 1202)                                                      
1261  ethyl 8α-methyl-                                              
                    ethyl 8α-methyl-9α/β,15-             
      9-oxo-15-hy-  dihydroxy-2-phenyl-20-                                
      droxy-2-phenyl-                                                     
                    methyl-8-iso-13-cis-                                  
      20-methyl-8-iso-                                                    
                    prostenoates                                          
      13-cis-prosteno-                                                    
      ates (Example                                                       
      1202)                                                               
1262  methyl 8β-methyl-                                              
                    methyl 8β-methyl-9α/β,15-             
      9-oxo-15-hy-  dihydroxy-5-cis,13-                                   
      droxy-5-cis,13-                                                     
                    trans,17-cis-prostatri-                               
      trans,17-cis-pros-                                                  
                    enoates                                               
      tatrienoate                                                         
      (Example 1203)                                                      
1263  methyl 8α-methyl-                                             
                    methyl 8α-methyl-9α/β,15-            
      9-oxo-15-hy-  dihydroxy-8-iso-5-cis,-                               
      droxy-8-iso-5-                                                      
                    13-trans,17-cis-prosta-                               
      cis,13-trans,17-                                                    
                    trienoates                                            
      cis-prostatri-                                                      
      enoate                                                              
      (Example 1203)                                                      
1264  methyl 8β-methyl-                                              
                    methyl 8β-methyl-9α/β,-               
      9-oxo-15-hy-  15-dihydroxy-5-cis,13-                                
      droxy-5-cis,13-                                                     
                    cis,17-cis-prostatri-                                 
      cis,17-cis-pros-                                                    
                    enoates                                               
      tatrienoate                                                         
      (Example 1203)                                                      
1265  methyl 8α-methyl-                                             
                    methyl 8α-methyl-α/β,15-             
      9-oxo-15-hy-  dihydroxy-8-iso-5-cis,-                               
      droxy-8-iso-5-                                                      
                    13-cis,17-cis-prostatri-                              
      cis,13-cis,17-                                                      
                    enoates                                               
      cis-prostatrien-                                                    
      oate (Example                                                       
      1203)                                                               
1266  ethyl 8β-methyl-                                               
                    ethyl 8β-methyl-9α/β,-                
      9-oxo-15-hy-  15-dihydroxy-5-cis,13-                                
      droxy-5-cis,13-                                                     
                    trans-prostadienoates                                 
      trans-prostadi-                                                     
      enoate (Example                                                     
      1204)                                                               
1267  ethyl 8α-methyl-                                              
                    ethyl 8α-methyl-9α/β,-               
      9-oxo-15-hy-  15-dihydroxy-8-iso-5-                                 
      droxy-8-iso-5-                                                      
                    cis,13-trans-prosta-                                  
      cis,13-trans- dienoates                                             
      prostadienoate                                                      
      (Example 1204)                                                      
1268  ethyl 8β-methyl-                                               
                    ethyl 8β-methyl-9α/β,-                
      9-oxo-15-hy-  15-dihydroxy-5-cis,13-                                
      droxy-5-cis,13-                                                     
                    cis-prostadienoates                                   
      cis-prostadien-                                                     
      oate (Example                                                       
      1204)                                                               
1269  ethyl 8α-methyl-                                              
                    ethyl 8α-methyl-9α/β,-               
      9-oxo-15-hy-  15-dihydroxy-8-iso-5-                                 
      droxy-8-iso-5-                                                      
                    cis,13-cis-prostadien-                                
      cis,13-cis-   oates                                                 
      prostadienoate                                                      
      (Example 1204)                                                      
1270  ethyl 8α-methyl-                                              
                    ethyl 8β-methyl-9α/β,-                
      9-oxo-15-hy-  15-dihydroxy-20-ethyl-                                
      droxy-20-ethyl-                                                     
                    5-cis,13-trans-prosta-                                
      5-cis,13-trans-                                                     
                    dienoates                                             
      prostadienoate                                                      
      (Example 1205)                                                      
1271  ethyl 8α-methyl-                                              
                    ethyl 8α-methyl-9α/β,-               
      9-oxo-15-hy-  15-dihydroxy-20-ethyl-                                
      droxy-20-ethyl-8-                                                   
                    8-iso-5-cis,13-trans-                                 
      iso-5-cis,13- prostadienoates                                       
      trans-prostadien                                                    
oate (Example                                                             
      1205)                                                               
1272  ethyl 8β-methyl-                                               
                    ethyl 8β-methyl-9α/β,-                
      9-oxo-15-hy-  15-dihydroxy-20-ethyl-                                
      droxy-20-ethyl-                                                     
                    5-cis,13-cis-prostadi-                                
      5-cis,13-cis- enoates                                               
      prostadienoate                                                      
      (Example 1205)                                                      
1273  ethyl 8α-methyl-                                              
                    ethyl 8α-methyl-9α/β,-               
      9-oxo-15-hy-  15-dihydroxy-20-ethyl-                                
      droxy-20-ethyl-                                                     
                    8-iso-5-cis,13-cis-                                   
      8-iso-5-cis,13-                                                     
                    prostadienoates                                       
      cis-prostadien-                                                     
      oate (Example                                                       
      1205)                                                               
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     Examples 1274-1299 
     In the manner of Example 93, the various cyclopentenones of Table 36, which follows, are converted to the corresponding 4-bromo derivatives. 
     
                       TABLE 36                                                    
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      Starting                                                            
Ex-   Cyclopentenone                                                      
                    Product 4-Bromocyclo-                                 
ample of Example    pentenones                                            
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1274  13            4-bromo-2-(6-carbeth-                                 
                    oxyhexyl)-cyclopent-2-                                
                    en-1-one                                              
1275  83            4-bromo-2-(6-carbo-                                   
                    methoxyhexyl)cyclopent-                               
                    2-en-1-one                                            
1276  15            4-bromo-2-(4-carbeth-                                 
                    oxybutyl)cyclopent-2-en-                              
                    1-one                                                 
1277  14            4-bromo-2-(3-carbethoxy-                              
                    propyl)cyclopent-2-en-1-                              
                    one                                                   
1278   2            4-bromo-2-(4-carboxy-                                 
                    butyl)cyclopent-2-en-                                 
                    1-one                                                 
1279   5            4-bromo-2-(3-carboxy-                                 
                    propyl)cyclopent-2-en-1-                              
                    one                                                   
1280  22            4-bromo-2-(-carboxy-                                  
                    octyl)cyclopent-2-en-1-                               
                    one                                                   
1281  23            4-bromo-2-(-carbethoxy-                               
                    octyl)cyclopent-2-en-1-                               
                    one                                                   
1282  30            4-bromo-2-(6-carboxy-                                 
                    octyl)cyclopent-2-en-1-                               
                    one                                                   
1283  31            4-bromo-2-(6-carbethoxy-                              
                    octyl)cyclopent-2-en-1-                               
                    one                                                   
1284  92            4-bromo-2-(6-carboxy-                                 
                    5,5-dimethylhexyl)cyclo-                              
                    pent-2-en-1-one                                       
1285  41            4-bromo-2-(6-carbethoxy-                              
                    5,5-dimethylhexyl)cyclo-                              
                    pent-2-en-1-one                                       
1286  45            4-bromo-2-(6-carboxy-5-                               
                    oxahexyl)cyclopent-2-                                 
                    en-1-one                                              
1287  46            4-bromo-2-(6-carbethoxy-                              
                    5-oxahexyl)cyclopent-2-                               
                    en-1-one                                              
1288  69            4-bromo-2-(6-carboxy-6-                               
                    fluorohexyl)cyclopent-                                
                    2-en-1-one                                            
1289  70            4-bromo-2-(6-carbethoxy-                              
                    6-fluorohexyl)cyclopent-                              
                    2-en-1-one                                            
1290  52            4-bromo-2-(5-carboxy-                                 
                    pentyl)cyclopent-2-en-1-                              
                    one                                                   
1291  53            4-bromo-2-(5-carbethoxy-                              
                    pentyl)cyclopent-2-en-                                
                    1-one                                                 
1292  73            4-bromo-2-(7-carboxy-                                 
                    heptyl)cyclopent-2-en-1-                              
                    one                                                   
1293  74            4-bromo-2-(7-carbethoxy-                              
                    heptyl)cyclopent-2-en-1-                              
                    one                                                   
1294  78            4-bromo-2-(6-carboxy-6-                               
                    phenylhexyl)cyclopent-2-                              
                    en-1-one                                              
1295  79            4-bromo-2-(6-carbethoxy-                              
                    6-phenylhexyl)cyclopent-                              
                    2-en-1-one                                            
1296  81            4-bromo-2-(6-carbo-n-                                 
                    butoxyhexyl)cyclopent-                                
                    2-en-1-one                                            
1297  82            4-bromo-2-(6-carbo-iso-                               
                    propoxyhexyl)-cyclo-                                  
                    pent-2-en-1-one                                       
1298  84            4-bromo-2-(6-carbo-n-                                 
                    decyloxyhexyl)cyclopent-                              
                    2-en-1-one                                            
1299  98            4-bromo-2-(6-carboxy-                                 
                    heptyl)-cyclopent-2-en-                               
                    1-one                                                 
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     EXAMPLE 1300 
     Preparation of 4-hydroxy-2-(8-carboxyoctyl)cyclopent-2-en-1-one 
     To a stirred solution of 57.2 g. of crude 4-bromo-2-(8-carboxyoctyl)cyclopent-2-en-1-one (Example 1280) in 500 ml. of acetone and 325 ml. of water at 3° C. is added 44.1 g. (0.226 moles) of silver fluoborate during a 15 minute period. The mixture is stirred at 0°-3° C. for 2 hours and filtered. The filtrate is diluted with water, saturated with solid sodium chloride, and extracted with ether. The extract is washed with saturated sodium chloride solution, dried over magnesium sulfate, and concentrated. Partition chromatography of the residue on Celite gives white crystals, m.p. 58°-66° C., λ max . MeOH  = 223 mμ (7800); νmax (KBr) = 3340 (hydroxyl groups), 1705 (carbonyl groups), and 1625 cm -1  (olefin group). 
     EXAMPLE 1301 
     Preparation of 4-acetoxy-2-(6-carbethoxyhexyl)cyclopent-2-en-1-one 
     A mixture of 51.6 g. (0.137 moles) of crude 4-bromo-2-(6-carbethoxyhexyl)cyclopent-2-en-1-one (Example 1274), 27 g. (0.162 moles) of silver acetate, and 200 ml. of glacial acetic acid is stirred at reflux for 4.5 hours. The mixture is cooled, and solids are removed by filtration. The filtrate is concentrated and extracted with hot hexane. The extract is washed with saturated sodium bicarbonate solution and saturated sodium chloride solution, dried over magnesium sulfate, and concentrated to give an oil. The crude product is distilled at reduced pressure to give a liquid, b.p. 152°-163° C. (0.01 mm); λ max . MeOH  = 223 mμ (10700); νmax. = 1745 (ester carbonyl groups), 1725 (ketone carbonyl groups), and 1235 cm -1  (acetoxy group). 
     EXAMPLES 1302-1326 
     By the procedure of Example 94 the various 4-bromocyclopentenones of the following Table 37 are solvolyzed in acetone-water in the presence of silver fluoborate to provide the product 4-hydroxycyclopentenones of the Table. 
     
                       Table 37                                                    
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      Starting 4-bromo                                                    
                    Product                                               
Ex-   cyclopentenones                                                     
                    4-Hydroxycyclopent-2-                                 
ample of Example    en-1-ones                                             
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1302  1274          4-hydroxy-2-(6-carb-                                  
                    ethoxyhexyl)cyclopent-                                
                    2-en-1-one                                            
1303  1275          4-hydroxy-2-(6-carbo-                                 
                    methoxyhexyl)cyclopent-                               
                    2-en-1-one                                            
1304  1276          4-hydroxy-2-(4-carb-                                  
                    ethoxybutyl)cyclopent-                                
                    2-en-1-one                                            
1305  1277          4-hydroxy-2-(3-carb-                                  
                    ethoxypropyl)cyclopent-                               
                    2-en-1-one                                            
1306  1278          4-hydroxy-2-(4-carboxy-                               
                    butyl)cyclopent-2-en-                                 
                    1-one                                                 
1307  1279          4-hydroxy-2-(3-carboxy-                               
                    propyl)cyclopent-2-en-                                
                    1-one                                                 
1308  1281          4-hydroxy-2-(8-carb-                                  
                    ethoxyoctyl)cyclopent-                                
                    2-en-1-one                                            
1309  1282          4-hydroxy-2-(6-carboxy-                               
                    octyl)cyclopent-2-en-                                 
                    1-one                                                 
1310  1283          4-hydroxy-2-(6-carb-                                  
                    ethoxyoctyl)cyclopent-                                
                    2-en-1-one                                            
1311  1284          4-hydroxy-2-(6-carboxy-                               
                    5,5-dimethylhexyl)-                                   
                    cyclopent-2-en-1-one                                  
1312  1285          4-hydroxy-2-(6-carb-                                  
                    ethoxy-5,5-dimethyl-                                  
                    hexyl)cyclopent-2-en-                                 
                    1-one                                                 
1313  1286          4-hydroxy-2-(6-carboxy-                               
                    5-oxahexyl)cyclopent-                                 
                    2-en-1-one                                            
1314  1287          4-hydroxy-2-(6-carb-                                  
                    ethoxy-5-oxahexyl)-                                   
                    cyclopent-2-en-1-one                                  
1315  1288          4-hydroxy-2-(6-carboxy-                               
                    6-fluorohexyl)cyclo-                                  
                    pent-2-en-1-one                                       
1316  1289          4-hydroxy-2-(6-carb-                                  
                    ethoxy-6-fluorohexyl)-                                
                    cyclopent-2-en-1-one                                  
1317  1290          4-hydroxy-2-(5-carboxy-                               
                    pentyl)cyclopent-2-en-                                
                    1-one                                                 
1318  1291          4-hydroxy-2-(5-carb-                                  
                    ethoxypentyl)cyclo-                                   
                    pent-2-en-1-one                                       
1319  1292          4-hydroxy-2-(7-carboxy-                               
                    heptyl)cyclopent-2-en-                                
                    1-one                                                 
1320  1293          4-hydroxy-2-(7-carb-                                  
                    ethoxyheptyl)cyclopent-                               
                    2-en-1-one                                            
1321  294           4-hydroxy-2-(6-carboxy-                               
                    6-phenylhexyl)cyclo-                                  
                    pent-2-en-1-one                                       
1322  1295          4-hydroxy-2-(6-carb-                                  
                    ethoxy-6-phenylhexyl)-                                
                    cyclopent-2-en-1-one                                  
1323  1296          4-hydroxy-2-(6-carbo-                                 
                    n-butoxyhexyl)cyclo-                                  
                    pent-2-en-1-one                                       
1324  1297          4-hydroxy-2-(6-carbo-                                 
                    isopropoxyhexyl)cyclo-                                
                    pent-2-en-1-one                                       
1325  1298          4-hydroxy-2-(6-carbo-                                 
                    n-decyloxyhexyl)cyclo-                                
                    pent-2-en-1-one                                       
1326  1299          4-hydroxy-2-(6-carboxy-                               
                    heptyl)cyclopent-2-en-                                
                    1-one                                                 
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     EXAMPLES 1327-1337 
     By the procedure of Example 95, the various 4-hydroxycyclopentenones of Table 38, which follows, are converted to the tetrahydropyranyl 4-tetrahydropyranyloxycyclopentenone esters of the table. 
     
                       Table 38                                                    
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                    Product Tetrahydropyran-                              
      Starting 4-hy-                                                      
                    2&#39;-yl 4-tetrhaydropy-                                 
Ex-   droxycyclopenten-                                                   
                    ran-2&#39;-yl-oxycyclopent-                               
ample one of Example                                                      
                    2-en-1-ones                                           
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1327  1306          4-tetrahydropyran-2&#39;-                                 
                    yloxy-2-(4-carbotetra-                                
                    hydropyran-2&#39;-yloxy-                                  
                    butyl)cyclopent-2-en-1-                               
                    one                                                   
1328  1307          4-tetrahydropyran-2&#39;-                                 
                    yloxy-2-(3-carbotetra-                                
                    hydropyran-2&#39;-yloxy-                                  
                    propyl)cyclopent-2-en-                                
                    1-one                                                 
1329  1300          4-tetrahydropyran-2&#39;-                                 
                    yloxy-2-(8-carbotetra-                                
                    hydropyran-2&#39;-yloxy-                                  
                    octyl)cyclopent-2-en-1-                               
                    one                                                   
1330  1309          4-tetrahydropyran-2&#39;-                                 
                    yloxy-2-(6-carbotetra-                                
                    hydropyran-2&#39;-yloxy-                                  
                    octyl)cyclopent-2-en-1-                               
                    one                                                   
1331  1311          4-tetrahydropyran-2&#39;-                                 
                    yloxy-2-(6-carbotetra-                                
                    hydropyran-2&#39;-yloxy-                                  
                    5,5-dimethylhexyl)-                                   
                    cyclopent-2-en-1-one                                  
1332  1313          4-tetrahydropyran-2&#39;-                                 
                    yloxy-2-(6-carbotetra-                                
                    hydropyran-2&#39;-yloxy-5-                                
                    oxahexyl)cyclopent-2-                                 
                    en-1-one                                              
1333  1315          4-tetrahydropyran-2&#39;-                                 
                    yloxy-2-(6-carbotetra-                                
                    hydropyran-2&#39;-yloxy-6-                                
                    fluorohexyl)cyclopent-                                
                    2-en-1-one                                            
1334  1317          4-tetrahydropyran-2&#39;-                                 
                    yloxy-2-(5-carbotetra-                                
                    hydropyran-2&#39;-yloxy-                                  
                    pentyl)cyclopent-2-en-1-                              
                    one                                                   
1335  1319          4-tetrahydropyran-2&#39;-                                 
                    yloxy-2-(7-carbotetra-                                
                    hydropyran-2&#39;-yloxyhep-                               
                    tyl)cyclopent-2-en-1-                                 
                    one                                                   
1336  1321          4-tetrahydropyran-2&#39;-                                 
                    yloxy-2-(6-carbotetra-                                
                    hydropyran-2&#39;-yloxy-6-                                
                    phenylhexyl)cyclopent-                                
                    2-en-1-one                                            
1337  1326          4-tetrahydropyran-2&#39;-                                 
                    yloxy-2-(6-carbotetra-                                
                    hydropyran-2&#39;-yloxy-                                  
                    heptyl)cyclopent-2-en-                                
                    1-one                                                 
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     EXAMPLE 1338 
     Preparation of 4-tetrahydropyranyloxy-2-(6-carbethoxyhexyl)cyclopent-2-en-1-one 
     To a stirred solution of 674 mg. (2.64 mmoles) of 4-hydroxy-2-(6-carbethoxyhexyl)cyclopent-2-en-1-one (Example 1302) and 2.22 g. (26.4 mmoles) of dihydropyran in 2.6 ml. of methylene chloride is added 5.0 mg. (0.026 mmoles) of p-toluenesulfonic acid monohydrate. After stirring for 20 minutes at room temperature the solution is diluted with ether and poured into saturated sodium chloride solution containing a little sodium bicarbonate. The organic phase is separated and washed with saturated sodium chloride solution. The extract is dried over magnesium sulfate, and volatile matter is evaporated at reduced pressure to give an oil, λ max . MeOH  = 224 mμ (7950); max. = 1735 (ester carbonyl group), 1710 (ketone carbonyl group), and 1030 cm -1  (tetrahydropyranyloxy group). 
     EXAMPLE 1339-1352 
     In the manner of Example 1338 the alkyl 4-hydroxycyclopentenone esters of Table 39, which follows, are converted to the corresponding 4-tetrahydropyranyloxy alkyl esters of the table. 
     
                       TABLE 39                                                    
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      Starting 4-                                                         
      hydroxycyclo- 4-tetrahydropyran-                                    
Ex-   pentenone Esters                                                    
                    2&#39;yloxycyclopent-                                     
ample of Example    2-en-1-one esters                                     
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1339  1303          4-tetrahydropyran-2&#39;-                                 
                    yloxy-2-(6-carbomethoxy-                              
                    hexyl)cyclopent-2-en-1-                               
                    one                                                   
1340  1304          4-tetrahydropyran-2&#39;-                                 
                    yloxy-2-(4-carbethoxy-                                
                    butyl)cyclopent-2-en-1-                               
                    one                                                   
1341  1305          4-tetrahydropyran-2&#39;-                                 
                    yloxy-2-(3-carbethoxy-                                
                    propyl)cyclopent-2-en-1-                              
                    one                                                   
1342  1308          4-tetrahydropyran-2&#39;-                                 
                    yloxy-2-(8-carbethoxy-                                
                    octyl)cyclopent-2-en-1-                               
                    one                                                   
1343  1310          4-tetrahydropyran-2&#39;-                                 
                    yloxy-2-(6-carbethoxy-                                
                    octyl)cyclopent-2-en-1-                               
                    one                                                   
1344  1312          4-tetrahydropyran-2&#39;-                                 
                    yloxy-2-(6-carbethoxy-5,                              
                    5-dimethylhexyl)cyclo-                                
                    pent-2-en-1-one                                       
1345  1314          4-tetrahydropyran-2&#39;-                                 
                    yloxy-2-(6-cabethoxy-5-                               
                    oxahexyl)cyclopent-2-en-                              
                    1-one                                                 
1346  1316          4-tetrahydropyran-2&#39;-                                 
                    yloxy-2-(6-carbethoxy-6-                              
                    fluorohexyl)cyclopent-                                
                    2-en-1-one                                            
1347  1318          4-tetrahydropyran-2&#39;-                                 
                    yloxy-2-(5-carbethoxy-                                
                    pentyl)cyclopent-2-en-                                
                    1-one                                                 
1348  1320          4-tetrahydropyran-2&#39;-                                 
                    yloxy-2-(7-carbethoxy-                                
                    heptyl)cyclopent-2-en-1-                              
                    one                                                   
1349  1322          4-tetrahydropyran-2&#39;-                                 
                    yloxy-2-(6-carbethoxy-6-                              
                    phenylhexyl)cyclopent-2-                              
                    en-1-one                                              
1350  1323          4-tetrahydropyran-2&#39;-                                 
                    yloxy-2-(6-carbo-n-                                   
                    butoxyhexyl)cyclopent-2-                              
                    en-1-one                                              
1351  1324          4-tetrahydropyran-2&#39;-                                 
                    yloxy-2-(6-carbo-iso-                                 
                    propoxyhexyl)cyclopent-                               
                    2-en-1-one                                            
1352  1325          4-tetrahydropyran-2&#39; -                                
                    yloxy-2-(6-carbo-n-dec-                               
                    yloxyhexyl)cyclopent-2-                               
                    en-1-one                                              
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     EXAMPLE 1353 
     Preparation of 8β-methyl-prostaglandin E 1 , 8α-methyl-8-iso-prostaglandin E 1 , 8β-methyl-9-oxo-11α,15-dihydroxy-13-cis-prostenoic acid, and 8α-methyl-9-oxo-11α,15-dihydroxy-8-iso-13-cis-prostenoic acid 
     The Grignard reagent, prepared as described in Example 1187 from 1.54 g. of magnesium, 22.5 g. of 1-bromo-3-triphenylmethoxy-trans-1-octene (Example 728), and 30 ml. of tetrahydrofuran, is added to an ice cooled solution of 17.75 g. of 11-tetrahydropyranyloxy-2-(6-carbotetrahydropyranyloxyhexyl)-2-cyclopentenone (Example 95) and 1.25 g. of copper (I) iodine-tri-n-butylphosphine complex in 30 ml. of tetrahydrofuran over 15 minutes under an inert atmosphere. The mixture is stirred with cooling for 0.5 hours. To the mixture is then added 100 g. of methyl iodide, the cooling bath is then removed and the mixture is stirred at ambient temperatures for 48 hours. The mixture is then poured into ice cold saturated ammonium chloride solution and the layers are separated. The aqeous phase is washed with ether and combined organic phase and washings are washed with saturated brine, and evaporated in vacuo. The residue is heated to 45° C. for 5 hours with 840 ml. of 4:2:1  tetrahydrofuran-acetic acid-water under an inert atmosphere and is then evaporated to dryness in vacuo. The residue is chromatographed upon Silic AR CC-4® using a benzene-ethyl acetate gradient as eluent to yield the title compounds as a mixture of 8β-methyl-prostaglandin E 1  and 8α-methyl-8-iso-prostaglandin E 1  and a mixture of 8β-methyl-9-oxo-11α,15-dihydroxy-13-cis-prostenoic acid and 8α-methyl-9-oxo-11α,15-dihydroxy 8-iso-cis-8α isomers; resolution of the mixtures is then accomplished by a combination of partition chromatography and thin-layer chromatography. 
     EXAMPLES 1354-1386 
     Treatment of the blocked 4-oxycyclopent-2-en-1-ones listed in Table 40 below by the procedure described in Example 1353 with the Grignard reagents, prepared by the procedure described in Example 1187 from the listed 1-bromo-3-triphenylmethoxy-1-trans-alkenes, and then with methyl iodide furnishes the product 8α- and 8β-methyl prostenoates of the table. The products of Examples 1354-1378 inclusive are initially obtained as the corresponding 15-O-triphenylmethyl-11-O-tetrahydropyranyl tetrahydropyranyl esters. These blocking groups are then cleaved by the procedure described in Example 1353 by treatment at 45° C. for five hours with 4:2:1 tetrahydrofuran:acetic acid:water. The alkyl esters products of Examples 1379-1385 inclusive are obtained initially as the corresponding 15-O-triphenylmethyl-11-O-tetrahydropyranyl derivatives. These 11- and 15-hydroxy blocking groups are then cleaved by the deblocking procedure described in Example 1353. The products of Example 1386 are initially obtained as the corresponding 15-O-triphenylmethyl derivatives, which are cleaved hydrolytically to the listed free 15 -ols by the process described in Example 1353. 
     
                                           TABLE 40                                
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    Starting blocked                                                      
              Starting 1-bromo-                                           
    4-xoycyclopent-                                                       
              3-triphenylmethoxy-                                         
Ex- 2-en-1-one of                                                         
              1-trans-alkene of                                           
ample                                                                     
    Example   Example   Product 8-methylprostenoic acid                   
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1354                                                                      
     95       1175      8β-methyl-9-oxo-11α,15-dihydroxy-16,16-
                        N                                                 
                        dimethyl-13-trans-prostenoic acid                 
                        8α-methyl-9-oxo-11α,15-dihydroxy-16,16
                        -                                                 
                        dimethyl-89-iso-13-trans-prostenoic acid          
                        8β-methyl-9-oxo-11α,15-dihydrpxy-16,16-
                        dimethyl-13-cis-prostenoic acid                   
                        8α-methyl-9-oxo-11α,15-dihydroxy-16,16
                        -                                                 
              dimethyl-8-iso-13-cis-prostenoic acid                       
1355                                                                      
     95       1178      8β-methyl-9-oxo-11α,15-dihydroxy,17,17-
                        dimethyl-13-trans-prostenoic acid                 
                        8α-methyl-9-oxo-11α,15-dihydroxy-17,17
                        -                                                 
                        dimethyl-8-iso-13-trans-prostenoic acid           
                        8β-methyl-9-oxo-11α,15-dihydroxy-17,17-
                        dimethyl-13-cis-prostenoic acid                   
                        8α-methyl-9-oxo-11α,15-dihydroxy-17,17
                        -                                                 
                        dimethyl-8-iso-13-cis-prostenoic acid             
1356                                                                      
     95       1182      8β-methyl-9-oxo-11α,15-dihydroxy-13-tra
                        ns,                                               
                        17-cis-prostadienoic acid                         
                        8α-methyl-9-oxo-11α,15-dihydroxy-8-iso
                        -13-                                              
                        trans,17-cis-prostadienoic acid                   
                        8β-methyl-9-oxo-11α,15-dihydroxy-13-cis
                        ,                                                 
              17-cis-prostadienoic acid                                   
                        8α-methyl-9-oxo-11α,15-dihydroxy-8-iso
                        -13-                                              
                        cis,17-cis-prostadienoic acid                     
1357                                                                      
     95       1185      8β-methyl-9-oxo-11α,15-dihydroxy-20-eth
                        yl-                                               
                        13-trans-prostenoic acid                          
                        8α-methyl-9-oxo-11α,15-dihydroxy-20-et
                        hyl-                                              
                        8-iso-13-trans-prostenoic acid                    
                        8β-methyl-9-oxo-11α,15-dihydroxy-20-eth
                        yl-                                               
                        13-cis-prostenoic acid                            
                        8α-methyl-9-oxo-11α,15-dihydroxy-20-et
                        hyl-                                              
              8-iso-13-cis-prostenoic acid                                
1358                                                                      
    1327       728      8β-methyl-9-oxo-11α,15-dihydroxy-6,7-di
                        nor-                                              
                        13-trans-prostenoic acid                          
                        8α-methyl-9-oxo-11α,15-dihydroxy-6,7-d
                        inor-                                             
                        8-iso-13-trans-prostenoic acid                    
                        8β-methyl-9-oxo-11α,15-dihydroxy-6,7-di
                        nor-                                              
                        13-cis-prostenoic acid                            
                        8α-methyl-9-oxo-11α,15-dihydroxy-6,7-d
                        inor-                                             
                        8-iso-13-cis-prostenoic acid                      
1359                                                                      
    1328      1186      8β-methyl-9-oxo-11α,15-dihydroxy-5,6,7-
                        tri-                                              
                        nor-20-methyl-13-trans-prostenoic acid            
                        8α-methyl-9-oxo-11α,15-dihydroxy-5,6,7
                        -tri-                                             
                        nor-20-methyl-8-iso-13-trans-prostenoic acid      
                        8β-methyl-9-oxo-11α,15-dihydroxy-5,6,7-
                        tri-                                              
                        nor-20-methyl-13-cis-prostenoic acid              
                        8α-methyl-9-oxo-11α-15-dihydroxy-5,6,7
                        -tri-                                             
                        nor-20-methyl-8-iso-13-cis-prostenoic acid        
1360                                                                      
    1329       728      8β-methyl-9-oxo-11α,15-dihydroxy-7a,7b-
                        bis-                                              
                        homo-13-trans-prostenoic acid                     
                        8α-methyl-9-oxo-11α,15-dihydroxy-7a,7b
                        -bis-                                             
                        homo-8-iso-13-trans-prostenoic acid               
                        8β-methyl-9-oxo-11α,15-dihydroxy-7a,7b-
                        bis-                                              
                        homo-13-cis-prostenoic acid                       
                        8α-methyl-9-oxo-11α,15-dihydroxy-7a,7b
                        -bis-                                             
                        homo-8-iso-13-cis-prostenoic acid                 
1361                                                                      
    1330       728      8β-methyl-9-oxo-11α,15-dihydroxy-2-ethy
                        l-13-                                             
                        trans-prostenoic acid                             
                        8α-methyl-9-oxo-11α,15-dihydroxy-2-eth
                        yl-8-                                             
                        iso-13-trans-prostenoic acid                      
                        8β-methyl-9-oxo-11α,15-dihydroxy-2-ethy
                        l-13-                                             
                        cis-prostenoic acid                               
                        8α-methyl-9-oxo-11α,15-dihydroxy-2-eth
                        yl-8-                                             
                        iso-13-cis-prostenoic acid                        
1362                                                                      
    1331      1186      8β-methyl-9-oxo-11α,15-dihydroxy-3,3,20
                        -tri-                                             
                        methyl-13-trans-prostenoic acid                   
                        8α-methyl-9-oxo-11α,15-dihydroxy-3,3,2
                        0-tri-                                            
                        methyl-8-iso-13-trans-prostenoic acid             
                        8β-methyl-9-oxo-11α,15-dihydroxy-3,3,20
                        -tri-                                             
                        methyl-13-cis-prostenoic acid                     
                        8α-methyl-9-oxo-11α,15-dihydroxy-3,3,2
                        0-tri-                                            
                        methyl-8-iso-13-cis-prostenoic acid               
1363                                                                      
    1332       728      8β-methyl-9-oxo-11α,15-dihydroxy-3-oxa-
                        13-                                               
                        trans-prostenoic acid                             
                        8α-methyl-9-oxo-11α,15-dihydroxy-3-oxa
                        -8-iso-                                           
                        13-trans-prostenoic acid                          
                        8β-methyl-9-oxo-11α,15-dihydroxy-3-oxa-
                        13-                                               
                        cis-prostenoic acid                               
                        8α-methyl-9-oxo-11α,15-dihydroxy-3-oxa
                        -8-                                               
                        iso-13-cis-prostenoic acid                        
1364                                                                      
    1332      1175      8β-methyl-9-oxo-11α,15-dihydroxy-3-oxa-
                        16,16-                                            
                        dimethyl-13-trans-prostenoic acid                 
                        8α-methyl-9-oxo-11α,15-dihydroxy-3-oxa
                        -16,16-                                           
                        dimethyl-8-iso-13-trans-prostenoic acid           
                        8β-methyl-9-oxo-11α,15-dihydroxy-3-oxa-
                        16,16-                                            
                        dimethyl-13-cis-prostenoic acid                   
                        8αmethyl-9-oxo-11α,15-dihydroxy-3-oxa-
                        16,16-                                            
                        dimethyl-8-iso-13-cis-prostenoic acid             
1365                                                                      
    1332      1182      8β-methyl-9-oxo-11α,15-dihydroxy-3-oxa-
                        13-                                               
                        trans,17-cis-prostadienoic acid                   
                        8α-methyl-9-oxo-11α,15-dihydroxy-3-oxa
                        -8-iso-                                           
                        13-trans,17-cis-prostadienoic acid                
                        8β-methyl-9-oxo-11α,15-dihydroxy-3-oxa-
                        13-                                               
                        cis,17-cis-prostadienoic acid                     
                        8α-methyl-9-oxo-11α,15-dihydroxy-3-oxa
                        -8-iso-                                           
                        13-cis,17-cis-prostadienoic acid                  
1366                                                                      
    1332      1185      8β-methyl-9-oxo-11α,15-dihydroxy-3-oxa-
                        20-                                               
                        ethyl-13-trans-prostenoic acid                    
                        8α-methyl-9-oxo-11α,15-dihydroxy-3-oxa
                        -20-                                              
                        ethyl-8-iso-13-trans-prostenoic acid              
                        8β-methyl-9-oxo-11α,15-dihydroxy-3-oxa-
                        20-                                               
                        ethyl-13-cis-prostenoic acid                      
                        8α-methyl-9-oxo-11α,15-dihydroxy-3-oxa
                        -20-                                              
                        ethyl-8-iso-13-cis-prostenoic acid                
1367                                                                      
    1333      1178      8β-methyl-9-oxo-11α,15-dihydroxy-2-fluo
                        ro-                                               
                        17,17-dimethyl-13-trans-prostenoic acid           
                        8α-methyl-9-oxo-11α,15-dihydroxy-2-flu
                        oro-                                              
                        17,17-dimethyl-8-iso-13-trans-prostenoic acid     
                        8β-methyl-9-oxo-11α,15-dihydroxy-2-fluo
                        ro-                                               
                        17,17-dimethyl-13-cis-prostenoic acid             
                        8α-methyl-9-oxo-11α,15-dihydroxy-2-flu
                        oro-                                              
                        17,17-dimethyl-8-iso-13-cis-prostenoic acid       
1368                                                                      
    1334       728      8β-methyl-9-oxo-11α,15-dihydroxy-7-nor-
                        13-                                               
                        trans-prostenoic acid                             
                        8α-methyl-9-oxo-11α,15-dihydroxy-7-nor
                        -8-                                               
                        iso-13-trans-prostenoic acid                      
                        8β-methyl-9-oxo-11α,15-dihydroxy-7-nor-
                        13-                                               
                        cis-prostenoic acid                               
                        8α-methyl-9-oxo-11α,15-dihydroxy-7-nor
                        -8-                                               
                        iso-13-cis-prostenoic acid                        
1369                                                                      
    1335      1175      8β-methyl-9-oxo-11α,15-dihydroxy-7a-hom
                        o-                                                
                        16,16-dimethyl-13-trans-prostenoic acid           
                        8α-methyl-9-oxo-11α,15-dihydroxy-7a-ho
                        mo-16,16-                                         
                        dimethyl-8-iso-13-trans-prostenoic acid           
                        8β-methyl-9-oxo-11α,15-dihydroxy-7a-hom
                        o-                                                
                        16,16-dimethyl-13-cis-prostenoic acid             
                        8α-methyl-9-oxo-11α,15-dihydroxy-7a-ho
                        mo-                                               
                        16,16-dimethyl-8-iso-13-cis-prostenoic acid       
1370                                                                      
    1336       728      8β-methyl-9-oxo-11α,15-dihydroxy-2-phen
                        yl-                                               
                        13-trans-prostenoic acid                          
                        8α-methyl-9-oxo-11α,15-dihydroxy-2-phe
                        nyl-                                              
                        8-iso-13-trans-prostenoic acid                    
                        8β-methyl-9-oxo-11α,15-dihydroxy-2-phen
                        yl-                                               
                        13-cis-prostenoic acid                            
                        8α-methyl-9-oxo-11α,15-dihydroxy-2-phe
                        nyl-                                              
                        8-iso-13-cis-prostenoic acid                      
1371                                                                      
    1337      1182      8β-methyl-9-oxo-11α,15-dihydroxy-2-meth
                        yl-                                               
                        13-trans,17-cis-prostadienoic acid                
                        8α-methyl-9-oxo-11α,15-dihydroxy-2-met
                        hyl-                                              
                        8-iso-13-trans,17-cis-prostadienoic acid          
                        8β-methyl-9-oxo-11α,15-dihydroxy-2-meth
                        yl-                                               
                        13-cis,17-cis-prostadienoic acid                  
                        8α-methyl-9-oxo-11α,15-dihydroxy-2-met
                        hyl-                                              
                        8-iso-13-cis,17-cis-prostadienoic acid            
1372                                                                      
    1121       728      8β-methyl-9-oxo-11α,15-dihydroxy-5-cis,
                        13-                                               
                        trans-prostadienoic acid                          
                        8α-methyl-9-oxo-11α,15-dihydroxy-8-iso
                        -5-                                               
                        cis,13-trans-prostadienoic acid                   
                        8β-methyl-9-oxo-11α,15-dihydroxy-5-cis,
                        13-                                               
                        cis-prostadienoic acid                            
                        8α-methyl-9-oxo-11α,15-dihydroxy-8-iso
                        -5-                                               
                        cis,13-cis-prostadienoic acid                     
1373                                                                      
    1121      1182      8β-methyl-9-oxo-11α,15-dihydroxy-5-cis,
                        13-                                               
                        trans,17-cis-prostatrienoic acid                  
                        8α-methyl-9-oxo-11α,15-dihydroxy-8-iso
                        -5-                                               
                        cis,13-trans,17-cis-prostatrienoic acid           
                        8β-methyl-9-oxo-11α,15-dihydroxy-5-cis,
                        O                                                 
                        13-cis,17-cis-prostatrienoic acid                 
                        8α-methyl-9-oxo-11α,15-dihydroxy-8-iso
                        -                                                 
                        5-cis,13-cis,17-cis-prostatrienoic acid           
1374                                                                      
    1121      1175      8β-methyl-9-oxo-11α,15-dihydroxy-16,16-
                        di-                                               
                        methyl-5-cis,13-trans-prostadienoic acid          
                        8α-methyl-9-oxo-11α,15-dihydroxy-16,16
                        -di-                                              
                        methyl-8-iso-5-cis,13-trans-prostadienoic acid    
                        8β-methyl-9-oxo-11α,15-dihydroxy-16,16-
                        di-                                               
                        methyl-5-cis,13-cis-prostadienoic acid            
                        8α-methyl-9-oxo-11α,15-dihydroxy-16,16
                        -di-                                              
                        methyl-8-iso-5-cis,13-cis-prostadienoic acid      
1375                                                                      
    1122      1186      8β-methyl-9-oxo-11α,15-dihydroxy-4-nor-
                        20-                                               
                        methyl-5-cis,13-trans-prostadienoic acid          
                        8α-methyl-9-oxo-11α,15-dihydroxy-4-nor
                        -20-                                              
                        methyl-8-iso-5-cis,13-trans-prostadienoic acid    
                        8β-methyl-9-oxo-11α,15-dihydroxy-4-nor-
                        20-                                               
                        methyl-5-cis,13-cis-prostadienoic acid            
                        8β-methyl-9-oxo-11α,15-dihydroxy-4-nor-
                        20-                                               
                        methyl-8-iso-5-cis,13-cis-prostadienoic acid      
1376                                                                      
    1123      1178      8β-methyl-9-oxo-11α,15-dihydroxy-4a-hom
                        o-17,                                             
                        17-dimethyl-5-cis,13-trans-prostadienoic acid     
                        8α-methyl-9-oxo-11α,15-dihydroxy-4a-ho
                        mo-17,                                            
                        17-dimethyl-8-iso-5-cis,13-cis-prostadienoic      
                        acid                                              
                        8β-methyl-9-oxo-11α,15-dihydroxy-4a-hom
                        o-17,                                             
                        17-dimethyl-5-cis,13-cis-prostadienoic acid       
                        8α-methyl-9-oxo-11α,15-dihydroxy-4a-ho
                        mo-17,                                            
                        17-dimethyl-8-iso-5-cis,13-cis-prostadienoic      
                        acid                                              
1377                                                                      
    1124      1185      8β-methyl-9-oxo-11α,15-dihydroxy-4a,4b-
                        bis-                                              
                        homo-20-ethyl-5-cis,13-trans-prostadienoic        
                        acid                                              
                        8α-methyl-9-oxo-11α,15-dihydroxy-4a,4b
                        -bis-                                             
                        homo-20-ethyl-8-iso-5-cis,13-trans-prosta-        
                        dienoic acid                                      
                        8β-methyl-9-oxo-11α,15-dihydroxy-4a,4b-
                        bis-                                              
                        homo-20-ethyl-5-cis,13-cis-prostadienoic acid     
                        8α-methyl-9-oxo-11α,15-dihydroxy-4a,4b
                        -bis-                                             
                        homo-20-ethyl-8-iso-5-cis,13-cis-prosta-          
                        dienoic acid                                      
1378                                                                      
    1124      1182      8β-methyl-9-oxo-11α,15-dihydroxy-4a,4b-
                        bis-                                              
                        homo-5-cis,13-trans,17-cis-prostatrienoic         
                        acid                                              
                        8α-methyl-9-oxo-11α,15-dihydroxy-4a,4b
                        -bis-                                             
                        homo-8-iso-5-cis,13-trans,17-cis-prosta-          
                        trienoic acid                                     
                        8β-methyl-9-oxo-11α,15-dihydroxy-4a,4b-
                        bis-                                              
                        homo-5-cis,13-cis,17-cis-prostatrienoic acid      
                        8α-methyl-9-oxo-11α,15-dihydroxy-4a,4b
                        -bis-                                             
                        homo-8-iso-5-cis,13-cis-17-cis-prostatrienoic     
                        acid                                              
1379                                                                      
    1339      1186      Methyl 8β-methyl-9-oxo-11α,15-dihydroxy
                        -20-                                              
                        methyl-13-trans-prostenoate                       
                        Methyl 8α-methyl-9-oxo-11α,15-dihydrox
                        y-20-                                             
                        methyl-8-iso-13-trans-prostenoate                 
                        Methyl 8β-methyl-9-oxo-11α,15-dihydroxy
                        -20-                                              
                        methyl-13-cis-prostenoate                         
                        Methyl 8α-methyl-9-oxo-11α,15-dihydrox
                        y-20-                                             
                        methyl-8-iso-13-cis-prostenoate                   
1380                                                                      
    1342      1182      Ethyl 8β-methyl-9-oxo-11α,15-dihydroxy-
                        7a,7b-                                            
                        bishomo-13-trans,17-cis-prostadienoate            
                        Ethyl 8α-methyl-9-oxo-11α,15-dihydroxy
                        -7a,7b-                                           
                        bishomo-8-iso-13-trans,17-cis-prostadienoate      
                        Ethyl 8β-methyl-9-oxo-11α,15-dihydroxy-
                        7a,7b-                                            
                        bishomo-13-cis,17-cis-prostadienoate              
                        bishomo-8-iso-13-cis,17-cis-prostadienoate        
1381                                                                      
    1343      1175      Ethyl 8β-methyl-9-oxo-11α,15-dihydroxy-
                        2-                                                
                        ethyl-16,16-dimethyl-13-trans-prostenoate         
                        Ethyl 8α-methyl-9-oxo-11α,15-dihydroxy
                        -2-                                               
                        ethyl-16-16-dimethyl-8-iso-13-trans-              
                        prostenoate                                       
                        Ethyl 8β-methyl-9-oxo-11α,15-dihydroxy-
                        2-                                                
                        ethyl-16,16-dimethyl-13-cis-prostenoate           
Ethyl 8α-methyl-9-oxo-11α,15-dihydroxy-2-                     
                        ethyl-16,16-dimethyl-8-iso-13-cis-prostenoate     
1382                                                                      
    1344      1178      Ethyl 8β-methyl-9-oxo-11α,15-dihydroxy-
                        3,3-                                              
                        17,17-tetramethyl-13-trans-prostenoate            
                        Ethyl 8α-methyl-9-oxo-11α,15-dihydroxy
                        -3,3-                                             
                        17,17-tetramethyl-8-iso-13-trans-prostenoate      
                        Ethyl 8β-methyl-9-oxo-11α,15-dihydroxy-
                        3,3-                                              
                        17,17-tetramethyl-13-cis-prostenoate              
                        Ethyl 8α-methyl-9-oxo-11α,15-dihydroxy
                        -3,3-                                             
                        17,17-tetramethyl-8-iso-13-cis-prostenoate        
1383                                                                      
    1345      1178      Ethyl 8β-methyl-9-oxo-11α,15-dihydroxy-
                        3-oxa-                                            
                        17,17-dimethyl-13-trans-prostenoate               
                        Ethyl 8α-methyl-9-oxo-11α,15-dihydroxy
                        -3-oxa-                                           
                        17,17-dimethyl-8-iso-13-trans-prostenoate         
                        Ethyl 8β-methyl-9-oxo-11α,15-dihydroxy-
                        3-oxa-                                            
                        17,17-dimethyl-13-cis-prostenoate                 
                        Ethyl 8α-methyl-9-oxo-11α,15-dihydroxy
                        -3-oxa-                                           
                        17,17-dimethyl-8-iso-13-cis-prostenoate           
1384                                                                      
    1350       728      Butyl 8β-methyl-9-oxo-11α,15-dihydroxy-
                        13-                                               
                        trans-prostenoate                                 
                        Butyl 8α-methyl-9-oxo-11α,15-dihydroxy
                        -8-iso-                                           
                        13-trans-prostenoate                              
                        Butyl 8β-methyl-9-oxo-11α,15-dihydroxy-
                        13-                                               
                        cis-prostenoate                                   
                        Butyl 8α-methyl-9-oxo-11α,15-dihydroxy
                        -8-iso-                                           
                        13-cis-prostenoate                                
1385                                                                      
    1352      1182      Decyl 8β-methyl-9-oxo-11α              
                        ,15-dihydroxy-                                    
                        13-trans,17-cis-prostadienoate                    
                        Decyl 8α-methyl-9-oxo-11α,15-dihydroxy
                        -8-iso-                                           
                        13-trans,17-cis-prostadienoate                    
                        Decyl 8β-methyl-9-oxo-11α,15-dihydroxy-
                        13-                                               
                        cis-17-cis-prostadienoate                         
                        Decyl 8α-methyl-9-oxo-11α,15-dihydroxy
                        -8-iso-                                           
                        13-cis,17-cis-prostadienoate                      
1386                                                                      
    1301       728      Ethyl 8β-methyl-9-oxo-11α-acetoxy-15-hy
                        droxy-                                            
                        13-trans-prostenoate                              
                        Ethyl 8α-methyl-9-oxo-11α-acetoxy-15-h
                        ydroxy-                                           
                        8-iso-13-trans-prostenoate                        
                        Ethyl 8β-methyl-9-oxo-11α-acetoxy-15-hy
                        droxy-                                            
                        13-cis-prostenoate                                
                        Ethyl 8α-methyl-9-oxo-11α-acetoxy-15-h
                        ydroxy-                                           
                        8-iso-13-cis-prostenoate                          
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     EXAMPLE 1387 
     Preparation of 8β-methyl-prostaglandin A 1   
     A mixture of 0.30 g. of 8β-methyl-prostaglandin E 1  (Example 1353) and 10 ml. of 1:9 aqueous acetic acid is heated to 65° C. for 18 hours under an inert atmosphere. The solvent is removed in vacuo and the residue is purified upon Silic AR-CC-4® using a benzene-ethylacetate gradient to yield the title compound. 
     EXAMPLES 1388-1522 
     Treatment of the designated 8-methyl-9-oxo-11-hydroxy-prostenoic acid derivatives of Table 41 below with 1:9 aqueous acid and purification all as described in Example 1387 gives the corresponding 8-methyl-9-oxo-10,13-prostadienoic acids and esters of the table. 
     
                       TABLE 41                                                    
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       Starting 9-oxo-                                                    
                      Product 8-methyl-9-oxo-                             
Exam-  11-hydroxy     10,13-prostadienoic                                 
ple    derivative     acids or esters                                     
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1388   8α-methyl-8-iso-                                             
                      8α-methyl-8-iso-prosta-                       
       prostaglandin  glandin A.sub.1                                     
       E.sub.1 (Example 1353)                                             
1389   8β-methyl-9-oxo-                                              
                      8β-methyl-11α,15-dihy-                   
       11α,15-dihy-                                                 
                      droxy-10,13-cis-prosta-                             
       droxy-13-cis-  dienoic acid                                        
       prostenoic acid                                                    
       (Example 1353)                                                     
1390   8α-methyl-9-oxo-                                             
                      8α-methyl-11α,15-dihy-                  
       11≢,15-dihy-                                              
                      droxy-8-iso-10,13-cis-                              
       droxy-8-iso-13-                                                    
                      prostadienoic acid                                  
       cis-prostenoic                                                     
       acid (Example                                                      
       1353)                                                              
1391   8β-methyl-9-oxo-                                              
                      8β-methyl-9-oxo-15-hy-                         
       11α,15-dihy-                                                 
                      droxy-16,16-dimethyl                                
       droxy-16,16-di-                                                    
                      10,13-trans-prostadie-                              
       methyl-13-trans-                                                   
                      noic acid                                           
       prostenoic acid                                                    
       (Example 1354)                                                     
1392   8α-methyl-9-oxo-                                             
                      8α-methyl-9-oxo-15-hy-                        
       11α,15-dihy-                                                 
                      droxy-16,16-dimethyl-                               
       droxy-16,16-di-                                                    
                      8-iso-10,13-trans-pro-                              
       methyl-8-iso-13-                                                   
                      stadienoic acid                                     
       trans-proste-                                                      
       noic acid (Exam-                                                   
       ple 1354)                                                          
1393   8β-methyl-9-oxo-                                              
                      8β-methyl-9-oxo-15-hy-                         
       11α,15-dihydro-                                              
                      droxy-16,16-dimethyl                                
       xy-16,16-di-   10,13-cis-prostadienoic                             
       methyl-13-cis- acid                                                
       prostenoic acid                                                    
       (Example 1354)                                                     
1394   8α-methyl-9-oxo-                                             
                      8α-methyl-9-oxo-15-hy-                        
       11α,15-dihydro-                                              
                      droxy-16,16-dimethyl-                               
       xy-16,16-di-   8-iso-10,13-cis-pro-                                
       methyl-8-iso-13-                                                   
                      stadienoic acid                                     
       cis-prostenoic                                                     
       acid (Example                                                      
       1354)                                                              
1395   8β-methyl-9-oxo-                                              
                      8β-methyl-9-oxo-15-hy-                         
       11α,15-dihydro-                                              
                      droxy-17,17-dimethyl                                
       xy-17,17-di-   10,13-trans-prostadie-                              
       methyl 13-trans-                                                   
                      noic acid                                           
       prostenoic acid                                                    
       (Example 1355)                                                     
1396   8α-methyl-9-oxo-                                             
                      8α-methyl-9-oxo-15-hy-                        
       11α,15-dihydro-                                              
                      droxy-17,17-dimethyl-                               
       xy-17,17-di-   8-iso-10,13-trans-pro-                              
       methyl-8-iso-13-                                                   
                      stadienoic acid                                     
       trans-prostenoic                                                   
       acid (Example                                                      
       1355)                                                              
1397   8β-methyl-9-oxo-                                              
                      8β-methyl-9-oxo-15-hy-                         
       11α,15-dihydro-                                              
                      droxy-17,17-dimethyl                                
       xy-17,17-di-   10,13-cis-prostadie-                                
       methyl 13-cis- noic acid                                           
       prostenoic acid                                                    
       (Example 1355)                                                     
1398   8α-methyl-9-oxo-                                             
                      8α-methyl-9-oxo-15-hy-                        
       11α,15-dihydro-                                              
                      droxy-17,17-dimethyl-                               
       xy-17,17-di-   8-iso-10,13-cis-pro-                                
       methyl-8-iso-13-                                                   
                      stadienoic acid                                     
       cis-prostenoic                                                     
       acid (Example                                                      
       1355)                                                              
1399   8β-methyl-9-oxo-                                              
                      8β-methyl-9-oxo-15-hy-                         
       11α,15-dihydro-                                              
                      droxy-10,13-trans,17-                               
       xy-13-trans,17-                                                    
                      cis-prostatrienoic                                  
       cis-prostadi-  acid                                                
       enoic acid                                                         
       (Example 1356)                                                     
1400   8α-methyl-9-oxo-                                             
                      8α-methyl-9-oxo-15-hy-                        
       11α,15-dihydro-                                              
                      droxy-8-iso-10,13-trans-                            
       xy-8-iso-13-   17-cis-prostatrienoic                               
       trans,17-cis-  acid                                                
       prostadienoic                                                      
       acid (Example                                                      
       1356)                                                              
1401   8β-methyl-9-oxo-                                              
                      8β-methyl-9-oxo-15-hy-                         
       11α,15-dihydro-                                              
                      droxy-10,13-cis,17-cis-                             
       xy-13-cis,17-cis-                                                  
                      prostatrienoic acid                                 
       prostadienoic                                                      
       acid (Example                                                      
       1356)                                                              
1402   8α-methyl-9-oxo-                                             
                      8α-methyl-9-oxo-15-hy-                        
       11α,15-dihydro-                                              
                      droxy-8-iso-10,13-cis,-                             
       xy-8-iso-13-cis,-                                                  
                      17-cis-prostatrienoic                               
       17-cis-prostadi-                                                   
                      acid                                                
       enoic acid                                                         
       (Example 1356)                                                     
1403   8β-methyl-9-oxo-                                              
                      8β-methyl-9-oxo-15-hy-                         
       11α,15-dihydro-                                              
                      droxy-20-ethyl-10,13-                               
       xy-20-ethyl-13-                                                    
                      trans-prostadienoic                                 
       trans-proste-  acid                                                
       noic acid (Exam-                                                   
       ple 1357)                                                          
1404   8α-methyl-9-oxo-                                             
                      8α-methyl-9-oxo-15-hy-                        
       11α,15-dihydro-                                              
                      droxy-20-ethyl-8-iso-                               
       xy-20-ethyl-8- 10,13-trans-prostadi-                               
       iso-13-trans-  enoic acid                                          
       prostenoic acid                                                    
       (Example 1357)                                                     
1405   8β-methyl-9-oxo-                                              
                      8β-methyl-9-oxo-15-hy-                         
       11α,15-dihydro-                                              
                      droxy-20-ethyl-10,13-                               
       xy-20-ethyl-13-                                                    
                      cis-prostadienoic acid                              
       cis-prostenoic                                                     
       acid (Example                                                      
       1357)                                                              
1406   8α-methyl-9-oxo-                                             
                      8α-methyl-9-oxo-15-hy-                        
       11α,15-dihydro-                                              
                      droxy-20-ethyl-8-iso-                               
       xy-20-ethyl-8- 10,13-cis-prostadie-                                
       iso-13-cis-pro-                                                    
                      noic acid                                           
       stenoic acid                                                       
       (Example 1357)                                                     
1407   8β-methyl-9-oxo-                                              
                      8β-methyl-9-oxo-15-hy-                         
       11α,15-dihydro-                                              
                      droxy-6,7-dinor-10,13-                              
       xy-6,7-dinor-13-                                                   
                      trans-prostadienoic                                 
       trans-proste-  acid                                                
       noic acid (Exam-                                                   
       ple 1358)                                                          
1408   8α-methyl-9-oxo-                                             
                      8α-methyl-9-oxo-15-hy-                        
       11α,15-dihydro-                                              
                      droxy-6,7-dinor-8-iso-                              
       xy-6,7-dinor-8-                                                    
                      10,13-trans-prostadie-                              
       iso-13-trans-  noic acid                                           
       prostenoic acid                                                    
       (Example 1358)                                                     
1409   8β-methyl-9-oxo-                                              
                      8β-methyl-9-oxo-15-hy-                         
       11α,15-dihydro-                                              
                      droxy-6,7-dinor-10,13-                              
       xy-6,7-dinor-13-                                                   
                      cis-prostadienoic acid                              
       cis-prostenoic                                                     
       acid (Example                                                      
       1358)                                                              
1410   8α-methyl-9-oxo-                                             
                      8α-methyl-9-oxo-15-hy-                        
       11α,15-dihydro-                                              
                      droxy-6,7-dinor-8-iso-                              
       xy-6,7-dinor-8-                                                    
                      10,13-cis-prostadie-                                
       iso-13-cis-pro-                                                    
                      noic acid                                           
       stenoic acid                                                       
       (Example 1358)                                                     
1411   8β-methyl-9-oxo-                                              
                      8β-methyl-9-oxo-15-hy-                         
       11α,15-dihydro-                                              
                      droxy-5,6,7-trinor-20-                              
       xy-5,6,7-trinor-                                                   
                      methyl 10,13-trans-                                 
       20-methyl 13-  prostadienoic acid                                  
       trans-prostenoic                                                   
       acid (Example                                                      
       1359)                                                              
1412   8α-methyl-9-oxo-                                             
                      8α-methyl-9-oxo-15-hy-                        
       11α,15-dihydro-                                              
                      droxy-5,6,7-trinor-20-                              
       xy-5,6,7-trinor-                                                   
                      methyl-8-iso-10,13-                                 
       20-methyl-8-iso-                                                   
                      trans-prostadienoic                                 
       13-trans-pro-  acid                                                
       stenoic acid                                                       
       (Example 1359)                                                     
1413   8β-methyl-9-oxo-                                              
                      8β-methyl-9-oxo-15-hy-                         
       11α,15-dihydro-                                              
                      droxy-5,6,7-trinor-20-                              
       xy-5,6,7-trinor-                                                   
                      methyl 10,13-cis-pro-                               
       20-methyl 13-  stadienoic acid                                     
       cis-prostenoic                                                     
       acid (Example                                                      
       1359)                                                              
1414   8α-methyl-9-oxo-                                             
                      8α-methyl-9-oxo-15-hy-                        
       11α ,15-dihydro-                                             
                      droxy-5,6,7-trinor-20-                              
       xy-5,6,7-trinor-                                                   
                      methyl-8-iso-10,13-                                 
       20-methyl-8-   cis-prostadienoic acid                              
       iso-13-cis-pro-                                                    
       stenoic acid                                                       
       (Example 1359)                                                     
1415   8β-methyl-9-oxo-                                              
                      8β-methyl-9-oxo-15-hy-                         
       11α,15-dihydro-                                              
                      droxy-7a,7b-bishomo-                                
       xy-7a,7b-bishomo-                                                  
                      10,13-trans-prostadie-                              
       13-trans-pro-  noic acid                                           
       stenoic acid                                                       
       (Example 1360)                                                     
1416   8α-methyl-9-oxo-                                             
                      8α-methyl-9-oxo-15-hy-                        
       11α,15-dihydro-                                              
                      droxy-7a,7b-bishomo-                                
       xy-7a,7b-bishomo-                                                  
                      8-iso-10,13-trans-                                  
       8-iso-13-trans-                                                    
                      prostadienoic acid                                  
       prostenoic acid                                                    
       (Example 1360)                                                     
1417   8β-methyl-9-oxo-                                              
                      8β-methyl-9-oxo-15-hy-                         
       11α,15-dihydro-                                              
                      droxy-7a,7b-bishomo-                                
       xy-7a,7b-bishomo-                                                  
                      10,13-cis-prostadie-                                
       13-cis-proste- noic acid                                           
       noic acid (Exam-                                                   
       ple 1360)                                                          
1418   8α-methyl-9-oxo-                                             
                      8α-methyl-9-oxo-15-hy-                        
       11α,15-dihydro-                                              
                      droxy-7a,7b-bishomo-                                
       xy-7a,7b-bishomo-                                                  
                      8-iso-10,13-cis-pro-                                
       8-iso-13-cis-  stadienoic acid                                     
       prostenoic acid                                                    
       (Example 1360)                                                     
1419   8β-methyl-9-oxo-                                              
                      8β-methyl-9-oxo-15-hy-                         
       11α,15-dihydro-                                              
                      droxy-2-ethyl-10,13-                                
       xy-2-ethyl-13- trans-prostadienoic                                 
       trans-proste-  acid                                                
       noic acid (Exam-                                                   
       ple 1361)                                                          
1420   8α-methyl-9-oxo-                                             
                      8α-methyl-9-oxo-15-hy-                        
       11α,15-dihydro-                                              
                      droxy-2-ethyl-8-iso-                                
       xy-2-ethyl-8-  10,13-trans-prostadi-                               
       iso-13-trans-  enoic acid                                          
       prostenoic acid                                                    
       (Example 1361)                                                     
1421   8β-methyl-9-oxo-                                              
                      8β-methyl-9-oxo-15-hy-                         
       11α,15-dihydro-                                              
                      droxy-2-ethyl-10,13-                                
       xy-2-ethyl-13- cis-prostadienoic acid                              
       cis-prostenoic                                                     
       acid (Example                                                      
       1361)                                                              
1422   8α-methyl-9-oxo-                                             
                      8α-methyl-9-oxo-15-hy-                        
       11α,15-dihydro-                                              
                      droxy-2-ethyl-8-iso-                                
       xy-2-ethyl-8-  10,13-cis-prostadie-                                
       iso-13-cis-pro-                                                    
                      noic acid                                           
       stenoic acid                                                       
       (Example 1361)                                                     
1423   8β-methyl-9-oxo-                                              
                      8β-methyl-9-oxo-15-hy-                         
       11α,15-dihydro-                                              
                      droxy-3,3,20-trimethyl-                             
       xy-3,3,20-tri- 10,13-trans-prostadi-                               
       methyl-13-trans-                                                   
                      enoic acid                                          
       prostenoic acid                                                    
       (Example 1362)                                                     
1424   8α-methyl-9-oxo-                                             
                      8α-methyl-9-oxo-15-hy-                        
       11α,15-dihydro-                                              
                      droxy-3,3,20-trimethyl-                             
       xy-3,3,20-tri- 8-iso-10,13-trans-pro-                              
       methyl-8-iso-13-                                                   
                      stadienoic acid                                     
       trans-proste-                                                      
       noic acid                                                          
       (Example 1362)                                                     
1425   8β-methyl-9-oxo-                                              
                      8β-methyl-9-oxo-15-hy-                         
       11α,15-dihydro-                                              
                      droxy-3,3,20-trimethyl-                             
       xy-3,3,20-tri- 10,13-cis-prostadie-                                
       methyl-13-cis- noic acid                                           
       prostenoic acid                                                    
       (Example 1362)                                                     
1426   8α-methyl-9-oxo-                                             
                      8α-methyl-9-oxo-15-hy-                        
       11α,15-dihydro-                                              
                      droxy-3,3,20-trimethyl-                             
       xy-3,3,20-tri- 8-iso-10,13-cis-pro-                                
       methyl-8-iso-13-                                                   
                      stadienoic acid                                     
       cis-prostenoic                                                     
       acid (Example                                                      
       1362)                                                              
1427   8β-methyl-9-oxo-                                              
                      8β-methyl-9-oxo-15-hy-                         
       11α,15-dihydro-                                              
                      droxy-3,-oxa-10,13-trans-                           
       xy-3-oxa-13-   prostadienoic acid                                  
       trans-proste-                                                      
       noic acid (Exam-                                                   
       ple 1363)                                                          
1428   8α-methyl-9-oxo-                                             
                      8α-methyl-9-oxo-15-hy-                        
       11α,15-dihydro-                                              
                      droxy-3-oxa-8-iso-10,-                              
       xy-3-oxa-8-iso-                                                    
                      13,trans-prostadienoic                              
       13-trans-proste-                                                   
                      acid                                                
       noic acid (Exam-                                                   
       ple 1363)                                                          
1429   8β-methyl-9-oxo-                                              
                      8β-methyl-9-oxo-15-hy-                         
       11α,15-dihydro-                                              
                      droxy-3-oxa-10,13-cis-                              
       xy-3-oxa-13-cis-                                                   
                      prostadienoic acid                                  
       prostenoic acid                                                    
       (Example 1363)                                                     
1430   8α-methyl-9-oxo-                                             
                      8α-methyl-9-oxo-15-hy-                        
       11α,15-dihydro-                                              
                      droxy-3-oxa-8-iso-10,-                              
       xy-3-oxa-8-iso-                                                    
                      13-cis-prostadienoic                                
       13-cis-proste- acid                                                
       noic acid (Exam-                                                   
       ple 1363)                                                          
1431   8β-methyl-9-oxo-                                              
                      8β-methyl-9-oxo-15-hy-                         
       11α,15-dihydro-                                              
                      droxy-3-oxa-16,16-di-                               
       xy-3-oxa-16,16-                                                    
                      methyl-10,13-trans-pro-                             
       dimethyl-13-   stadienoic-acid                                     
       trans-proste-                                                      
       noic acid (Exam-                                                   
       ple 1364)                                                          
1432   8α-methyl-9-oxo-                                             
                      8α-methyl-9-oxo-15-hy-                        
       11α,15-dihydro-                                              
                      droxy-3-oxa-16,16-di-                               
       xy-3-oxa-16,16-                                                    
                      methyl-8-iso-10,13-                                 
       dimethyl-8-iso-                                                    
                      trans-prostadienoic                                 
       13-trans-proste-                                                   
                      acid                                                
       noic acid (Exam-                                                   
       ple 1364)                                                          
1433   8β-methyl-9-oxo-                                              
                      8β-methyl-9-oxo-15-hy-                         
       11α,15-dihydro-                                              
                      droxy-3-oxa-16,16-di-                               
       xy-3-oxa-16,16-                                                    
                      methyl-10,13-cis-pro-                               
       dimethyl-13-cis-                                                   
                      stadienoic acid                                     
       prostenoic acid                                                    
       (Example 1364)                                                     
1434   8α-methyl-9-oxo-                                             
                      8α-methyl-9-oxo-15-hy-                        
       11α,15-dihydro-                                              
                      droxy-3-oxa-16,16-di-                               
       xy-3-oxa-16,16-                                                    
                      methyl-8-iso-10,13-cis-                             
       dimethyl-8-iso-                                                    
                      prostadienoic acid                                  
       13-cis-proste-                                                     
       noic acid (Exam-                                                   
       ple 1364)                                                          
1435   8β-methyl-9-oxo-                                              
                      8β-methyl-9-oxo-15-hy-                         
       11α,15-dihydro-                                              
                      droxy-3-oxa-10,13-                                  
       xy-3-oxa-13-   trans,17-cis-prosta-                                
       trans,17-cis-  trienoic acid                                       
       prostadienoic                                                      
       acid (Example                                                      
       1365)                                                              
1436   8α-methyl-9-oxo-                                             
                      8α-methyl-9-oxo-15-hy-                        
       11α,15-dihydro-                                              
                      droxy-3-oxa-8-iso-10,-                              
       xy-3-oxa-8-iso-                                                    
                      13-trans,17-cis-pro-                                
       13-trans,17-cis-                                                   
                      statrienoic acid                                    
       prostadienoic                                                      
       acid (Example                                                      
       1365)                                                              
1437   8β-methyl-9-oxo-                                              
                      8β-methyl-9-oxo-15-hy-                         
       11α,15-dihydro-                                              
                      droxy-3-oxa-10,13-cis,-                             
       xy-3-oxa-13-cis,-                                                  
                      17-cis-prostatrienoic                               
       17-cis-prosta- acid                                                
       dienoic acid                                                       
       (Example 1365)                                                     
1438   8α-methyl-9-oxo-                                             
                      8α-methyl-9-oxo-15-hy-                        
       11α,15-dihydro-                                              
                      droxy-3-oxa-8-iso-10,-                              
       xy-3-oxa-8-iso-                                                    
                      13-cis,17-cis-prosta-                               
       13-cis,17-cis- trienoic acid                                       
       prostadienoic                                                      
       acid (Example                                                      
       1365)                                                              
1439   8β-methyl-9-oxo-                                              
                      8β-methyl-9-oxo-15-hy-                         
       11α,15-dihydro-                                              
                      droxy-3-oxa-20-ethyl-                               
       xy-3-oxa-20-   10,13-trans-prostadie-                              
       ethyl-13-trans-                                                    
                      noic acid                                           
       prostenoic acid                                                    
       (Example 1366)                                                     
1440   8α-methyl-9-oxo-                                             
                      8α-methyl-9-oxo-15-hy-                        
       11α,15-dihydro-                                              
                      droxy-3-oxa-20-ethyl-                               
       xy-3-oxa-20-   8-iso-10,13-trans-                                  
       ethyl-8-iso-13-                                                    
                      prostadienoic acid                                  
       trans-proste-                                                      
       noic acid (Exam-                                                   
       ple 1366)                                                          
1441   8β-methyl-9-oxo-                                              
                      8β-methyl-9-oxo-15-hy-                         
       11α,15-dihydro-                                              
                      droxy-3-oxa-20-ethyl-                               
       xy-3-oxa-20-   10,13-cis-prostadie-                                
       ethyl-13-cis-  noic acid                                           
       prostenoic acid                                                    
       (Example 1366)                                                     
1442   8α-methyl-9-oxo-                                             
                      8β-methyl-9-oxo-15-hy-                         
       11α,15-dihydro-                                              
                      droxy-3-oxa-20-ethyl-                               
       xy-3-oxa-20-   8-iso-10,13-cis-pro-                                
       ethyl-8-iso-13-                                                    
                      stadienoic acid                                     
       cis-prostenoic                                                     
       acid (Example                                                      
       1366)                                                              
1443   8β-methyl-9-oxo-                                              
                      8β-methyl-9-oxo-15-hy-                         
       11α,15-dihydro-                                              
                      droxy-2-fluoro-17,17-                               
       xy-2-fluoro-17,-                                                   
                      dimethyl-10,13-trans-                               
       17-dimethyl-13-                                                    
                      prostadienoic acid                                  
       trans-proste-                                                      
       noic acid (Exam-                                                   
       ple 1367)                                                          
1444   8α-methyl-9-oxo-                                             
                      8α-methyl-9-oxo-15-hy-                        
       11α,15-dihydro-                                              
                      droxy-2-fluoro-17,17-                               
       xy-2-fluoro-17,-                                                   
                      dimethyl-8-iso-10,13-                               
       17-dimethyl-8- trans-prostadienoic                                 
       iso-13-trans-  acid                                                
       prostenoic acid                                                    
       (Example 1367)                                                     
1445   8β-methyl-9-oxo-                                              
                      8β-methyl-9-oxo-15-hy-                         
       11α,15-dihydro-                                              
                      droxy-2-fluoro-17,17-                               
       xy-2-fluoro-17,-                                                   
                      dimethyl-10,13-cis-                                 
       17-dimethyl-13-                                                    
                      prostadienoic acid                                  
       cis-prostenoic                                                     
       acid (Example                                                      
       1367)                                                              
1446   8α-methyl-9-oxo-                                             
                      8α-methyl-9-oxo-15-hy-                        
       11α,15-dihydro-                                              
                      droxy-2-fluoro-17,17-                               
       xy-2-fluoro-17,-                                                   
                      dimethyl-8-iso-10,13-                               
       17-dimethyl-8- cis-prostadienoic acid                              
       iso-13-cis-pro-                                                    
       stenoic acid                                                       
       (Example 1367)                                                     
1447   8β-methyl-9-oxo-                                              
                      8β-methyl-9-oxo-15-hy-                         
       11α,15-dihydro-                                              
                      droxy-7-nor-10,13-trans-                            
       xy-7-nor-13-   prostadienoic acid                                  
       trans-proste-                                                      
       noic acid (Exam-                                                   
       ple 1368)                                                          
1448   8α-methyl-9-oxo-                                             
                      8α-methyl-9-oxo-15-hy-                        
       11α,15-dihydro-                                              
                      droxy-7-nor-8-iso-10,-                              
       xy-7-nor-8-iso-                                                    
                      13-trans-prostadienoic                              
       13-trans-pro-  acid                                                
       stenoic acid                                                       
       (Example 1368)                                                     
1449   8β-methyl-9-oxo-                                              
                      8β-methyl-9-oxo-15-hy-                         
       11α,15-dihydro-                                              
                      droxy-7-nor-10,13-cis-                              
       xy-7-nor-13-cis-                                                   
                      prostadienoic acid                                  
       prostenoic acid                                                    
       (Example 1368)                                                     
1450   8α-methyl-9-oxo-                                             
                      8α-methyl-9-oxo-15-hy-                        
       11α,15-dihydro-                                              
                      droxy-7-nor-8-iso-10,-                              
       xy-7-nor-8-iso-                                                    
                      13-cis-prostadienoic                                
       13-cis-proste- acid                                                
       noic acid (Exam-                                                   
       ple 1368)                                                          
1451   8β-methyl-9-oxo-                                              
                      8β-methyl-9-oxo-15-hy-                         
       11α,15-dihydro-                                              
                      droxy-7a-homo-16,16-                                
       xy-7a-homo-16,-                                                    
                      dimethyl-10,13-trans-                               
       16-dimethyl-13-                                                    
                      prostadienoic acid                                  
       trans-proste-                                                      
       noic acid (Exam-                                                   
       ple 1369)                                                          
1452   8α-methyl-9-oxo-                                             
                      8α-methyl-9-oxo-15-hy-                        
       11α,15-dihydro-                                              
                      droxy-7a-homo-16,16-                                
       xy-7a-homo-16,-                                                    
                      dimethyl-8-iso-10,13-                               
       16-dimethyl-8- trans-prostadienoic                                 
       iso-13-trans-  acid                                                
       prostenoic acid                                                    
       (Example 1369)                                                     
1453   8β-methyl-9-oxo-                                              
                      8β-methyl-9-oxo-15-hy-                         
       11α,15-dihydro-                                              
                      droxy-7a-homo-16,16-                                
       xy-7a-homo-16,-                                                    
                      dimethyl-10,13-cis-                                 
       16-dimethyl-13-                                                    
                      prostadienoic acid                                  
       cis-prostenoic                                                     
       acid (Example                                                      
       1369)                                                              
1454   8α-methyl-9-oxo-                                             
                      8α-methyl-9-oxo-15-hy-                        
       11α,15-dihydro-                                              
                      droxy-7a-homo-16,16-                                
       xy-7a-homo-16,-                                                    
                      dimethyl-8-iso-10,13-                               
       16-dimethyl-8- cis-prostadienoic acid                              
       iso-13-cis-pro-                                                    
       stenoic acid                                                       
       (Example 1369)                                                     
1455   8β-methyl-9-oxo-                                              
                      8β-methyl-9-oxo-15-hy-                         
       11α,15-dihydro-                                              
                      droxy-2-phenyl-10,13-                               
       xy-2-phenyl-13-                                                    
                      trans-prostadienoic                                 
       trans-prostenoic                                                   
                      acid                                                
       acid (Example                                                      
       1370)                                                              
1456   8α-methyl-9-oxo-                                             
                      8α-methyl-9-oxo-15-hy-                        
       11α,15-dihydro-                                              
                      droxy-2-phenyl-8-iso-                               
       xy-2-phenyl-8- 10,13-trans-prostadi-                               
       iso-13-trans-  enoic acid                                          
       prostenoic acid                                                    
       (Example 1370)                                                     
1457   8β-methyl-9-oxo-                                              
                      8β-methyl-9-oxo-15-hy-                         
       11α,15-dihydro-                                              
                      droxy-2-phenyl-10,13-                               
       xy-2-phenyl-13-                                                    
                      cis-prostadienoic acid                              
       cis-prostenoic                                                     
       acid (Example                                                      
       1370)                                                              
1458   8α-methyl-9-oxo-                                             
                      8α-methyl-9-oxo-15-hy-                        
       11α,15-dihydro-                                              
                      droxy-2-phenyl-8-iso-                               
       xy-2-phenyl-8- 10,13-cis-prostadie-                                
       iso-13-cis-pro-                                                    
                      noic acid                                           
       stenoic acid                                                       
       (Example 1370)                                                     
1459   8β-methyl-9-oxo-                                              
                      8β-methyl-9-oxo-15-hy-                         
       11α,15-dihydro-                                              
                      droxy-2-methyl-10,13-                               
       xy-2-methyl-13-                                                    
                      trans,17-cis-prosta-                                
       trans,17-cis-  trienoic acid                                       
       prostadienoic                                                      
       acid (Example                                                      
       1371)                                                              
1460   8α-methyl-9-oxo-                                             
                      8α-methyl-9-oxo-15-hy-                        
       11α,15-dihydro-                                              
                      droxy-2-methyl-8-iso-                               
       xy-2-methyl-8- 10,13-trans,17-cis-                                 
       iso-13-trans,- prostatrienoic acid                                 
       17-cis-prostadi-                                                   
       enoic acid                                                         
       (Example 1371)                                                     
1461   8β-methyl-9-oxo-                                              
                      8β-methyl-9-oxo-15-hy-                         
       11α,15-dihydro-                                              
                      droxy-2-methyl-10,13-                               
       xy-2-methyl-13-                                                    
                      cis,17-cis-prostatri-                               
       cis,17-cis-pro-                                                    
                      enoic acid                                          
       stadienoic acid                                                    
       (Example 1371)                                                     
1462   8α-methyl-9-oxo-                                             
                      8α-methyl-9-oxo-15-hy-                        
       11α,15-dihydro-                                              
                      droxy-2-methyl-8-iso-                               
       xy-2-methyl-8- 10,13-cis,17-cis-pro-                               
       iso-13-cis,17- statrienoic acid                                    
       cis-prostadie-                                                     
       noic acid (Exam-                                                   
       ple 1371)                                                          
1463   8β-methyl-9-oxo-                                              
                      8β-methyl-9-oxo-15-hy-                         
       11α,15-dihydro-                                              
                      droxy-5,cis,10,13-trans-                            
       xy-5,cis,13-   prostatrienoic acid                                 
       trans-prosta-                                                      
       dienoic acid                                                       
       (Example 1372)                                                     
1464   8α-methyl-9-oxo-                                             
                      8α-methyl-9-oxo-15-hy-                        
       11α,15-dihydro-                                              
                      droxy-8-iso-5,cis,10,-                              
       xy-8-iso-5,cis,-                                                   
                      13-trans-prostatrienoic                             
       13-trans-prosta-                                                   
                      acid                                                
       dienoic acid                                                       
       (Example 1372)                                                     
1465   8β-methyl-9-oxo-                                              
                      8β-methyl-9-oxo-15-hy-                         
       11α,15-dihydro-                                              
                      droxy-5,cis,10,13-cis-                              
       xy-5,cis,13-cis-                                                   
                      prostatrienoic acid                                 
       prostadienoic                                                      
       acid (Example                                                      
       1372)                                                              
1466   8α-methyl-9-oxo-                                             
                      8α-methyl-9-oxo-15-hy-                        
       11α,15-dihydro-                                              
                      droxy-8-iso-5,cis,10,13-                            
       xy-8-iso-5,cis,-                                                   
                      cis-prostatrienoic acid                             
       13-cis-prostadi-                                                   
       enoic acid                                                         
       (Example 1372)                                                     
1467   8β-methyl-9-oxo-                                              
                      8β-methyl-9-oxo-15-hy-                         
       11α,15-dihydro-                                              
                      droxy-5-cis,10,13-                                  
       xy-5-cis,13-   trans,17-cis-prosta-                                
       trans,17-cis-  tetraeneoic acid                                    
       prostatrienoic                                                     
       acid (Example                                                      
       1373)                                                              
1468   8α-methyl-9-oxo-                                             
                      8α-methyl-9-oxo-15-hy-                        
       11α,15-dihydro-                                              
                      droxy-8-iso-5-cis,10,-                              
       xy-8-iso-5-cis,-                                                   
                      13-trans,17-cis-prosta-                             
       13-trans,17-cis-                                                   
                      tetraeneoic acid                                    
       prostatrienoic                                                     
       acid (Example                                                      
       1373)                                                              
1469   8β-methyl-9-oxo-                                              
                      8β-methyl-9-oxo-15-hy-                         
       11α,15-dihydro-                                              
                      droxy-5-cis,10,13-cis,-                             
       xy-5-cis,13-cis,-                                                  
                      17-cis-prostatetrae-                                
       17-cis-prosta- neoic acid                                          
       trienoic acid                                                      
       (Example 1373)                                                     
1470   8α-methyl-9-oxo-                                             
                      8α-methyl-9-oxo-15-hy-                        
       11α,15-dihydro-                                              
                      droxy-8-iso-5-cis,10,-                              
       xy-8-iso-5-cis,-                                                   
                      13-cis,17-cis-prostate-                             
       13-cis,17-cis- traeneoic acid                                      
       prostatrienoic                                                     
       acid (Example                                                      
       1373)                                                              
1471   8β-methyl-9-oxo-                                              
                      8β-methyl-9-oxo-15-hy-                         
       11α,15-dihydro-                                              
                      droxy-16,16-dimethyl-                               
       xy-16,16-di-   5-cis,10,13-trans-pro-                              
       methyl-5-cis,13-                                                   
                      statrienoic acid                                    
       trans-prostadi-                                                    
       enoic acid (Exam-                                                  
       ple 1374)                                                          
1472   8α-methyl-9-oxo-                                             
                      8α-methyl-9-oxo-15-hy-                        
       11α,15-dihydro-                                              
                      droxy-16,16-dimethyl-                               
       xy-16,16-di-   8-iso-5-cis,10,13-                                  
       methyl-8-iso-5-                                                    
                      trans-prostatrienoic                                
       cis,13-trans-  acid                                                
       prostadienoic                                                      
       acid (Example                                                      
       1374)                                                              
1473   8β-methyl-9-oxo-                                              
                      8β-methyl-9-oxo-15-hy-                         
       11α,15-dihydro-                                              
                      droxy-16,16-dimethyl-                               
       xy-16,16-di-   5-cis,10,13-cis-pro-                                
       methyl-5-cis,13-                                                   
                      statrienoic acid                                    
       cis-prostadie-                                                     
       noic acid (Exam-                                                   
       ple 1374)                                                          
1474   8α-methyl-9-oxo-                                             
                      8α-methyl-9-oxo-15-hy-                        
       11α,15-dihydro-                                              
                      droxy-16,16-dimethyl-                               
       xy-16,16-di-   8-iso-5-cis,10,13-cis-                              
       methyl-8-iso-5-                                                    
                      prostatrienoic acid                                 
       cis,13-cis-pro-                                                    
       stadienoic acid                                                    
       (Example 1374)                                                     
1475   8β-methyl-9-oxo-                                              
                      8β-methyl-9-oxo-15-hy-                         
       11α,15-dihydro-                                              
                      droxy-4-nor-20-methyl-                              
       xy-4-nor-20-   5-cis,10,13-trans-pro-                              
       methyl-5-cis,- statrienoic acid                                    
       13-trans-prosta-                                                   
       dienoic acid                                                       
       (Example 1375)                                                     
1476   8α-methyl-9-oxo-                                             
                      8α-methyl-9-oxo-15-hy-                        
       11α,15-dihydro-                                              
                      droxy-4-nor-20-methyl-                              
       xy-4-nor-20-   8-iso-5-cis,10,13-                                  
       methyl-8-iso-  trans-prostatrienoic                                
       5-cis,13-trans-                                                    
                      acid                                                
       prostadienoic                                                      
       acid (Example                                                      
       1375)                                                              
1477   8β-methyl-9-oxo-                                              
                      8β-methyl-9-oxo-15-hy-                         
       11α,15-dihydro-                                              
                      droxy-4-nor-20-methyl-                              
       xy-4-nor-20-   5-cis,10,13-cis-pro-                                
       methyl-5-cis,- statrienoic acid                                    
       13-cis-prostadi-                                                   
       enoic acid                                                         
       (Example 1375)                                                     
1478   8α-methyl-9-oxo-                                             
                      8α-methyl-9-oxo-15-hy-                        
       11α,15-dihydro-                                              
                      droxy-4-nor-20-methyl-                              
       xy-4-nor-20-   8-iso-5-cis,10,13-                                  
       methyl-8-iso-  cis-prostatrienoic                                  
       5-cis,13-cis-  acid                                                
       prostadienoic                                                      
       acid (Example                                                      
       1375)                                                              
1479   8β-methyl-9-oxo-                                              
                      8β-methyl-9-oxo-15-hy-                         
       11α,15-dihydro-                                              
                      droxy-4a-homo-17,17-di-                             
       xy-4a-homo-17- methyl-5-cis,10,13-                                 
       17-dimethyl-5- trans-prostatrienoic                                
       cis,13-trans-  acid                                                
       prostadienoic                                                      
       acid (Example                                                      
       1376)                                                              
1480   8α-methyl-9-oxo-                                             
                      8α-methyl-9-oxo-5-hy-                         
       11α,15-dihydro-                                              
                      droxy-4a-homo-17,17-di-                             
       xy-4a-homo-17,-                                                    
                      methyl-8-iso-5-cis,10-                              
       17-dimethyl-8- 13-trans-prostatrienoic                             
       iso-5-cis,13-  acid                                                
       trans-prostadi-                                                    
       enoic acid (Exam-                                                  
       ple 1376)                                                          
1481   8β-methyl-9-oxo-                                              
                      8β-methyl-9-oxo-15-hy-                         
       11α,15-dihydro-                                              
                      droxy-4a-homo-17,17-di-                             
       xy-4a-homo-17,-                                                    
                      methyl-5-cis,10,13-cis-                             
       17-dimethyl-5- prostatrienoic acid                                 
       cis,13-cis-pro-                                                    
       stadienoic acid                                                    
       (Example 1376)                                                     
1482   8α-methyl-9-oxo-                                             
                      8α-methyl-9-oxo-15-hy-                        
       11α,15-dihydro-                                              
                      droxy-4a-homo-17,17-di-                             
       xy-4a-homo-17,-                                                    
                      methyl-8-iso-5-cis,10-                              
       17-dimethyl-8- 13-cis-prostatrienoic                               
       iso-5-cis,13-  acid                                                
       cis-prostadie-                                                     
       noic acid (Exam-                                                   
       ple 1376)                                                          
1483   8β-methyl-9-oxo-                                              
                      8β-methyl-9-oxo-15-hy-                         
       11α,15-dihydro-                                              
                      droxy-4a,4b-bishomo-                                
       xy-4a,4b-bis-  20-ethyl-5-cis,10,13-                               
       homo-20-ethyl- trans-prostatrienoic                                
       5-cis,13-trans-                                                    
                      acid                                                
       prostadienoic                                                      
       acid (Example                                                      
       1377)                                                              
1484   8α-methyl-9-oxo-                                             
                      8α-methyl-9-oxo-15-hy-                        
       11α,15-dihydro-                                              
                      droxy-4a,4b-bishomo-                                
       xy-4a,4b-bis-  20-ethyl-8-iso-5-cis,-                              
       homo-20-ethyl-8-                                                   
                      10,13-trans-prostatrie-                             
       iso-5-cis,13-  noic acid                                           
       trans-prostadi-                                                    
       enoic acid                                                         
       (Example 1377)                                                     
1485   8β-methyl-9-oxo-                                              
                      8β-methyl-9-oxo-15-hy-                         
       11α,15-dihydro-                                              
                      droxy-4a,4b-bishomo-                                
       xy-4a,4b-bis-  20-ethyl-5-cis,10,13-                               
       homo-20-ethyl-5-                                                   
                      cis-prostatrienoic                                  
       cis,13-cis-pro-                                                    
                      acid                                                
       stadienoic acid                                                    
       (Example 1377)                                                     
1486   8α-methyl-9-oxo-                                             
                      8α-methyl-9-oxo-15-hy-                        
       11α,15-dihydro-                                              
                      droxy-4a,4b-bishomo-                                
       xy-4a,4b-bishomo-                                                  
                      20-ethyl-8-iso-5-cis,-                              
       20-ethyl-8-iso-                                                    
                      10,13-cis-prostatrie-                               
       5-cis,13-cis-  noic acid                                           
       prostadienoic                                                      
       acid (Example                                                      
       1377)                                                              
1487   8β-methyl-9-oxo-                                              
                      8β-methyl-9-oxo-15-hy-                         
       11α,15-dihydro-                                              
                      droxy-4a,4b-bishomo-                                
       xy-4a,4b-bishomo-                                                  
                      5-cis,10,13-trans,17-                               
       5-cis,13-trans,-                                                   
                      cis-prostatetraenoic                                
       17-cis-prostatri-                                                  
                      acid                                                
       enoic acid                                                         
       (Example 1378)                                                     
1488   8α-methyl-9-oxo-                                             
                      8α-methyl-9-oxo-15-hy-                        
       11α,15-dihydro-                                              
                      droxy-4a,4b-bishomo-                                
       xy-4a,4b-bishomo-                                                  
                      8-iso-5-cis,10,13-                                  
       8-iso-5-cis,13-                                                    
                      trans,17-cis-prostate-                              
       trans,17-cis-  traenoic acid                                       
       prostatrienoic                                                     
       acid (Example                                                      
       1378)                                                              
1489   8β-methyl-9-oxo-                                              
                      8β-methyl-9-oxo-15-hy-                         
       11α,15-dihydro-                                              
                      droxy-4a,4b-bishomo-5-                              
       xy-4a,4b-bishomo-                                                  
                      cis,10,13-cis-17-cis-                               
       5-cis,13-cis-  prostatetraenoic acid                               
       17-cis-prosta- acid                                                
       trienoic acid                                                      
       (Example 1378)                                                     
1490   8α-methyl-9-oxo-                                             
                      8β-methyl-9-oxo-15-hy-                         
       11α,15-dihydro-                                              
                      droxy-4a,4b-bishomo-8-                              
       xy-4a,4b-bishomo-                                                  
                      iso-5-cis,10,13-cis-                                
       8-iso-5-cis,13-                                                    
                      17-cis-prostatetrae-                                
       cis-17-cis-pro-                                                    
                      noic acid                                           
       statrienoic acid                                                   
       (Example 1378)                                                     
1491   methyl 8β-methyl-                                             
                      methyl 8β-methyl-9-oxo-                        
       9-oxo-11α,15-di-                                             
                      15-hydroxy-20-methyl-                               
       hydroxy-20-methyl-                                                 
                      10,13-trans-prostadi-                               
       13-trans-proste-                                                   
                      enoate                                              
       noate (Example                                                     
       1379)                                                              
1492   methyl 8α-methyl-                                            
                      methyl 8α-methyl-9-oxo-                       
       9-oxo-11α,15-di-                                             
                      15-hydroxy-20-methyl-                               
       hydroxy-20-    8-iso-10,13-trans-pro-                              
       methyl-8-iso-  stadienoate                                         
       13-trans-pro-                                                      
       stenoate (Exam-                                                    
       ple 1379)                                                          
1493   methyl 8β-methyl-                                             
                      methyl 8β-methyl-9-oxo-                        
       9-oxo-11α,15-di-                                             
                      15-hydroxy-20-methyl-                               
       hydroxy-20-    10,13-cis-prostadie-                                
       methyl-13-cis- noate                                               
       prostenoate                                                        
       (Example 1379)                                                     
1494   methyl 8α-methyl-                                            
                      methyl 8α-methyl-9-oxo-                       
       9-oxo-11α,15-di-                                             
                      15-hydroxy-20-methyl-                               
       hydroxy-20-    8-iso-10,13-cis-pro-                                
       methyl-8-iso-  stadienoate                                         
       13-cis-proste-                                                     
       noate (Example                                                     
       1379)                                                              
1495   ethyl 8β-methyl-                                              
                      ethyl 8β-methyl-9-oxo-                         
       9-oxo-11α,15-di-                                             
                      15-hydroxy-7a,7b-bis-                               
       hydroxy-7a,7b- homo-10,13-trans,17-                                
       bishomo-13-    cis-prostatrienoate                                 
       trans,17-cis-                                                      
       prostadienoate                                                     
       (Example 1380)                                                     
1496   ethyl 8α-methyl-                                             
                      ethyl 8α-methyl-9-oxo-                        
       9-oxo-11α,15-di-                                             
                      15-hydroxy-7a,7b-bis-                               
       hydroxy-7a,7b- homo-8-iso-10,13-trans,-                            
       bishomo-8-iso- 17-cis-prostatrienoate                              
       13-trans,17-                                                       
       cis-prostadie-                                                     
       noate (Example                                                     
       1380)                                                              
1497   ethyl 8β-methyl-                                              
                      ethyl 8β-methyl-9-oxo-                         
       9-oxo-11α,15-                                                
                      15-hydroxy-7a,7b-bis-                               
       dihydroxy-7a,- homo-10,13-cis,17-cis-                              
       7b-bishomo-13- prostatrienoate                                     
       cis,17-cis-pro-                                                    
       stadienoate                                                        
       (Example 1380)                                                     
1498   ethyl 8α-methyl-                                             
                      ethyl 8α-methyl-9-oxo-                        
       9-oxo-11α, 15-di-                                            
                      15-hydroxy-7a,7b-bis-                               
       hydroxy-7a,7b- homo-8-iso-10,13-cis,-                              
       bishomo-8-iso- 17-cis-prostatrienoate                              
       13-cis,17-cis-                                                     
       prostadienoate                                                     
       (Example 1380)                                                     
1499   ethyl 8β-methyl-                                              
                      ethyl 8β-methyl-9-oxo-                         
       9-oxo-11α,15-di-                                             
                      15-hydroxy-2-ethyl-                                 
       hydroxy-2-ethyl-                                                   
                      16,16-dimethyl-10,13-                               
       16,16-dimethy- trans-prostadienoate                                
       13-trans-proste-                                                   
       noate (Example                                                     
       1381)                                                              
1500   ethyl 8α-methyl-                                             
                      ethyl 8α-methyl-9-oxo-                        
       9-oxo-11α,15-di-                                             
                      15-hydroxy-2-ethyl-                                 
       hydroxy-2-ethyl-                                                   
                      16,16-dimethyl-8-iso-                               
       16,16-dimethyl-                                                    
                      10,13-trans-prostadi-                               
       8-iso-13-trans-                                                    
                      enoate                                              
       prostenoate                                                        
       (Example 1381)                                                     
1501   ethyl 8β-methyl-                                              
                      ethyl 8β-methyl-9-oxo-                         
       9-oxo-11α,15-di-                                             
                      15-hydroxy-2-ethyl-                                 
       hydroxy-2-ethyl-                                                   
                      16,16-dimethyl-10,13-                               
       16,16-dimethyl-                                                    
                      cis-prostadienoate                                  
       13-cis-proste-                                                     
       noate (Example                                                     
       1381)                                                              
1502   ethyl 8α-methyl-                                             
                      ethyl 8α-methyl-9-oxo-                        
       9-oxo-11α,15-di-                                             
                      15-hydroxy-2-ethyl-                                 
       hydroxy-2-ethyl-                                                   
                      16,16-dimethyl-8-iso-                               
       16,16-dimethyl-                                                    
                      10,13-cis-prostadie-                                
       8-iso-13-cis-  noate                                               
       prostenoate                                                        
       (Example 1381)                                                     
1503   ethyl 8β-methyl-                                              
                      ethyl 8β-methyl-9-oxo-                         
       9-oxo-11α,15-di-                                             
                      15-hydroxy-3,3,17,17-                               
       hydroxy-3,3,17,-                                                   
                      tetramethyl-10,13-                                  
       17-tetramethyl-                                                    
                      trans-prostadienoate                                
       13-trans-proste-                                                   
       noate (Example                                                     
       1382)                                                              
1504   ethyl 8α-methyl-                                             
                      ethyl 8α-methyl-9-oxo-                        
       9-oxo-11α,15-di-                                             
                      15-hydroxy-3,3,17,17-                               
       hydroxy-3,3,17,-                                                   
                      tetramethyl-8-iso-10,-                              
       17-tetramethyl-8-                                                  
                      13-trans-prostadienoate                             
       iso-13-trans-pro-                                                  
       stenoate (Example                                                  
       1382)                                                              
1505   ethyl 8β-methyl-                                              
                      ethyl 8β-methyl-9-oxo-                         
       9-oxo-11α,15-di-                                             
                      15-hydroxy-3,3,17,17-                               
       hydroxy-3,3,17,-                                                   
                      tetramethyl-10,13-cis-                              
       17-tetramethyl-                                                    
                      prostadienoate                                      
       13-cis-proste-                                                     
       noate (Example                                                     
       1382)                                                              
1506   ethyl 8α-methyl-                                             
                      ethyl 8α-methyl-9-oxo-                        
       9-oxo-11α,15-di-                                             
                      15-hydroxy-3,3,17-                                  
       hydroxy-3,3,17,-                                                   
                      tetramethyl-8-iso-10,-                              
       17-tetramethyl-                                                    
                      13-cis-prostadienoate                               
       8-iso-13-cis-                                                      
       prostenoate                                                        
       (Example 1382)                                                     
1507   ethyl 8β-methyl-                                              
                      ethyl 8β-methyl-9-oxo-                         
       9-oxo-11α,15-di-                                             
                      15-hydroxy-3-oxa-17,-                               
       hydroxy-3-oxa- 17-dimethyl-10,13-trans-                            
       17,17-dimethyl-                                                    
                      prostadienoate                                      
       13-trans-proste-                                                   
       noate (Example                                                     
       1383)                                                              
1508   ethyl 8α-methyl-                                             
                      ethyl 8α-methyl-9-oxo-                        
       9-oxo-11α,15-di-                                             
                      15-hydroxy-3-oxa-17,17-                             
       hydroxy-3-oxa- dimethyl-8-iso-10,13-                               
       17,17-dimethyl-                                                    
                      trans-prostadienoate                                
       8-iso-13-trans-                                                    
       prostenoate                                                        
       (Example 1383)                                                     
1509   ethyl 8α-methyl-                                             
                      ethyl 8β-methyl-9-oxo-                         
       9-oxo-11α,15-di-                                             
                      15-hydroxy-3-oxa-17,17-                             
       hydroxy-3-oxa- dimethyl-10,13-cis-                                 
       17,17-dimethyl-                                                    
                      prostadienoate                                      
       13-cis-proste-                                                     
       noate (Example                                                     
       1383)                                                              
1510   ethyl 8α-methyl-                                             
                      ethyl 8α-methyl-9-oxo-                        
       9-oxo-11α,15-di-                                             
                      15-hydroxy-3-oxa-17,-                               
       hydroxy-3-oxa- 17-dimethyl-8-iso-10,-                              
       17,17-dimethyl-                                                    
                      13-cis-prostadienoate                               
       8-iso-13-cis-                                                      
       prostenoate                                                        
       (Example 1383)                                                     
1511   butyl 8β-methyl-                                              
                      butyl 8β-methyl-9-oxo-                         
       9-oxo-11α,15-di-                                             
                      15-hydroxy-10,13-trans-                             
       hydroxy-13-trans-                                                  
                      prostadienoate                                      
       prostenoate                                                        
       (Example 1384)                                                     
1512   buty 8α-methyl-                                              
                      butyl 8α-methyl-9-oxo-                        
       9-oxo-11α,15-di-                                             
                      15-hydroxy-8-iso-10,-                               
       hydroxy-8-iso-13-                                                  
                      13-trans-prostadienoate                             
       trans-prosteno-                                                    
       ate (Example                                                       
       1384)                                                              
1513   butyl 8β-methyl-                                              
                      butyl 8β-methyl-9-oxo-                         
       9-oxo-11α,15-di-                                             
                      15-hydroxy-13-cis-pro-                              
       hydroxy-13-cis-                                                    
                      stadienoate                                         
       prostenoate                                                        
       (Example 1384) -1514                                               
                      butyl 8α-methyl- butyl 8α-methyl-9-oxo- 
                      N                                                   
       9-oxo-11α,15-di-                                             
                      15-hydroxy-8-iso-10,13-                             
       hydroxy-8-iso-13-                                                  
                      cis-prostadienoate                                  
       cis-prostenoate                                                    
       (Example 1384)                                                     
1515   decyl 8β-methyl-                                              
                      decyl 8β-methyl-9-oxo-                         
       9-oxo-11α,15-di-                                             
                      15-hydroxy-10,13-trans-                             
       hydroxy-13-trans-                                                  
                      17-cis-prostatrienoate                              
       17-cis-prostadi-                                                   
       enoate (Example                                                    
       1385)                                                              
1516   decyl 8α-methyl-                                             
                      decyl 8α-methyl-9-oxo-                        
       9-oxo-11α,15-di-                                             
                      15-hydroxy-8-iso-10,-                               
       hydroxy-8-iso- 13-trans,17-cis-prosta-                             
       13-trans,17-cis-                                                   
                      trienoate                                           
       prostadienoate                                                     
       (Example 1385)                                                     
1517   decyl 8β-methyl-                                              
                      decyl 8β-methyl-9-oxo-                         
       9-oxo-11α,15-di-                                             
                      15-hydroxy-10,13-cis-                               
       hydroxy-13-cis-                                                    
                      17-cis-prostatrienoate                              
       17-cis-prostadi-                                                   
       enoate (Example                                                    
       1385)                                                              
1518   decyl 8α -methyl-                                            
                      decyl 8α-methyl-9-oxo-                        
       9-oxo-11α,15-di-                                             
                      15-hydroxy-8-iso-10,13-                             
       hydroxy-8-iso-13-                                                  
                      cis-17-cis-prostatrie-                              
       cis-17-cis-pro-                                                    
                      noate                                               
       stadienoate                                                        
       (Example 1385)                                                     
1519   ethyl 8β-methyl-                                              
                      ethyl 8β-methyl-9-oxo-                         
       9-oxo-11α-ace-                                               
                      15-hydroxy-10,13-trans-                             
       toxy-15-hydroxy-                                                   
                      prostadienoate                                      
       13-trans-prosta-                                                   
       noate (Example                                                     
       1386)                                                              
1520   ethyl 8α-methyl-                                             
                      ethyl 8α-methyl-9-oxo-                        
       9-oxo-11α-ace-                                               
                      15-hydroxy-8-iso-10,13-                             
       toxy-15-hydroxy-                                                   
                      trans-prostadienoate                                
       8-iso-13-trans-                                                    
       prostenoate                                                        
       (Example 1386)                                                     
1521   ethyl 8β-methyl-                                              
                      ethyl 8β-methyl-9-oxo-                         
       9-oxo-11α-ace-                                               
                      15-hydroxy-10,13-cis-                               
       toxy-15-hydroxy-                                                   
                      prostadienoate                                      
       13-cis-proste-                                                     
       noate (Example                                                     
       1386)                                                              
1522   ethyl 8α-methyl-                                             
                      ethyl 8α-methyl-9-oxo-                        
       9-oxo-11α-ace-                                               
                      15-hydroxy-8-iso-10,13-                             
       toxy-15-hydroxy-                                                   
                      cis-prostadienoate                                  
       8-iso-13-cis-                                                      
       prostenoate                                                        
       (Example 1386)                                                     
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     EXAMPLES 1523-1654 
     Treatment of the designated 9-oxo-prostenoic acid and ester derivatives listed in Table 42 below with sodium borohydride in ethanol as described in Example 257 gives the product 9α and 9β hydroxy derivatives of the table, which are separable by standard chromatographic techniques. 
     
                       TABLE 42                                                    
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      Starting 8-      Product                                            
      methyl-9-oxo-    8-methyl-9α/β,-                         
      11α,15-di- 11α,15-trihydroxy-                           
Ex-   hydroxy-13-prosten-                                                 
                       13-prostenoic                                      
ample oic acid or ester                                                   
                       acid or ester                                      
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1523  8β-methyl-prosta-                                              
                       8β-methyl-prosta-                             
      glandin E.sub.1  glandin F.sub.1 α/F.sub.1 β             
      (Example 1353)                                                      
1524  8α-methyl-8-iso-                                              
                       8α-methyl-8-iso-pros-                        
      prostaglandin E.sub.1                                               
                       taglandin F.sub.1 α/F.sub.1 β           
      (Examle 1353)                                                       
1525  8β-methyl-9-oxo-11α-                                     
                       8β-methyl-9α/β,11α,-         
      15-dihydroxy-13-cis-                                                
                       15-trihydroxy-13-                                  
      prostenoic acid  cis-prostenoic acid                                
      (Example 1353)                                                      
1526  8α-methyl-9-oxo-                                              
                       8α-methyl-9α/β, 11α,        
      11α,15-dihydroxy-                                             
                       15-trihydroxy-8-iso-                               
      8-iso-13-cis-pros-                                                  
                       13-cis-prostenoic                                  
      tenoic acid      acid                                               
      (Example 1353)                                                      
1527  8β-methyl-9-oxo-                                               
                       8β-methyl-9α/β,11α,-         
      11α,15-dihydroxy-                                             
                       15-trihydroxy-16,16-                               
      16,16-dimethyl-13-                                                  
                       dimethyl-13-trans-                                 
      trans-prostenoic prostenoic acid                                    
      acid                                                                
      (Example 1354)                                                      
1528  8α-methyl-9-oxo-                                              
                       8α-methyl-9α/β,11α,-        
      11α,15-dihydroxy-                                             
                       15-trihydroxy-16,16-                               
      16,16-dimethyl-8-                                                   
                       dimethyl-8-13-                                     
      iso-13-trans-pros-                                                  
                       trans-prostenoic acid                              
      tenoic acid                                                         
      (Example 1354)                                                      
1529  8β-methyl-9-oxo-                                               
                       8β-methyl-9α/β,11α-          
      11α,15-dihydroxy-                                             
                       15-trihydroxy-16,16-                               
      16,16-dimethyl-13-,                                                 
                       dimethyl-13-cis-                                   
      cis-prostenoic acid                                                 
                       prostenoic acid                                    
      (Example 1354)                                                      
1530  8α,methyl-9-oxo-                                              
                       8α-methyl-9α/β,11α,         
      11α,15-dihydroxy-                                             
                       15-trihydroxy-16,16-                               
      16,16-dimethyl-8-                                                   
                       dimethyl-8-iso-13-                                 
      iso-13-cis-pros- cis-prostenoic acid                                
      tenoic acid                                                         
      (Example 1354)                                                      
1531  8β-methyl-9-oxo-11α-                                     
                       8β-methyl-9α/β,11α,-         
      15-dihydroxy-17,17-                                                 
                       15-trihydroxy-17,17-                               
      dimethyl-13-trans-                                                  
                       dimetyl-13-trans-                                  
      prostenoic acid  prostenoic acid                                    
      (Example 1355)                                                      
1532  8α-methyl-9-oxo-                                              
                       8α-methyl-9α/β,11α,-        
      11α,15-dihydroxy-8-                                           
                       15-trihydroxy-17,17-                               
      iso-17,17-di-    dimethyl-8-iso-13-                                 
      methyl-13-trans- trans-prostenoic                                   
      prostenoic acid  acid                                               
      (Example 1355)                                                      
1533  8β-methyl-9-oxo-                                               
                       8β-methyl-9α/β,11α,-         
      11α,15-dihydroxy-17,                                          
                       15-trihydroxy-17,17-                               
      17-dimethyl-13-cis-                                                 
                       dimethyl-13-cis-                                   
      prostenoic acid  prostenoic acid                                    
      (Example 1355)                                                      
1534  8α-methyl-9-oxo-                                              
                       8α-methyl-9α/β,11α,-        
      11α,15-dihydroxy-                                             
                       15-trihydroxy-8-iso-                               
      17,17-dimethyl-8-                                                   
                       17,17-dimethyl-13-                                 
      iso-13-cis-pros- cis-prostenoic                                     
      tenoic acid      acid                                               
      (Example 1355)                                                      
1535  8β-methyl-9-oxo-11α-                                     
                       8β-methyl-9α/β,11α-          
      15-dihydroxy-13- 15-trihydroxy-13-                                  
      trans-17-cis-pro-                                                   
                       trans,17-cis-pros-                                 
      stadienoic acid  tadienoic acid                                     
      (Example 1356)                                                      
1536  8α-methyl-9-oxo-11α-                                    
                       8α-methyl-9α/β,11α,-        
      15-dihydroxy-8-iso-                                                 
                       15-trihydroxy-8-iso-                               
      13-trans,17-cis- 13-trans-17-cis-                                   
      prostadienoic acid                                                  
                       prostadienoic acid                                 
      (Example 1356)                                                      
1537  8β-methyl-9-oxo-11α-                                     
                       8β-methyl-9α/β,11α,-         
      15-dihydroxy-13-cis,                                                
                       15-trihydroxy-13-cis,                              
      17-cis-prostadienoic                                                
                       17-cis-prostadienoic                               
      acid             acid                                               
      (Example 1356)                                                      
1538  8α-methyl-9-oxo-11α-                                    
                       8α-methyl-9α/β,11α,-        
      15-dihydroxy-8-iso-                                                 
                       15-trihydroxy-8-iso-                               
      13-trans-17-cis- 13-cis,17-cis-pros-                                
      prostadienoic acid                                                  
                       tadienoic acid                                     
      (Example 1356)                                                      
1539  8β -methyl-9-oxo-11α-                                    
                       8β-methyl-9α/β,11α,-         
      15-dihydroxy-20- 15-trihydroxy-20-                                  
      ethyl-13-trans-pros-                                                
                       ethyl-13-trans-pros-                               
      tenoic acid      tenoic acid                                        
      (Example 1357)                                                      
1540  8α-methyl-9-oxo-11α-                                    
                       8α-methyl-9α/β,11α,-        
      15-dihydroxy-20- 15-trihydroxy-20-                                  
      ethyl-8-iso-13-trans-                                               
                       ethyl-8-iso-13-                                    
      prostenoic acid  trans-prostenoic                                   
      (Example 1357)   acid                                               
1541  8β-methyl-9-oxo-11α-                                     
                       8β-methyl-9α/β,11α,-         
      15-dihydroxy-20-eth-                                                
                       15-trihydroxy-20-                                  
      yl-13-cis-prostenoic                                                
                       ethyl-13-cis-pro-                                  
      acid             stenoic acid                                       
      (Example 1357)                                                      
1542  8α-methyl-9-oxo-11α-                                    
                       8α-methyl-9α/β,11α,-        
      15-dihydroxy-20- 15-trihydroxy-20-                                  
      ethyl-8-iso-13-cis-                                                 
                       ethyl-8-iso-13-cis-                                
      prostenoic acid  prostenoic acid                                    
      (Example 1357)                                                      
1543  8β-methyl-9-oxo-11α,-                                    
                       8β-methyl-9α/β,11α,-         
      15-dihydroxy-6,7-                                                   
                       15-trihydroxy-6,7-                                 
      dinor-13-trans-pros-                                                
                       dinor-13-trans-pros-                               
      tenoic acid      tenoic acid                                        
      (Example 1358)                                                      
1544  8α-methyl-9-oxo-11α,-                                   
                       8α-methyl-9α/β,11α,-        
      15-dihydroxy-6,7-                                                   
                       15-trihydroxy-6,7-                                 
      dinor-8-iso-13-trans-                                               
                       dinor-8-iso-13-                                    
      prostenoic acid  trans-prostenoic                                   
      (Example 1358)   acid                                               
1545  8β-methyl-9-oxo-11α,-                                    
                       8β-methyl-9α/β,11α,-         
      15-dihydroxy-6,7-                                                   
                       15-trihydroxy-6,7-                                 
      dinor-13-cis-    dinor-13-cis-                                      
      prostenoic acid  prostenoic acid                                    
      (Example 1358)                                                      
1546  8α-methyl-9-oxo-11α,-                                   
                       8α-methyl-9α/β,11α,-        
      15-dihydroxy-6,7-                                                   
                       15-trihydroxy-6,7-                                 
      dinor-8-iso-13-cis-                                                 
                       dinor-8-iso-13-cis-                                
      prostenoic acid  prostenoic acid                                    
      (Example 1358)                                                      
1547  8β-methyl-9-oxo-11α,-                                    
                       8β-methyl-9α/β,11α,-         
      15-dihydroxy-5,6,7-                                                 
                       15-trihydroxy-5,6,7-                               
      trinor-20-methyl-13-                                                
                       trinor-20-methyl-13-                               
      trans-prostenoic acid                                               
                       trans-prostenoic acid                              
      (Example 1359)                                                      
1548  8α-methyl-9-oxo-11α,-                                   
                       8α-methyl-9α/β,11α,-        
      15-dihydroxy-5,6,7-                                                 
                       15-trihydroxy-5,6,7-                               
      trinor-20-methyl-8-                                                 
                       trinor-20-methyl-8-                                
      iso-13-trans-pros-                                                  
                       iso-13-trans-prosten-                              
      tenoic acid      oic acid                                           
      (Example 1359)                                                      
1549  8β-methyl-9-oxo-11α-                                     
                       8β-methyl-9α/β,11α,-         
      15-dihydroxy-5,6,7,-                                                
                       15-trihydroxy-5,6,7-                               
      trinor-20-methyl-                                                   
                       trinor-20-methyl-13-                               
      13-cis-prostenoic                                                   
                       cis-prostenoic acid                                
      acid                                                                
      (Example 1359)                                                      
1550  8α-methyl-9-oxo-11α,-                                   
                       8α-methyl-9α/β,11α,-        
      15-dihydroxy-5,6,7-                                                 
                       15-trihydroxy-5,6,7-                               
      trinor-20-methyl-8-                                                 
                       trinor-20-methyl-8-                                
      iso-13-cis-prosten-                                                 
                       iso-13-cis-prosten-                                
      oic acid         oic acid                                           
      (Example 1359)                                                      
1551  8β-methyl-9-oxo-11α,-                                    
                       8β-methyl-9α/β,11α,-         
      15-dihydroxy-7a,7b-                                                 
                       15-trihydroxy-7a,7b-                               
      bishomo-13-trans-                                                   
                       bishomo-13-trans-                                  
      prostenoic acid  prostenoic acid                                    
      (Example 1360)                                                      
1552  8α-methyl-9-oxo-11α,-                                   
                       8α-methyl-9α/β,11α,-        
      15-dihydroxy-7a,7b-                                                 
                       15-trihydroxy-7a,7b-                               
      bishomo-8-iso-13-                                                   
                       bishomo-8-iso-13-                                  
      trans-prostenoic trans prostenoic                                   
      acid             acid                                               
      (Example 1360)                                                      
1553  8β-methyl-9-oxo-11α,-                                    
                       8β-methyl-9α/β,11α,          
      15-dihydroxy-7a,7b-                                                 
                       15-trihydroxy-7a,-7b-                              
      bishomo-13-cis-  bishomo-13-cis-pro-                                
      prostenoic acid  stenoic acid                                       
      (Example 1360)                                                      
1554  8α-methyl-9-oxo-11α,-                                   
                       8α-methyl-9α/β,11α,-        
      15-dihydroxy-7a,7b-                                                 
                       15-trihydroxy-7a,7b-                               
      bishomo-8-iso-13-                                                   
                       bishomo-8-iso-13-cis-                              
      cis-prostenoic acid                                                 
                       prostenoic acid                                    
      (Example 1360)                                                      
1555  8β-methyl-9-oxo-11α,-                                    
                       8β-methyl-9α/β,11α,-         
      15-dihydroxy-2-eth-                                                 
                       15-trihydroxy-2-                                   
      yl-13-trans-prosten-                                                
                       ethyl-13-trans-                                    
      oic acid         prostenoic acid                                    
      (Example 1361)                                                      
1556  8α-methyl-9-oxo-11α ,-                                  
                       8α-methyl-9α/β,11α,-        
      15-dihydroxy-2-eth-                                                 
                       15-trihydroxy-2-                                   
      yl-8-iso-13-trans-                                                  
                       ethyl-8-iso-13-trans-                              
      prostenoic acid  prostenoic acid                                    
      (Example 1361)                                                      
1557  8β-methyl-9-oxo-11α,-                                    
                       8β-methyl-9α/β,11α,-         
      15-dihydroxy-2-ethyl-                                               
                       15-trihydroxy-2-                                   
      13-cis-prostenoic                                                   
                       ethyl-13-cis-pro-                                  
      acid             stenoic acid                                       
      (Example 1361)                                                      
1558  8α-methyl-9-oxo-11α,-                                   
                       8α-methyl-9α/β,11α-         
      15-dihydroxy-2-  15,trihydroxy-2-                                   
      ethyl-8-iso-13-cis-                                                 
                       ethyl-8-iso-13-cis-                                
      prostenoic acid  prostenoic acid                                    
      (Example 1361)                                                      
1559  8β-methyl-9-oxo-11α,-                                    
                       8β-methyl-9α/β,11α,-         
      15-dihydroxy-3,3,20-                                                
                       15-trihydroxy-3,3,20-                              
      trimethyl-8-iso-13-                                                 
                       trimethyl-13-trans-                                
      trans-prostenoic prostenoic acid                                    
      acid (Example 1362)                                                 
1560  8α-methyl-9-oxo-11α,-                                   
                       8β-methyl-9α/β,11α,-         
      15-dihydroxy-3,3,20-                                                
                       15-trihydroxy-3,3,                                 
      trimethyl-8-iso-13-                                                 
                       20-trimethyl-8-iso-                                
      trans-prostenoic ac                                                 
                       13-trans-prostenoic                                
      acid (Example 1362)                                                 
                       acid                                               
1561  8β-methyl-9-oxo-11α,-                                    
                       8β-methyl-9α/β,11α,-         
      15-dihydroxy-3,3,20-                                                
                       15-trihydroxy-3,3,                                 
      trimethyl-13-cis-                                                   
                       20-trimethyl-13-cis-                               
      prostenoic acid  prostenoic acid                                    
      (Example 1362)                                                      
1562  8α-methyl-9-oxo-11α,-                                   
                       8α-methyl-9α/β,11α,-        
      15-dihydroxy-3,3,20-                                                
                       15-trihydroxy-3,3,20-                              
      trimethyl-8-iso-13-                                                 
                       trimethyl-8-iso-13-                                
      cis-prostenoic acid                                                 
                       cis-prostenoic acid                                
      (Example 1362)                                                      
1563  8β-methyl-9-oxo-11α,-                                    
                       8β-methyl-9α/β,11α,-         
      15-dihydroxy-3-oxa-                                                 
                       15-trihydroxy-3-oxa-                               
      13-trans-prostenoic                                                 
                       13-trans-prostenoic                                
      acid             acid                                               
      (Example 1363)                                                      
1564  8α-methyl-9-oxo-11α,-                                   
                       8α-methyl-9α/β,11α,-        
      15-dihydroxy-3-oxa-                                                 
                       15-trihydroxy-3-oxa-                               
      8-iso-13-trans-  8-iso-13-trans-                                    
      prostenoic acid  prostenoic acid                                    
      (Example 1363)                                                      
1565  8β-methyl-9-oxo-11α,-                                    
                       8β-methyl-9α/β,11α,-         
      15-dihydroxy-3-oxa-8                                                
                       15-trihydroxy-3-oxa-                               
      8-iso-13-cis-pro-                                                   
                       8-iso-13-cis-pro-                                  
      stenoic acid     stenoic acid                                       
      (Example 1363)                                                      
1566  8α-methyl-9-oxo-11α,-                                   
                       8α-methyl-9α/β,11α,-        
      15-dihydroxy-3-oxa-                                                 
                       15-trihydroxy-3-oxa-                               
      8-iso-13-cis-pro-                                                   
                       8-iso-13-cis-pro-                                  
      stenoic acid     stenoic acid                                       
      (Example 1363)                                                      
1567  8β-methyl-9-oxo-11α,-                                    
                       8β-methyl-9α/β-11α,-         
      15-dihydroxy-3-oxa-                                                 
                       15-trihydroxy-3-oxa-                               
      16,16-dimethyl-13-                                                  
                       16,16-dimethyl-13-                                 
      trans-prostenoic trans-prostenoic                                   
      acid             acid                                               
      (Example 1364)                                                      
1568  8α-methyl-9-oxo-11α,-                                   
                       8α-methyl-9α/β-11α,-        
      15-dihydroxy-3-oxa-                                                 
                       5-trihydroxy-3-oxa-                                
      16,16-dimethyl-8-                                                   
                       16,16-dimethyl-8-                                  
      iso-13-trans-pro-                                                   
                       iso-13-trans-pro-                                  
      stenoic acid     stenoic acid                                       
      (Example 1364)                                                      
1569  8α-methyl-9-oxo-11α,-                                   
                       8β-methyl-9α/β-11α,-         
      15-dihydroxy-3-oxa-                                                 
                       15-trihydroxy-3-oxa-                               
      16,16-dimethyl-13-                                                  
                       16,16-dimethyl-13-                                 
      cis-prostenoic acid                                                 
                       cis-prostenoic acid                                
      (Example 1364)                                                      
1570  8α-methyl-9-oxo-11α,-                                   
                       8α-methyl-9α/β-11α,-        
      15-dihydroxy-3-oxa-                                                 
                       15-trihydroxy-3-oxa-                               
      16,16-dimethyl-8-                                                   
                       16,16-dimethyl-8-                                  
      iso-13-cis-pro-  iso-13-cis-pro-                                    
      stenoic acid     stenoic acid                                       
      (Example 1364)                                                      
1571  8β-methyl-9-oxo-11α,-                                    
                       8β-methyl-9α/β,11α,-         
      15-dihydroxy-3-oxa-                                                 
                       15-trihydroxy-3-oxa-                               
      13-trans,17-cis- 13-trans,17-cis-                                   
      prostadienoic acid                                                  
                       prostadienoic acid                                 
      (Example 1365)                                                      
1572  8α-methyl-9-oxo-11α,-                                   
                       8α-methyl-9α/β,11α,-        
      15-dihydroxy-3-oxa-                                                 
                       15-trihydroxy-3-oxa-                               
      8-iso-13-trans,17-                                                  
                       8-iso-13-trans,17-                                 
      cis-prostadienoic                                                   
                       cis-prostadienoic                                  
      acid             acid                                               
      (Example 1365)                                                      
1573  8β-methyl-9-oxo-11α,-                                    
                       8β-methyl-9α /β,11α,-        
      15-dihydroxy-3-oxa-                                                 
                       15-trihydroxy-3-oxa-                               
      13-cis,17-cis-pro-                                                  
                       13-cis,17-cis-                                     
      stadienoic acid  prostadienoic acid                                 
      (Example 1365)                                                      
1574  8α-methyl-9-oxo-11α,-                                   
                       8α-methyl-9α/β,11α,-        
      15-dihydroxy-3-oxa-                                                 
                       15-trihydroxy-3-oxa-                               
      8-iso-13-cis,17-cis-                                                
                       8-iso-13-cis,17-cis-                               
      prostadienoic acid                                                  
                       prostadienoic acid                                 
      (Example 1365)                                                      
1575  8β-methyl-9-oxo-11α,-                                    
                       8β-methyl-9α/β,11α,-         
      15-dihydroxy-3-oxa-                                                 
                       15-trihydroxy-3-oxa-                               
      20-ethyl-13-trans-                                                  
                       20-ethyl-13-trans-                                 
      prostenoic acid  prostenoic acid                                    
      (Example 1366)                                                      
1576  8α-methyl-9-oxo-11α,-                                   
                       8α-methyl-9α/β,11α,-        
      15-dihydroxy-3-oxa-                                                 
                       15-trihydroxy-3-oxa-                               
      20-ethyl-8-iso-13-                                                  
                       20-ethyl-8-iso-13-                                 
      trans-prostenoic trans-prostenoic                                   
      acid             acid                                               
      (Example 1366)                                                      
1577  8β-methyl-9-oxo-11α,-                                    
                       8β-methyl-9α/β,11α,-         
      15-dihydroxy-3-oxa-                                                 
                       15-trihydroxy-3-oxa-                               
      20-ethyl-13-cis- 20-ethyl-13-cis-                                   
      prostenoic acid  prostenoic acid                                    
      (Example 1366)                                                      
1578  8α-methyl-9-oxo-11α,-                                   
                       8α-methyl-9α/β,11α,-        
      15-dihydroxy-3-oxa-                                                 
                       15-trihydroxy-3-oxa-                               
      20-ethyl-8-iso-13-                                                  
                       20-ethyl-8-iso-13-                                 
      cis-prostenoic acid                                                 
                       cis-prostenoic acid                                
      (Example 1366)                                                      
1579  8β-methyl-9-oxo-11α,-                                    
                       8β-methyl-9α/β,11α,-         
      15-dihydroxy-2-flu-                                                 
                       15-trihydroxy-2-                                   
      oro-17,17-dimethyl-                                                 
                       fluoro-17,17-dimeth-                               
      13-trans-prostenoic                                                 
                       yl-13-trans-prosten-                               
      acid             oic acid                                           
      (Example 1367)                                                      
1580  8α-methyl-9-oxo-11α,-                                   
                       8α-methyl-9α/β,11α,-        
      15-dihydroxy-2-flu-                                                 
                       15-trihydroxy-2-                                   
      oro-17,17-dimethyl-                                                 
                       fluoro-17,17-dimeth-                               
      8-iso-13-trans-  yl-8-iso-13-trans-                                 
      prostenoic acid  prostenoic acid                                    
      (Example 1367)                                                      
1581  8β-methyl-9-oxo-11α,-                                    
                       8β-methyl 9α/β,11α,-         
      15-dihydroxy-2-  15-trihydroxy-2-                                   
      fluoro-17,17-di- fluoro-17,17-dimeth-                               
      methyl-13-cis-pros-                                                 
                       yl-13-cis-prostenoic                               
      tenoic acid      acid                                               
      (Example 1367)                                                      
1582  8α-methyl-9-oxo-11α,-                                   
                       8α-methyl-9α/β,11α,-        
      15-dihydroxy-2-flu-                                                 
                       15-trihydroxy-2-                                   
      oro-17,17-dimethyl-                                                 
                       fluoro-17,17-dimeth-                               
      8-iso-13-cis-pros-                                                  
                       yl-8-iso-13-cis-                                   
      tenoic acid      prostenoic acid                                    
      (Example 1367)                                                      
1583  8β-methyl-9-oxo-11α,-                                    
                       8β-methyl-9α/β,11α,-         
      15-dihydroxy-7-nor-                                                 
                       15-trihydroxy-7-nor-                               
      13-trans-prostenoic                                                 
                       13-trans-prostenoic                                
      acid             acid                                               
      (Example 1368)                                                      
1584  8α-methyl-9-oxo-11α,-                                   
                       8α-methyl-9α/β,11α,-        
      15-dihydroxy-7-nor-                                                 
                       15-trihydroxy-7-nor-                               
      8-iso-13-trans-pros-                                                
                       8-iso-13-trans-pros-                               
      tenoic acid      tenoic acid                                        
      (Example 1368)                                                      
1585  8β-methyl-9-oxo-11α,-                                    
                       8β-methyl-9α/β,11α,-         
      15-dihydroxy-7-nor-                                                 
                       15-trihydroxy-7-nor-                               
      13-cis-prostenoic                                                   
                       13-cis-prostenoic                                  
      acid             acid                                               
      (Example 1368)                                                      
1586  8α-methyl-9-oxo-11α,-                                   
                       8α-methyl-9α/β,11α,-        
      15-dihydroxy-7-nor-                                                 
                       15-trihydroxy-7-nor-                               
      8-iso-13-cis-prosten-                                               
                       8-iso-13-cis-pro-                                  
      oic acid         stenoic acid                                       
      (Example 1368)                                                      
1587  8β-methyl-9-oxo-11α,-                                    
                       8β-methyl-9α/β,11α,-         
      15-dihydroxy-7a-homo-                                               
                       15-trihydroxy-7a-                                  
      16,16-dimethyl-13-                                                  
                       homo-16,16-dimethyl-                               
      trans-prostenoic 13-trans-prostenoic                                
      acid             acid                                               
      (Example 1369)                                                      
1588  8α-methyl-9-oxo-11α,-                                   
                       8α-methyl-9α/β,11α,-        
      15-dihydroxy-7a- 15-trihydroxy-7a-                                  
      homo-16,16-dimethyl-                                                
                       homo-16,16-dimethyl-                               
      8-iso-13-trans-pros-                                                
                       8-iso-13-trans-pro-                                
      tenoic acid      stenoic acid                                       
      (Example 1369)                                                      
1589  8β-methyl-9-oxo-11α,-                                    
                       8β-methyl-9α/β,11α,-         
      15-dihydroxy-7a- 15-trihydroxy-7a-                                  
      homo-16,16-dimethyl-                                                
                       homo-16,16-dimethyl-                               
      13-cis-prostenoic                                                   
                       13-cis-prostenoic                                  
      acid             acid                                               
      (Example 1369)                                                      
1590  8α-methyl-9-oxo-11α,-                                   
                       8α-methyl-9α/β,11α,-        
      15-dihydroxy-7a- 15-trihydroxy-7a-                                  
      homo-16,16-dimethyl-                                                
                       homo-16,16-dimethyl-                               
      8-iso-13-cis-prosten-                                               
                       8-iso-13-cis-pros-                                 
      oic acid         tenoic acid                                        
      (Example 1369)                                                      
1591  8β-methyl-9-oxo-11α,-                                    
                       8β-methyl-9α/β,11α,-         
      15-dihydroxy-2-phen-                                                
                       15-trihydroxy-2-                                   
      yl-13-trans-prosten-                                                
                       phenyl-13-trans-pros-                              
      oic acid         tenoic acid                                        
      (Example 1370)                                                      
1592  8α-methyl-9-oxo-11α,-                                   
                       8α-methyl-9α/β,11α,-        
      15-dihydroxy-2-phen-                                                
                       15-trihydroxy-2-phen-                              
      yl-8-iso-13-trans-                                                  
                       yl-8-iso-13-trans-                                 
      prostenoic acid  prostenoic acid                                    
      (Example 1370)                                                      
1593  8β-methyl-9-oxo-11α,-                                    
                       8β-methyl-9α/β,11α,-         
      15-dihydroxy-2-phen-                                                
                       15-trihydroxy-2-phen-                              
      yl-13-cis-prostenoic                                                
                       yl-13-cis-prostenoic                               
      acid             acid                                               
      (Example 1370)                                                      
1594  8α-methyl-9-oxo-11α,-                                   
                       8α-methyl-9α/β,11α,-        
      15-dihydroxy-2-phen-                                                
                       15-trihydroxy-2-                                   
      yl-8-iso-13-cis- phenyl-8-iso-13-cis-                               
      prostenoic acid  prostenoic acid                                    
      (Example 1370)                                                      
1595  8β-methyl-9-oxo-11α,-                                    
                       8β-methyl-9α/β,11α,-         
      15-dihydroxy-2-meth-                                                
                       15-trihydroxy-2-meth-                              
      yl-13-trans-17-cis-                                                 
                       yl-13-trans,17-cis-                                
      prostadienoic acid                                                  
                       prostadienoic acid                                 
      (Example 1371)                                                      
1596  8α-methyl-9-oxo-11α,-                                   
                       8α-methyl-9α/β,11α-         
      15-dihydroxy-2-  15-trihydroxy-2-meth-                              
      methyl-8-iso-13- yl-8-iso-13-                                       
      trans,17-cis-prosta-                                                
                       cis-                                               
      dienoic acid     acid                                               
      (Example 1371)                                                      
1597  8β-methyl-9-oxo-11α,-                                    
                       8β-methyl-9α/β,11α,-         
      15-dihydroxy-2-meth-                                                
                       15-trihydroxy-2-                                   
      yl-13-cis,17-cis-                                                   
                       methyl-13-cis,17-cis-                              
      prostadienoic acid                                                  
                       prostadienoic acid                                 
      (Example 1371)                                                      
1598  8α-methyl-9-oxo-11α,-                                   
                       8α-methyl-9α/β,11α,-        
      15-dihydroxy-2-  15-trihydroxy-2-meth-                              
      methyl-8-iso-13-cis,                                                
                       yl-8-iso-13-cis,17-                                
      17-cis-prostadienoic                                                
                       cis-prostadienoic                                  
      acid (Example 1371)                                                 
                       acid                                               
1599  8β-methyl-9-oxo-11α,-                                    
                       8β-methyl-9α/β,11α,-         
      15-dihydroxy-5,cis,-                                                
                       15-trihydroxy-5 cis-                               
      13-trans-prosta- 13-trans-prostadien-                               
      dienoic acid     oic acid                                           
      (Example 1372)                                                      
1600  8α-methyl-9-oxo-11α,-                                   
                       8α-methyl-9α/β,11α,-        
      15-dihydroxy-8-iso-                                                 
                       15-trihydroxy-8-iso-                               
      5-cis-13-trans-pros-                                                
                       5 cis,13-trans-pros-                               
      tadienoic acid   tadienoic acid                                     
      (Example 1372)                                                      
1601  8β-methyl-9-oxo-11α,-                                    
                       8β-methyl-9α/β,11α,-         
      15-dihydroxy-5,cis,                                                 
                       15-trihydroxy-5 cis-                               
      13-cis-prostadien-                                                  
                       13-cis-prostadienoic                               
      oic acid         acid                                               
      (Example 1372)                                                      
1602  8α-methyl-9-oxo-11α,-                                   
                       8α-methyl-9α/β,11α,-        
      15-dihydroxy-8-iso-                                                 
                       15-trihydroxy-8-iso-                               
      5-cis-13-cis-prosta-                                                
                       5 cis 13-cis-prosta-                               
      dienoic acid     dienoic acid                                       
      (Example 1372)                                                      
1603  8β-methyl-9-oxo-11α,-                                    
                       8β-methyl-9α/β,11α,-         
      15-dihydroxy-5-cis,-                                                
                       15-trihydroxy-5-cis,-                              
      13-trans,17-cis- 13-trans,17-cis-                                   
      prostatrienoic acid                                                 
      (Example 1373)                                                      
1604  8α-methyl-9-oxo-11α,-                                   
                       8α-methyl-9α/β,11α,-        
      15-dihydroxy-8-iso-                                                 
                       15-dihydroxy-8-iso-                                
      5-cis,13-trans,17-                                                  
                       5-cis,13-trans,17-                                 
      cis-prostatrienoic                                                  
                       cis-prostatrienoic                                 
      acid             acid                                               
      (Example 1373)                                                      
1605  8β-methyl-9-oxo-11α,-                                    
                       8β-methyl-9α/β,11α,-         
      15-dihydroxy-5-cis,-                                                
                       15-trihydroxy-5-cis,-                              
      13-cis,17-cis-prosta-                                               
                       13-cis,17-cis-                                     
      trienoic acid    prostatrienoic acid                                
      (Example 1373)                                                      
1606  8α-methyl-9-oxo-11α,-                                   
                       8α-methyl-9α/β,11α,-        
      15-dihydroxy-8-iso-                                                 
                       15-trihydroxy-8-iso-                               
      5-cis,13-cis,17- 5-cis,13-cis,17-cis-                               
      cis-prostatrienoic                                                  
                       prostatrienoic acid                                
      acid                                                                
      (Example 1373)                                                      
1607  8β-methyl-9-oxo-11α ,-                                   
                       8β-methyl-9α/β,11α,-         
      15-dihydroxy-16,16-                                                 
                       15-trihydroxy-16,16-                               
      dimethyl-5-cis,13-                                                  
                       dimethyl-5-cis,13-                                 
      trans-prostadienoic                                                 
                       trans-prostadienoic                                
      (Example 1374)   acid                                               
1608  8α-methyl-9-oxo-11α,-                                   
                       8α-methyl-9α/β,11α,-        
      15-dihydroxy-16,16-                                                 
                       15-trihydroxy-16,16-                               
      dimethyl-8-iso-5-                                                   
                       dimethyl-8-iso-5-cis-                              
      cis,13-trans-prosta-                                                
                       13-trans-prostadien-                               
      dienoic acid     oic acid                                           
      (Example 1374)                                                      
1609  8β-methyl-9-oxo-11α,-                                    
                       8β-methyl-9α/β,11α,-         
      15-dihydroxy-16,16-                                                 
                       15-trihydroxy-16,16-                               
      dimethyl-5-cis-  dimethyl-5-cis,13-                                 
      13-cis-prostadienoic                                                
                       cis-prostadienoic                                  
      acid             acid                                               
      (Example 1374)                                                      
1610  8α-methyl-9-oxo-11α,-                                   
                       8α-methyl-9α/β,11α,-        
      15-dihydroxy-16,16-                                                 
                       15-trihydroxy-16,16-                               
      dimethyl-8-iso-5-cis-                                               
                       dimethyl-8-iso-5-cis-                              
      13-cis-prostadienoic                                                
                       13-cis-prostadienoic                               
      acid (Example 1374)                                                 
                       acid                                               
1611  8β-methyl-9-oxo-11α,-                                    
                       8β-methyl-9α/β,11α,-         
      15-dihydroxy-4-nor-                                                 
                       15-trihydroxy-4-nor-                               
      20-methyl-5-cis,13-                                                 
                       20-methyl-5-cis,13-                                
      trans-prostadienoic                                                 
                       trans-prostadienoic                                
      acid             acid                                               
      (Example 1375)                                                      
1612  8α-methyl-9-oxo-11α,-                                   
                       8α-methyl-9α/β,11α,-        
      15-dihydroxy-4-nor-                                                 
                       15-trihydroxy-4-nor-                               
      20-methyl-8-iso-5-                                                  
                       20-methyl-8-iso-                                   
      cis,13-trans-pros-                                                  
                       5-cis,13-trans-                                    
      tadienoic acid   prostadienoic acid                                 
      (Example 1375)                                                      
1613  8β-methyl-9-oxo-11α,-                                    
                       8β-methyl-9α/β,11α,-         
      15-dihydroxy-4-nor-                                                 
                       15-trihydroxy-4-nor-                               
      20-methyl-5-cis,13-                                                 
                       20-methyl-5-cis,13-                                
      cis-prostadienoic                                                   
                       cis-prostadienoic                                  
      acid             acid                                               
      (Example 1375)                                                      
1614  8α-methyl-9-oxo-11α,-                                   
                       8α-methyl-9α/β,11α,-        
      15-dihydroxy-4-nor-                                                 
                       15-trihydroxy-4-nor-                               
      20-methyl-8-iso-5-                                                  
                       20-methyl-8-iso-5-                                 
      cis,13-cis-prosta-                                                  
                       cis,13-cis-prosta-                                 
      dienoic acid     dienoic acid                                       
      (Example 1375)                                                      
1615  8β-methyl-9-oxo-11α,-                                    
                       8β-methyl-9α/β,11α ,-        
      15-dihydroxy-4a-homo-                                               
                       15-trihydroxy-4a-                                  
      17,17-dimethyl-5-cis-                                               
                       homo-17,17-dimethyl-                               
      13-trans-prostadien-                                                
                       5-cis,13-trans-pros-                               
      oic acid         tadienoic acid                                     
      (Example 1376)                                                      
1616  8α-methyl-9-oxo-11α,-                                   
                       8α-methyl-9α/β,11α,-        
      15-dihydroxy-4a-homo-                                               
                       15-trihydroxy-4a-                                  
      17,17-dimethyl-8-                                                   
                       homo-17,17-dimethyl-                               
      iso-5-cis,13-trans-                                                 
                       8-iso-5-cis,13-cis-                                
      prostadienoic acid                                                  
                       prostadienoic acid                                 
      (Example 1376)                                                      
1617  8β-methyl-9-oxo-11α,-                                    
                       8β-methyl-9α/β,11α,-         
      15-dihydroxy-4a-homo-                                               
                       15-trihydroxy-4a-                                  
      17,17-dimethyl-5-cis-                                               
                       homo-17,17-dimethyl-                               
      13-cis-prostadienoic                                                
                       5-cis,13-cis-prosta-                               
      acid             dienoic acid                                       
      (Example 1376)                                                      
1618  8α-methyl-9-oxo-11α,-                                   
                       8α-methyl-9α/β,11α,-        
      15-dihydroxy-4a-homo-                                               
                       15-trihydroxy-4a-                                  
      17,17-dimethyl-8-iso-                                               
                       homo-17,17-dimethyl-                               
      5-cis,13-cis-prosta-                                                
                       8-iso-5-cis,13-cis-                                
      dienoic acid     prostadienoic acid                                 
      (Example 1376)                                                      
1619  8β-methyl-9-oxo-11α,-                                    
                       8β-methyl-9α/β,11α,-         
      15-dihydroxy-4a,4b-                                                 
                       15-trihydroxy-4a,4b-                               
      bishomo-20-ethyl-5-                                                 
                       bishomo-20-ethyl-                                  
      cis,13-trans-prosta-                                                
                       5-cis,13-trans-pros-                               
      dienoic acid     tadienoic acid                                     
      (Example 1377)                                                      
1620  8α-methyl-9-oxo-11α,-                                   
                       8α-methyl-9α/β,11α,-        
      15-dihydroxy-4a,4b-                                                 
                       15-trihydroxy-4a,4b-                               
      bishomo-20-ethyl-8-                                                 
                       bishomo-20-ethyl-8-                                
      iso-5-cis,13-trans-                                                 
                       iso-5-cis,13-trans-                                
      prostadienoic acid                                                  
                       prostadienoic acid                                 
      (Example 1377)                                                      
1621  8β-methyl-9-oxo-11α,-                                    
                       8β-methyl-9α/β,11α,-         
      15-dihydroxy-4a,4b-                                                 
                       15-trihydroxy-4a,4b-                               
      bishomo-20-ethyl-5-                                                 
                       bishomo-20-ethyl-5-                                
      cis,13-cis-prosta-                                                  
                       cis,13-cis-prosta-                                 
      dienoic acid     dienoic acid                                       
      (Example 1377)                                                      
1622  8α-methyl-9-oxo-11α,-                                   
                       8α-methyl-9α/β,11α,-        
      15-dihydroxy-4a,4b-                                                 
                       15-trihydroxy-4a,4b-                               
      bishomo-20-ethyl-8-                                                 
                       bishomo-20-ethyl-8-                                
      iso-5-cis,13-cis-                                                   
                       iso-5-cis,13-cis-                                  
      prostadienoic acid                                                  
                       prostadienoic                                      
      (Example 1377)                                                      
1623  8β-methyl-9-oxo-11α,-                                    
                       8β-methyl-9α/β,11α,-         
      15-dihydroxy-4a,4b-                                                 
                       15-trihydroxy-4a,4b-                               
      bis-homo-5-cis,13-                                                  
                       bishomo-5-cis,13-                                  
      trans,17-cis-prosta-                                                
                       trans,17-cis-prosta-                               
      trienoic acid    trienoic acid                                      
      (Example 1378)                                                      
1624  8α-methyl-9-oxo-11α,-                                   
                       8α-methyl-9α/β,11α,-        
      15-dihydroxy-4a,4b-                                                 
                       15-trihydroxy-4a,4b-                               
      bis-homo-8-iso-5-cis-                                               
                       bis-homo-8-iso-5-cis,-                             
      13-trans,17-cis-pros-                                               
                       13-trans-17-cis-                                   
      tatrienoic acid  prostatrienoic acid                                
      (Example 1378)                                                      
1625  8β-methyl-9-oxo-11α,-                                    
                       8β-methyl-9α/β,11α,-         
      15-dihydroxy-4a,4b-                                                 
                       15-trihydroxy-4a,4b-                               
      bis-homo-5-cis,13-                                                  
                       bishomo-5-cis,13-                                  
      cis,17-cis-pros- cis-17-cis-prosta-                                 
      tatrienoic acid  trienoic acid                                      
      (Example 1378)                                                      
1626  8α-methyl-9-oxo-11α,-                                   
                       8α-methyl-9α/β,11α,-        
      15-dihydroxy-4a,4b-                                                 
                       15-trihydroxy-4a,4b-                               
      bis-homo-8-iso-5-cis,                                               
                       bis-homo-8-iso-5-                                  
      13-cis,17-cis-pros-                                                 
                       cis,13-cis,17-cis-                                 
      tatrienoic acid  prostatrienoic acid                                
      (Example 1378)                                                      
1627  methyl 8β-methyl-9-                                            
                       methyl 8β-methyl-                             
      oxo-11α,15-dihydroxy-                                         
                       9α/β,11α,15-tri-                  
      20-methyl-13-trans-                                                 
                       hydroxy-20-methyl-                                 
      prostenoate      13-trans-prostenoate                               
      (Example 1379)                                                      
1628  methyl 8α-methyl-9-                                           
                       methyl 8α-methyl-                            
      oxo-11α,15-dihydroxy-                                         
                       9α/β,11α,15-tri-                  
      20-methyl-8-iso-13-                                                 
                       hydroxy-20-methyl-                                 
      trans-prostenoate                                                   
                       8-iso-13-trans-pros-                               
      (Example 1379)   tenoate                                            
1629  methyl 8β-methyl-9-                                            
                       methyl 8β-methyl-                             
      oxo-11β,15-dihydroxy-                                          
                       9α/β,11α,15-tri-                  
      20-methyl-13-cis-                                                   
                       hydroxy-20-methyl-                                 
      prostenoate      13-cis-prostenoate                                 
      (Example 1379)                                                      
1630  methyl 8α-methyl-9-                                           
                       methyl 8α-methyl-                            
      oxo-11α,15-dihydroxy-                                         
                       9α/β,11α,15-tri-                  
      20-methyl-8-iso-13-                                                 
                       hydroxy-20-methyl-                                 
      cis-prostenoate  8-iso-13-cis-pros-                                 
      (Example 1379)   tenoate                                            
1631  ethyl 8β-methyl-9-                                             
                       ethyl 8β-methyl-                              
      oxo-11α,15-dihydroxy-                                         
                       9α/β,11α,15-tri-                  
      7a,7b-bis-homo-13-                                                  
                       hydroxy-7a,7b-bis-                                 
      trans,17-cis-prosta-                                                
                       homo-13-trans,17-                                  
      dienoate         cis-prostadienoate                                 
      (Example 1380)                                                      
1632  ethyl 8α-methyl-9-                                            
                       ethyl 8α-methyl-9α/-                   
      oxo-11α,15-dihydroxy-                                         
                       β,11α,15-trihydroxy-                    
      7a,7b-bis-homo-8-iso-                                               
                       7a,7b-bis-homo-8-                                  
      13-trans,17-cis- iso-13-trans,17-cis-                               
      prostadienoate   prostadienoate                                     
      (Example 1380)                                                      
1633  ethyl 8β-methyl-9-                                             
                       ethyl 8β-methyl-                              
      oxo-11α,15-dihydroxy-                                         
                       9α/β,11α,15-tri-                  
      7a,7b-bis-homo-13-                                                  
                       hydroxy-7a,7b-bis-                                 
      cis-17-cis-prosta-                                                  
                       homo-13-cis,17-cis-                                
      dienoate         prostadienoate                                     
      (Example 1380)                                                      
1634  ethyl 8α-methyl-9-                                            
                       ethyl 8α-methyl-                             
      oxo-11α,15-dihydroxy-                                         
                       9α/β,11α,15-tri-                  
      7a,7b-bis-homo-8-                                                   
                       hydroxy-7a,7b-bis-                                 
      iso-13-cis,17-cis-                                                  
                       homo-8-iso-13-cis-                                 
      prostadienoate   17-cis-prosta-                                     
      (Example 1380)   dienoate                                           
1635  ethyl 8β-methyl-9-                                             
                       ethyl 8β-methyl-                              
      oxo-11α,15-dihydroxy-                                         
                       9α/β,11α,15-tri-                  
      2-ethyl-16,16-dimeth-                                               
                       hydroxy-2-ethyl-16,                                
      yl-13-trans-prosten-                                                
                       16-dimethyl-13-                                    
      oate             trans-prostenoate                                  
      (Example 1381)                                                      
1636  ethyl 8α-methyl-9-                                            
                       ethyl 8α-methyl-                             
      oxo-11α,15-dihydroxy-                                         
                       9α/β,11α,15-tri-                  
      2-ethyl-16,16-di-                                                   
                       hydroxy-2-ethyl-                                   
      methyl-8-iso-13- 16,16-dimethyl-8-                                  
      trans-prostenoate                                                   
                       iso-13-trans-pros-                                 
      (Example 1381)   tenoate                                            
1637  ethyl 8β-methyl-9-                                             
                       ethyl 8β-methyl-                              
      oxo-11α,15-dihydroxy-                                         
                       9α/β,11α,15-tri-                  
      2-ethyl-16,16-di-                                                   
                       hydroxy-2-ethyl-                                   
      methyl-13-cis-pros-                                                 
                       16,16-dimethyl-13-                                 
      tenoate          cis-prostenoate                                    
      (Example 1381)                                                      
1638  ethyl 8α-methyl-9-                                            
                       ethyl 8α-methyl-                             
      oxo-11α,15-dihydroxy-                                         
                       9α/β,11α,15-tri-                  
      2-ethyl-16,16-di-                                                   
                       hydroxy-2-ethyl-16,-                               
      methyl-8-iso-13-cis-                                                
                       16-dimethyl-8-iso-                                 
      prostenoate      13-cis-prostenoate                                 
      (Example 1381)                                                      
1639  ethyl 8β-methyl-9-                                             
                       ethyl 8β-methyl-                              
      oxo-11α,15-dihydroxy-                                         
                       9α/β,11α,15-tri-                  
      3,3,17,17-tetra- hydroxy-3,3,17,17-                                 
      methyl-13-trans- tetramethyl-13-                                    
      prostenoate      trans-prostenoate                                  
      (Example 1382)                                                      
1640  ethyl 8α-methyl-9-                                            
                       ethyl 8α-methyl-                             
      oxo-11α,15-dihydroxy-                                         
                       9α/β,11α,15-tri-                  
      3,3,17,17-tetra- hydroxy-3,3,17,17-                                 
      methyl-8-iso-13- tetramethyl-8-iso-                                 
      trans-prostenoate                                                   
                       13-trans-prosten-                                  
      (Example 1382)   oate                                               
1641  ethyl 8β-methyl-9-                                             
                       ethyl 8β-methyl-                              
      oxo-11α,15-dihydroxy-                                         
                       9α/β,11α,15-tri-                  
      3,3,17,17-tetramethyl-                                              
                       hydroxy-3,3,17,17-                                 
      13-cis-prostenoate                                                  
                       tetramethyl-13-cis-                                
      (Example 1382)   prostenoate                                        
1642  ethyl 8α-methyl-9-                                            
                       ethyl 8α-methyl-                             
      oxo-11α,15-dihydroxy-                                         
                       9α/β,11α,15-tri-                  
      3,3,17,17-tetramethyl-                                              
                       hydroxy-3,3,17,17-                                 
      8-iso-13-cis-prosten-                                               
                       tetramethyl-8-iso-                                 
      oate             13-cis-prostenoate                                 
      (Example 1382)                                                      
1643  ethyl 8β-methyl-9-                                             
                       ethyl 8β-methyl-                              
      oxo-11α,15-dihydroxy-                                         
                       9α/β,11α,15-tri-                  
      3-oxa-17,17-dimethyl-                                               
                       hydroxy-3-oxa-17,17-                               
      13-trans-prostenoate                                                
                       dimethyl-13-trans-                                 
      (Example 1383)   prostenoate                                        
1644  ethyl 8α-methyl-9-                                            
                       ethyl 8α-methyl-                             
      oxo-11α,15-dihydroxy-                                         
                       9α/β,11α,15-tri-                  
      3-oxa-17,17-dimethyl-                                               
                       hydroxy-3-oxa-17,17-                               
      8-iso-13-trans-pros-                                                
                       dimethyl-8-iso-13-                                 
      tenoate          trans-prostenoate                                  
      (Example 1383)                                                      
1645  ethyl 8β-methyl-9-                                             
                       ethyl 8β-methyl-                              
      oxo-11α,15-dihydroxy-                                         
                       9α/β,11α,15-tri-                  
      3-oxa-17,17-dimethyl-                                               
                       hydroxy-3-oxa-17,17-                               
      13-cis-prostenoate                                                  
                       dimethyl-13-cis-                                   
      (Example 1383)   prostenoate                                        
1646  ethyl 8α-methyl-9-                                            
                       ethyl 8α-methyl-                             
      oxo-11α,15-dihydroxy-                                         
                       9α/β,11α,15-tri-                  
      3-oxa-17,17-dimethyl-                                               
                       hydroxy-3-oxa-17,17-                               
      8-iso-13-cis-pros-                                                  
                       dimethyl-8-iso-13-                                 
      tenoate          cis-prostenoate                                    
      (Example 1383)                                                      
1647  butyl 8β-methyl-9-                                             
                       butyl 8β-methyl-                              
      oxo-11α,15-dihydroxy-                                         
                       9α/β,11α,15-tri-                  
      13-trans-prostenoate                                                
                       hydroxy-13-trans-                                  
      (Example 1384)   prostenoate                                        
1648  butyl 8α-methyl-9-                                            
                       butyl 8α-methyl-                             
      oxo-11α,15-dihydroxy-                                         
                       9α/β,11α,15-tri-                  
      8-iso-13-trans-  hydroxy-8-iso-13-                                  
      prostenoate      trans-prostenoate                                  
      (Example 1384)                                                      
1649  butyl 8β-methyl-9-                                             
                       butyl 8β-methyl-                              
      oxo-11α,15-dihydroxy-                                         
                       9α/β,11α,15-tri-                  
      13-cis-prostenoate                                                  
                       hydroxy-13-cis-                                    
      (Example 1384)   prostenoate                                        
1650  butyl 8α-methyl-9-                                            
                       butyl 8α-methyl-                             
      oxo-11α,15-dihydroxy-                                         
                       9α/β,11α,15-tri-                  
      8-iso-13-cis-pros-                                                  
                       hydroxy-8-iso-13-                                  
      tenoate          cis-prostenoate                                    
      (Example 1384)                                                      
1651  decyl 8β-methyl-9-                                             
                       decyl 8β-methyl-                              
      oxo-11α,15-dihydroxy-                                         
                       9α/β,11α,15-tri-                  
      13-trans,17-cis- hydroxy-13-trans,-                                 
      prostadienoate   17-cis-prosta-                                     
      (Example 1385)   dienoate                                           
1652  decyl 8α-methyl-9-                                            
                       decyl 8α-methyl-                             
      oxo-11α,15-dihydroxy-                                         
                       9α/β,11α,15-tri-                  
      8-iso-13-trans,17-                                                  
                       hydroxy-8-iso-13-                                  
      cis-prostadienoate                                                  
                       trans,17-cis-pro-                                  
      (Example 1385)   stadienoate                                        
1653  decyl 8β-methyl-9-                                             
                       decyl 8β-methyl-                              
      oxo-11α,15-dihydroxy-                                         
                       9α/β,11α,15-tri-                  
      13-cis,17-cis-pros-                                                 
                       hydroxy-13-cis,17-                                 
      tadienoate       cis-prostadienoate                                 
      (Example 1385)                                                      
1654  decyl 8α-methyl-9-                                            
                       decyl 8α-methyl-                             
      oxo-11α,15-dihydroxy-                                         
                       9α/β,11α,15-tri-                  
      8-iso-13-cis,17-cis-                                                
                       hydroxy-8-iso-13-                                  
      prostadienoate   cis,17-cis-prosta-                                 
      (Example 1385)   dienoate                                           
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     EXAMPLES 1655-1781 
     Saponification of the alkyl esters designated in Table 43 below by the procedure described in Example 495 is productive of the carboxylic acids of the table. The epimeric 9α and 9β hydroxy products are separable by the usual chromatographic procedures. 
     
                       TABLE 43                                                    
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Ex-   Starting alkyl                                                      
ample prostenoate     Product prostenoic acid                             
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1655  11-deoxy-8β-meth-                                              
                      11-deoxy-8β-methyl-pros-                       
      yl-prostaglandin                                                    
                      taglandin E.sub.1                                   
      E.sub.1 methyl ester                                                
      (Example 1188)                                                      
1656  11-deoxy-8α-meth-                                             
                      11-deoxy-8α-methyl-8-                         
      yl-8-iso-prosta-                                                    
                      iso-prostaglandin E.sub.1                           
      glandin E.sub.1 meth-                                               
      yl ester (Exam-                                                     
      ple 1188)                                                           
1657  methyl 15-hy-   15-hydroxy-8β-methyl-9-                        
      droxy-8β-methyl                                                
                      oxo-13-cis-prostenoic                               
      9-oxo-13-cis-   acid                                                
      prostenoate                                                         
      (Example 1188)                                                      
1658  methyl-15-hy-   15-hydroxy-8β-methyl-8-                        
      droxy-8α-methyl-                                              
                      iso-9-oxo-13-cis-                                   
      8-iso-9-oxo-13- prostenoic acid                                     
      cis-prostenoate                                                     
      (Example 1188)                                                      
1659  11-deoxy-8β-meth-                                              
                      11-deoxy-8β-methyl-                            
      yl-prostaglandin                                                    
                      prostaglandin F.sub.1 α/β                
      F.sub.1 α/β methyl                                       
      esters (Ex. 1206)                                                   
1660  11-deoxy-8α-meth-                                             
                      11-deoxy-8α-methyl-8-                         
      yl-8-iso-prosta-                                                    
                      iso-prostaglandin                                   
      glandin F.sub.1 α/β                                      
                      F.sub.1 α/β                              
      methyl esters                                                       
      (Example 1207)                                                      
1661  methyl 9α,15-di-                                              
                      9α,15-dihydroxy-8β-meth-                 
      hydroxy-8β-meth-                                               
                      yl-13-cis-prostenoic                                
      yl-13-cis-pros- acid                                                
      tenoate (Example                                                    
      1208)                                                               
1662  ethyl 8β-methyl-                                               
                      8β-methyl-9-oxo-15-hy-                         
      9-oxo-15-hy-    droxy-16,16-dimethyl-13-                            
      droxy-16,16-di- trans-prostenoic acid                               
      methyl-13-trans-                                                    
      prostenoate                                                         
      (Example 1190)                                                      
1663  ethyl 8α-methyl-                                              
                      8α-methyl-9-oxo-15-hy-                        
      9-oxo-15-hy-    droxy-16,16-dimethyl-8-                             
      droxy-16,16-di- iso-13-trans-prosten                                
      methyl-8-iso-13-                                                    
                      oic acid                                            
      trans-prosteno-                                                     
      ate (Example                                                        
      1190)                                                               
1664  ethyl 8β-methyl-                                               
                      8β-methyl-9-oxo-15-hy-                         
      9-oxo-15-hy-    droxy-16,16-dimethyl-                               
      droxy-16,16-di- 13-cis-prostenoic acid                              
      methyl-13-cis-                                                      
      prostenoate                                                         
      (Example 1190)                                                      
1665  ethyl 8α-methyl-                                              
                      8α-methyl-9-oxo-15-hy-                        
      9-oxo-15-hy-    droxy-16,16-dimethyl-                               
      droxy-16,16-di- 8-iso-13-cis-prosten-                               
      methyl-8-iso-13-                                                    
                      oic acid                                            
      cis-prostenoate                                                     
      (Example 1190)                                                      
1666  ethyl 8β-methyl-                                               
                      8β-methyl-9-oxo-15-hy-                         
      9-oxo-15-hy-    droxy-17,17-dimethyl-                               
      droxy-17,17-di- 13-trans-prostenoic                                 
      methyl-13-trans-                                                    
                      acid                                                
      prostenoate                                                         
      (Example 1191)                                                      
1667  ethyl 8α-methyl-                                              
                      8α-methyl-9-oxo-15-hy-                        
      9-oxo-15-hy-    droxy-17,17-dimethyl-                               
      droxy-17,17-di- 8-iso-13-trans-pros-                                
      methyl-8-iso-13-                                                    
                      tenoic acid                                         
      trans-prosteno-                                                     
      ate (Example                                                        
      1191)                                                               
1668  ethyl 8β-methyl-                                               
                      8β-methyl-9-oxo-15-hy-                         
      9-oxo-15-hy-    droxy-17,17-dimethyl-                               
      droxy-17,17-di- 13-cis-prostenoic acid                              
      methyl-13-cis-                                                      
      prostenoate                                                         
      (Example 1191)                                                      
1669  ethyl 8α-methyl-                                              
                      8α-methyl-9-oxo-15-hy-                        
      9-oxo-15-hy-    droxy-17,17-dimethyl-8-                             
      droxy-17,17-di- iso-13-cis-prostenoic                               
      methyl-8-iso-13-                                                    
                      acid                                                
      cis-prostenoate                                                     
      (Example 1191)                                                      
1670  ethyl 8β-methyl-                                               
                      8β-methyl-9-oxo-15-hy-                         
      9-oxo-15-hy-    droxy-13-trans,17-cis-                              
      droxy-13-trans,-                                                    
                      prostadienoic acid                                  
      17-cis-prostadi-                                                    
      enoate (Example                                                     
      1192)                                                               
1671  ethyl 8α-methyl-                                              
                      8α-methyl-9-oxo-15-hy-                        
      9-oxo-15-hy-    droxy-8-iso-13-trans,17-                            
      droxy-8-iso-13- cis-prostadienoic acid                              
      trans,17-cis-                                                       
      prostadienoate                                                      
      (Example 1192)                                                      
1672  ethyl 8β-methyl-                                               
                      8β-methyl-9-oxo-15-hy-                         
      9-oxo-15-hy-    droxy-13-cis,17-cis-                                
      droxy-13-cis,17-                                                    
                      prostadienoic acid                                  
      cis-prostadien-                                                     
      oate (Example                                                       
      1192)                                                               
1673  ethyl 8α-methyl-                                              
                      8α-methyl-9-oxo-15-hy-                        
      9-oxo-15-hy-    droxy-8-iso-13-cis,17-                              
      droxy-8-iso-13- cis-prostadienoic acid                              
      cis,17-cis-pros-                                                    
      tadienoate (Ex-                                                     
      ample 1192)                                                         
1674  ethyl 8β-methyl-                                               
                      8β-methyl-9-oxo-15-hy-                         
      9-oxo-15-hy-    droxy-20-ethyl-13-trans-                            
      droxy-20-ethyl- prostenoic acid                                     
      13-trans-pros-                                                      
      tenoate (Example                                                    
      1193)                                                               
1675  ethyl 8α-methyl-                                              
                      8α-methyl-9-oxo-15-hy-                        
      9-oxo-15-hy-    droxy-20-ethyl-8-iso-13-                            
      droxy-20-ethyl- trans-prostenoic acid                               
      8-iso-13-trans-                                                     
      prostenoate                                                         
      (Example 1193)                                                      
1676  ethyl 8β-methyl-                                               
                      8β-methyl-9-oxo-15-hy-                         
      9-oxo-15-hy-    droxy-20-ethyl-13-cis-                              
      droxy-20-ethyl- prostenoic acid                                     
      13-cis-prosten-                                                     
      oate (Example                                                       
      1193)                                                               
1677  ethyl 8α-methyl-                                              
                      8α-methyl-9-oxo-15-hy-                        
      9-oxo-15-hy-    droxy-20-ethyl-8-iso-13-                            
      droxy-20-ethyl- cis-prostenoic acid                                 
      8-iso-13-cis-                                                       
      prostenoate                                                         
      (Example 1193)                                                      
1678  ethyl 8β-methyl-                                               
                      8β-methyl-9-oxo-15-hy-                         
      9-oxo-15-hy-    droxy-7a,7b-bishomo-13-                             
      droxy-7a,7b-bis-                                                    
                      trans-prostenoic acid                               
      homo-13-trans-                                                      
      prostenoate                                                         
      (Example 1195)                                                      
1679  ethyl 8α-methyl-                                              
                      8α-methyl-9-oxo-15-hy-                        
      9-oxo-15-hy-    droxy-7a,7b-bishomo-8-                              
      droxy-7a,7b-bis-                                                    
                      iso-13-trans-prostenoic                             
      homo-8-iso-13-                                                      
      trans-prosteno-                                                     
      ate (Example                                                        
      1195)                                                               
1680  ethyl 8β-methyl-                                               
                      8β-methyl-9-oxo-15-hy-                         
      9-oxo-15-hy-    droxy-7a,7b-bishomo-13-                             
      droxy-7a,7b-bis-                                                    
                      cis-prostenoic acid                                 
      homo-13-cis-                                                        
      prostenoate                                                         
      (Example 1195)                                                      
1681  ethyl 8α-methyl-                                              
                      8α-methyl-9-oxo-15-hy-                        
      9-oxo-15-hy-    droxy-7a,7b-bishomo-8-                              
      droxy-7a,7b-bis-                                                    
                      iso-13-cis-prostenoic                               
      homo-8-iso-13-                                                      
      cis-prostenoate                                                     
      (Example 1195)                                                      
1682  ethyl 8β-methyl-                                               
                      8β-methyl-9-oxo-15-hy-                         
      9-oxo-15-hy-    droxy-2,20-bisethyl-13-                             
      droxy-2,20-bis- trans-prostenoic acid                               
      ethyl-13-trans-                                                     
      prostenoate                                                         
      (Example 1196)                                                      
1683  ethyl 8α-methyl-                                              
                      8α-methyl-9-oxo-15-hy-                        
      9-oxo-15-hy-    droxy-2,20-bisethyl-8-                              
droxy-2,20-bis-                                                           
      iso-13-trans-prostenoic                                             
      ethyl-8-iso-13- acid                                                
      trans-prosten-                                                      
      oate (Example                                                       
      1196)                                                               
1684  ethyl 8β-methyl-                                               
                      8β-methyl-9-oxo-15-hy-                         
      9-oxo-15-hy-    droxy-2,20-bisethyl-13-                             
      droxy-2,20-bis- cis-prostenoic acid                                 
      ethyl-13-cis-                                                       
      prostenoate                                                         
      (Example 1196)                                                      
1685  ethyl 8α-methyl-                                              
                      8α-methyl-9-oxo-15-hy-                        
      9-oxo-15-hy-    droxy-2,20-bisethyl-8-                              
      droxy-2,20-bis- iso-13-cis-prostenoic                               
      ethyl-8-iso-13- acid                                                
      cis-prostenoate                                                     
      (Example 1196)                                                      
1686  ethyl 8β-methyl-                                               
                      8β-methyl-9-oxo-15-hy-                         
      9-oxo-15-hy-    droxy-3-oxa-16,16-di-                               
      droxy-3-oxa-16,-                                                    
                      methyl-13-trans-pros-                               
      16-dimethyl-13- tenoic acid                                         
      trans-prosteno-                                                     
      ate (Example                                                        
      1197)                                                               
1687  ethyl 8α-methyl-                                              
                      8α-methyl-9-oxo-15-hy-                        
      9-oxo-15-hy-    droxy-3-oxa-16,16-di-                               
      droxy-3-oxa-16,-                                                    
                      methyl-8-iso-13-trans-                              
      16-dimethyl-8-  prostenoic acid                                     
      iso-13-trans-                                                       
      prostenoate                                                         
      (Example 1197)                                                      
1688  ethyl 8β-methyl-                                               
                      8β-methyl-9-oxo-15-hy-                         
      9-oxo-15-hy-    droxy-3-oxa-16,16-di-                               
      droxy-3-oxa-16,-                                                    
                      methyl-13-cis-prostenoic                            
      16-dimethyl-13- acid                                                
      cis-prostenoate                                                     
      (Example 1197)                                                      
1689  ethyl 8α-methyl-                                              
                      8α-methyl-9-oxo-15-hy-                        
      9-oxo-15-hy-    droxy-3-oxa-16,16-di-                               
      droxy-3-oxa-16,-                                                    
                      methyl-8-iso-13-cis-                                
      16-dimethyl-8-iso-                                                  
                      prostenoic acid                                     
      13-cis-prosteno-                                                    
      ate (Example 1197)                                                  
1690  ethyl 8β-methyl-                                               
                      8β-methyl-9-oxo-15-hy-                         
      9-oxo-15-hy-    droxy-3-oxa-13-trans,-                              
      droxy-3-oxa-13- 17-cis-prostadienoic                                
      trans,17-cis-   acid                                                
      prostadienoate                                                      
      (Example 1198)                                                      
1691  ethyl 8α-methyl-                                              
                      8α-methyl-9-oxo-15-hy-                        
      9-oxo-15-hy-    droxy-3-oxa-8-iso-13-                               
      droxy-3-oxa-8-  trans,17-cis-prostadi-                              
      iso-13-trans,17-                                                    
                      enoic acid                                          
      cis-prostadieno-                                                    
      ate (Example                                                        
      1198)                                                               
1692  ethyl 8β-methyl-                                               
                      8β-methyl-9-oxo-15-hy-                         
      9-oxo-15-hy-    droxy-3-oxa-13-cis,17-                              
      droxy-3-oxa-13- cis-prostadienoic acid                              
      cis,17-cis-pros-                                                    
      tadienoate (Exam-                                                   
      ple 1198)                                                           
1693  ethyl 8α-methyl-                                              
                      8α-methyl-9-oxo-15-hy-                        
      9-oxo-15-hy-    droxy-3-oxa-8-iso-13-                               
      droxy-3-oxa-8-  cis,17-cis-prostadi-                                
      iso-13-cis,17-  enoic acid                                          
      cis-prostadieno-                                                    
      ate (Example                                                        
      1198)                                                               
1694  ethyl 8β-methyl-                                               
                      8β-methyl-9-oxo-15-hy-                         
      9-oxo-15-hy-    droxy-7-nor-20-methyl-                              
      droxy-7-nor-20- 13-trans-prostenoic                                 
      methyl-13-trans-                                                    
                      acid                                                
      prostenoate                                                         
      (Example 1199)                                                      
1695  ethyl 8β-methyl-                                               
                      8β-methyl-9-oxo-15-hy-                         
      9-oxo-15-hy-    droxy-7-nor-20-methyl-                              
      droxy-7-nor-20- 8-iso-13-trans-pros-                                
      methyl-8-iso-   tenoic acid                                         
      13-trans-pros-                                                      
      tenoate (Example                                                    
      1199)                                                               
1696  ethyl 8β-methyl-                                               
                      8β-methyl-9-oxo-15-hy-                         
      9-oxo-15-hy-    droxy-7-nor-20-methyl-                              
      droxy-7-nor-20- 13-cis-prostenoic acid                              
      methyl-13-cis-                                                      
      prostenoate                                                         
      (Example 1199)                                                      
1697  ethyl 8α-methyl-                                              
                      8α-methyl-9-oxo-15-hy-                        
      9-oxo-15-hy-    droxy-7-nor-20-methyl-                              
      droxy-7-nor-20- 8-iso-13-cis-prosteno-                              
      methyl-8-iso-   ic acid                                             
      13-cis-prosten-                                                     
      oate (Example                                                       
      1199)                                                               
1698  ethyl 8β-methyl-                                               
                      8β-methyl-9-oxo-15-hy-                         
      9-oxo-15-hy-    droxy-2-fluoro-17,17-di-                            
      droxy-2-fluoro- methyl-13-trans-pros-                               
      17,17-dimethyl- tenoic acid                                         
      13-trans-pros-                                                      
      tenoate (Example                                                    
      1200)                                                               
1699  ethyl 8α-methyl-                                              
                      8α-methyl-9-oxo-15-hy-                        
      9-oxo-15-hy-    droxy-2-fluoro-17,17-                               
      droxy-2-fluoro- dimethyl-8-iso-13-                                  
      17,17-dimethyl- trans-prostenoic acid                               
      8-iso-13-trans-                                                     
      prostenoate                                                         
      (Example 1200)                                                      
1700  ethyl 8β-methyl-                                               
                      8β-methyl-9-oxo-15-hy-                         
      9-oxo-15-hy-    droxy-2-fluoro-17,17-                               
      droxy-2-fluoro- dimethyl-13-cis-                                    
      17,17-dimethyl- prostenoic acid                                     
      13-cis-prosten-                                                     
      oate (Example                                                       
      1200)                                                               
1701  ethyl 8α-methyl-                                              
                      8α-methyl-9-oxo-15-hy-                        
      9-oxo-15-hy-    droxy-2-fluoro-17,17-                               
      droxy-2-fluoro- dimethyl-8-iso-13-cis-                              
17,17-dimethyl-                                                           
      prostenoic acid                                                     
      8-iso-13-cis-                                                       
      prostenoate                                                         
      (Example 1200)                                                      
1702  ethyl 8β-methyl-                                               
                      8β-methyl-9-oxo-15-hy-                         
      9-oxo-15-hy-    droxy-10a-homo-13-                                  
      droxy-10a-homo- trans-prostenoic acid                               
      13-trans-pros-                                                      
      tenoate (Example                                                    
      1201)                                                               
1703  ethyl 8α-methyl-                                              
                      8α-methyl-9-oxo-15-hy-                        
      9-oxo-15-hy-    droxy-10a-homo-8-iso-                               
      droxy-10a-homo-8-                                                   
                      13-trans-prostenoic                                 
      iso-13-trans-   acid                                                
      prostenoate                                                         
      (Example 1201)                                                      
1704  ethyl 8β-methyl-                                               
                      8β-methyl-9-oxo-15-hy-                         
      9-oxo-15-hy-    droxy-10a-homo-13-cis-                              
      droxy-10a-homo- prostenoic acid                                     
      13-cis-prosten-                                                     
      oate (Example                                                       
      1201)                                                               
1705  ethyl 8α-methyl-                                              
                      8α-methyl-9-oxo-15-hy-                        
      9-oxo-15-hy-    droxy-10a-homo-8-iso-                               
      droxy-10a-homo- 13-cis-prostenoic acid                              
      8-iso-13-cis-                                                       
      prostenoate                                                         
      (Example 1201)                                                      
1706  ethyl 8β-methyl-                                               
                      8β-methyl-9-oxo-15-hy-                         
      9-oxo-15-hy-    droxy-2-phenyl-20-meth-                             
      droxy-2-phenyl- yl-13-trans-prostenoic                              
      20-methyl-13-   acid                                                
      trans-prosteno-                                                     
      ate (Example                                                        
      1202)                                                               
1707  ethyl 8α-methyl-                                              
                      8α-methyl-9-oxo-15-hy-                        
      9-oxo-15-hy-    droxy-2-phenyl-20-meth-                             
      droxy-2-phenyl- yl-8-iso-13-trans-pros-                             
      20-methyl-8-iso-                                                    
                      tenoic acid                                         
      13-trans-pros-                                                      
      tenoate (Example                                                    
      1202)                                                               
1708  ethyl 8β-methyl-                                               
                      8β-methyl-9-oxo-15-hy-                         
      9-oxo-15-hy-    droxy-2-phenyl-20-meth-                             
      droxy-2-phenyl- yl-13-cis-prostenoic                                
      20-methyl-13-   acid                                                
      cis-prostenoate                                                     
      (Example 1202)                                                      
1709  ethyl 8α-methyl-                                              
                      8α-methyl-9-oxo-15-hy-                        
      9-oxo-15-hy-    droxy-2-phenyl-20-meth-                             
      droxy-2-phenyl- yl-8-iso-13-cis-prosten-                            
      20-methyl-8-iso-                                                    
                      oic acid                                            
      13-cis-prosten-                                                     
      oate (Example                                                       
      1202)                                                               
1710  methyl 8β-methyl-                                              
                      8β-methyl-9-oxo-15-hy-                         
      9-oxo-15-hy-    droxy-5-cis,13-trans,17-                            
      droxy-5-cis,13- cis-prostatrienoic acid                             
      trans,17-cis-                                                       
      prostatrienoate                                                     
      (Example 1203)                                                      
1711  methyl 8α-methyl-                                             
                      8α-methyl-9-oxo-15-hy-                        
      9-oxo-15-hy-    droxy-8-iso-5-cis,13-                               
      droxy-8-iso-5-  trans,17-cis-prostatri-                             
      cis,13-trans,17-                                                    
                      enoic acid                                          
      cis-prostatrien-                                                    
      oate (Example                                                       
      1203)                                                               
1712  methyl 8β-methyl-                                              
                      8β-methyl-9-oxo-15-hy-                         
      9-oxo-15-hy-    droxy-5-cis,13-cis,17-                              
      droxy-5-cis,13- cis-prostatrienoic acid                             
      cis,17-cis-pros-                                                    
      tatrienoate                                                         
      (Example 1203)                                                      
1713  methyl 8α-methyl-                                             
                      8α-methyl-9-oxo-15-hy-                        
      9-oxo-15-hy-    droxy-8-iso-5-cis,13-                               
      droxy-8-iso-5-  cis,17-prostatri-                                   
      cis,13-cis,17-  enoic acid                                          
      cis-prostatrien-                                                    
      oate (Example                                                       
      1203)                                                               
1714  ethyl 8β-methyl-                                               
                      8β-methyl-9-oxo-15-hy-                         
      9-oxo-15-hy-    droxy-5-cis,13-trans-                               
      droxy-5-cis,13- prostadienoic acid                                  
      trans-prostadi-                                                     
      enoate (Example                                                     
      1204)                                                               
1715  ethyl 8α-methyl-                                              
                      8α-methyl-9-oxo-15-hy-                        
      9-oxo-15-hy-    droxy-8-iso-5-cis,13-                               
      droxy-8-iso-5-  trans-prostadienoic                                 
      cis,13-trans-   acid                                                
      prostadienoate                                                      
      (Example 1204)                                                      
1716  ethyl 8β-methyl-                                               
                      8β-methyl-9-oxo-15-hy-                         
      9-oxo-15-hy-    droxy-5-cis,13-cis-                                 
      droxy-5-cis,13- prostadienoic acid                                  
      cis-prostadieno-                                                    
      ate (Example                                                        
      1204)                                                               
1717  ethyl 8α-methyl-                                              
                      8α-methyl-9-oxo-15-hy-                        
      9-oxo-15-hy-    droxy-8-iso-5-cis,13-                               
      droxy-8-iso-5-  cis-prostadienoic acid                              
      cis,13-cis-pros-                                                    
      tadienoate (Exam-                                                   
      ple 1204)                                                           
1718  ethyl 8β-methyl-                                               
                      8β-methyl-9-oxo-15-hy-                         
      9-oxo-15-hy-    droxy-20-ethyl-5-cis,13-                            
      droxy-20-ethyl- trans-prostadienoic acid                            
      5-cis-13-trans-                                                     
      prostadienoate                                                      
      (Example 1205)                                                      
1719  ethyl 8α-methyl-                                              
                      8α-methyl-9-oxo-15-hy-                        
      9-oxo-15-hy-    droxy-20-ethyl-8-iso-5-                             
      droxy-20-ethyl- cis,13-trans-prostadi-                              
      8-iso-5-cis,13- enoic acid                                          
      trans-prostadi-                                                     
      enoate (Example                                                     
      1205)                                                               
1720  ethyl 8β-methyl-                                               
                      8β-methyl-9-oxo-15-hy-                         
      9-oxo-15-hy-    droxy-20-ethyl-5-cis,13-                            
      droxy-20-ethyl- cis-prostadienoic acid                              
      5-cis-13-cis-                                                       
      prostadienoate                                                      
      (Example 1205)                                                      
1721  ethyl 8α-methyl-                                              
                      8α-methyl-9-oxo-15-hy-                        
      9-oxo-15-hy-    droxy-20-ethyl-8-iso-                               
      droxy-20-ethyl- 5-cis,13-cis-prosta-                                
      8-iso-5-cis,13- dienoic acid                                        
      cis-prostadien-                                                     
      ate (Example                                                        
      1205)                                                               
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Ex-   Starting alkyl                                                      
ample ester of Example                                                    
                      Product prostenoic acid                             
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1722  1210            8β-methyl-9α/β,15-dihy-             
                      droxy-16,16-dimethyl-13-                            
                      trans-prostenoic acid                               
1723  1211            8α-methyl-9α/β,15-di-              
                      hydroxy-16,16-dimethyl-                             
                      8-iso-13-trans-pros-                                
                      tenoic acid                                         
1724  1212            8β-methyl-9α/β,15-dihy-             
                      droxy-16,16-dimethyl-13-                            
                      cis-prostenoic acid                                 
1725  1213            8α-methyl-9α/β,15-dihy-            
                      droxy-16,16-dimethyl-                               
                      8-iso-13-cis-prostenoic                             
                      acid                                                
1726  1214            8β-methyl-9α/β,15-dihy-             
                      droxy-17,17-dimethyl-                               
                      13-trans-prostenoic                                 
                      acid                                                
1727  1215            8α-methyl-9α/β,15-dihy-            
                      droxy-17,17-dimethyl-8-                             
                      iso-13-trans-prosten-                               
                      oic acid                                            
1728  1216            8β-methyl-9α/β,15-dihy-             
                      droxy-17,17-dimethyl-13-                            
                      cis-prostenoic acid                                 
1729  1217            8α-methyl-9α/β,15-dihy-            
                      droxy-17,17-dimethyl-8-                             
                      iso-13-cis-prostenoic                               
                      acid                                                
1730  1218            8β-methyl-9α/β,15-dihy-             
                      droxy-13-trans,17-cis-                              
                      prostadienoic acid                                  
1731  1219            8α-methyl-9α/β,15-dihy-            
                      droxy-8-iso-13-trans,17-                            
                      cis-prostadienoic acid                              
1732  1220            8β-methyl-9α/β,15-dihy-             
                      droxy-13-cis,17-cis-                                
                      prostadienoic acid                                  
1733  1221            8α-methyl-9α/β,15-dihy-            
                      droxy-8-iso-13-cis,17-                              
                      cis-prostadienoic acid                              
1734  1222            8β-methyl-9α/β,15-dihy-             
                      droxy-20-ethyl-13-trans-                            
                      prostenoic acid                                     
1735  1223            8α-methyl-9α/β,15-dihy-            
                      droxy-20-ethyl-8-iso-                               
                      13-trans-prostenoic                                 
                      acid                                                
1736  1224            8β-methyl-9α/β,15-dihy-             
                      droxy-20-ethyl-13-cis-                              
                      prostenoic acid                                     
1737  1225            8α-methyl-9α/β,15-dihy-            
                      droxy-20-ethyl-8-iso-                               
                      13-cis-prostenoic acid                              
1738  1230            8β-methyl-9α/β,15-dihy-             
                      droxy-7a,7b-bishomo-13-                             
                      trans-prostenoic acid                               
1739  1231            8α-methyl-9α/β,15-dihy-            
                      droxy-7a,7b-bishomo-8-                              
                      iso-13-trans-prosten-                               
                      oic acid                                            
1740  1232            8β-methyl-9α/β,15-dihy-             
                      droxy-7a,7b-bishomo-13-                             
                      cis-prostenoic acid                                 
1741  1231            8α-methyl-9α/β,15-dihy-            
                      droxy-7a,7b-bishomo-8-                              
                      iso-13-cis-prostenoic                               
                      acid                                                
1742  1234            8β-methyl-9α/β,15-dihy-             
                      droxy-2,20-bisethyl-13-                             
                      trans-prostenoic acid                               
1743  1235            8α-methyl-9α/β,15-dihy-            
                      droxy-2,20-bisethyl-8-                              
                      iso-13-trans-prosten-                               
                      oic acid                                            
1744  1236            8β-methyl-9α/β,15-dihy-             
                      droxy-2,20-bisethyl-13-                             
                      cis-prostenoic acid                                 
1745  1237            8α-methyl-9α/β,15-dihy-            
                      droxy-2,20-bisethyl-8-                              
                      iso-13-cis-prostenoic                               
                      acid                                                
1746  1238            8β -methyl-9α/β,15-dihy-            
                      droxy-3-oxa-16,16-di-                               
                      methyl-13-trans-pros-                               
                      tenoic acid                                         
1747  1239            8α-methyl-9α/β,15-dihy-            
                      droxy-3-oxa-16,16-di-                               
                      methyl-8-iso-13-trans-                              
                      prostenoic acid                                     
1748  1240            8β-methyl-9α/β,15-dihy-             
                      droxy-3-oxa-16,16-di-                               
                      methyl-13-cis-prosten-                              
                      oic acid                                            
1749  1241            8α-methyl-9α/β,15-dihy-            
                      droxy-3-oxa-16,16-di-                               
                      methyl-8-iso-13-cis-                                
                      prostenoic acid                                     
1750  1242            8β-methyl-9α/β,15-dihy-             
                      droxy-3-oxa-13-trans,17-                            
                      cis-prostadienoic acid                              
1751  1243            8α-methyl-9α/β,15-dihy-            
                      droxy-3-oxa-8-iso-13-                               
                      trans,17-cis-prostadi-                              
                      enoic acid                                          
1752  1244            8β-methyl-9α/β,15-dihy-             
                      droxy-3-oxa-13-cis,17-                              
                      cis-prostadienoic acid                              
1753  1245            8α-methyl-9α/β,15-dihy-            
                      droxy-3-oxa-8-iso-13-                               
                      cis,17-cis-prostadien-                              
                      oic acid                                            
1754  1246            8β-methyl-9α/β,15-dihy-             
                      droxy-7-nor-20-methyl-                              
                      13-trans-prostenoic                                 
                      acid                                                
1755  1247            8α-methyl-9α/β,15-dihy-            
                      droxy-7-nor-20-methyl-                              
                      8-iso-13-trans-pros-                                
                      tenoic acid                                         
1756  1248            8β-methyl-9α/β,15-dihy-             
                      droxy-7-nor-20-methyl-                              
                      13-cis-prostenoic acid                              
1757  1249            8α-methyl-9α/β,15-dihy-            
                      droxy-7-nor-20-methyl-                              
                      8-iso-13-cis-prosteno-                              
                      ic acid                                             
1758  1250            8β-methyl-9α/β,15-dihy-             
                      droxy-2-fluoro-17,17-                               
                      dimethyl-13-trans-                                  
                      prostenoic acid                                     
1759  1251            8α-methyl-9α /β,15-dihy-           
                      droxy-2-fluoro-17,17-                               
                      dimethyl-8-iso-13-                                  
                      trans-prostenoic acid                               
1760  1252            8β-methyl-9α/β,15-dihy-             
                      droxy-2-fluoro-17,17-                               
                      dimethyl-13-cis-pros-                               
                      tenoic acid                                         
1761  1253            8α-methyl-9α/β,15-dihy-            
                      droxy-2-fluoro-17,17-                               
                      dimethyl-8-iso-13-cis-                              
                      prostenoic acid                                     
1762  1254            8β-methyl-9α/β,15-dihy-             
                      droxy-10a-homo-13-trans-                            
                      prostenoic acid                                     
1763  1255            8α-methyl-9α/β,15-dihy-            
                      droxy-10a-homo-8-iso-                               
                      13-trans-prostenoic                                 
                      acid                                                
1764  1256            8β-methyl-9α/β,15-dihy-             
                      droxy-10a-homo-13-cis-                              
                      prostenoic acid                                     
1765  1257            8α-methyl-9α/β,15-dihy-            
                      droxy-10a-homo-8-iso-                               
                      13-cis-prostenoic acid                              
1766  1258            8β-methyl-9α/β,15-dihy-             
                      droxy-2-phenyl-20-meth-                             
                      yl-13-trans-prostenoic                              
                      acid                                                
1767  1259            8α-methyl-9α/β,15-dihy-            
                      droxy-2-phenyl-20-meth-                             
                      yl-8-iso-13-trans-pros-                             
                      tenoic acid                                         
1768  1260            8β-methyl-9α/β,15-dihy-             
                      droxy-2-phenyl-20-meth-                             
                      yl-13-cis-prostenoic                                
                      acid                                                
1768  1261            8α-methyl-9α/β,15-dihy-            
                      droxy-2-phenyl-20-meth-                             
                      yl-8-iso-13-cis-prosten-                            
                      oic acid                                            
1770  1262            8β-methyl-9α/β,15-dihy-             
                      droxy-5-cis,13-trans,17-                            
                      cis-prostatrienoic acid                             
1771  1263            8α-methyl-9α/β,15-dihy-            
                      droxy-8-iso-5-cis,13-                               
                      trans,17-cis-prostatri-                             
                      enoic acid                                          
1772  1264            8β-methyl-9α/β,15-dihy-             
                      droxy-5-cis,13-cis,17-                              
                      cis-prostatrienoic acid                             
1773  1265            8α-methyl-9α/β,15-dihy-            
                      droxy-8-iso-5-cis,13-                               
                      cis,17-cis-prostatri-                               
                      enoic acid                                          
1774  1266            8β-methyl-9α/β,15-dihy-             
                      droxy-5-cis,13-trans-                               
                      prostadienoic acid                                  
1775  1267            8α-methyl-9α/β,15-dihy-            
                      droxy-8-iso-5-cis,13-                               
                      trans-prostadienoic                                 
                      acid                                                
1776  1268            8β-methyl-9α/β,15-dihy-             
                      droxy-5-cis,13-cis-                                 
                      prostadienoic acid                                  
1777  1269            8α-methyl-9α/β,15-dihy-            
                      droxy-8-iso-5-cis,13-                               
                      cis-prostadienoic acid                              
1778  1270            8β-methyl-9α/β,15-dihy-             
                      droxy-20-ethyl-5-cis,13-                            
                      trans-prostadienoic                                 
                      acid                                                
1779  1271            8α-methyl-9α/β,15-dihy-            
                      droxy-20-ethyl-8-iso-                               
                      5-cis,13-trans-pros-                                
                      tadienoic acid                                      
1780  1272            8β-methyl-9α/β,15-dihy-             
                      droxy-20-ethyl-5-cis,-                              
                      13-cis-prostadienoic                                
                      acid                                                
1781  1273            8α-methyl-9α/β,15-dihy-            
                      droxy-20-ethyl-8-iso-                               
                      5-cis,13-cis-prosta-                                
                      dienoic acid                                        
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     EXAMPLES 1782-1815 
     Catalytic hydrogenation of the 13-trans-prostenoic acids or esters listed below in Table 44 by the procedure described in Example 699 furnishes the product prostanoic acids of the table. 
     
                       TABLE 44                                                    
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      Starting 13-                                                        
      trans-prostenoic                                                    
                  Products                                                
Ex-   acid or ester of                                                    
                  8-methylprostanoic                                      
ample Example     acids or esters                                         
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1782  1206        Methyl 8β-methyl-9α/β,                  
                  15-dihydroxy-                                           
                  prostanoate                                             
1783  1207        Methyl 8α-methyl-9α/β,                 
                  15-dihydroxy-                                           
                  prostanoate                                             
1784  1210        Ethyl 8β-methyl-9α/β,                   
                  15-dihydroxy-16,16-                                     
                  dimethyl-prostanoate                                    
1785  1226        Decyl 8β-methyl-9α/β.                   
                  15-dihydroxy-20-methyl-                                 
                  prostanoate                                             
1786  1655        8β-methyl-9-oxo-15-di-                             
                  hydroxy-prostanoic acid                                 
1787  1656        8α-methyl-9-oxo-15-di-                            
                  hydroxy-8-iso-prostan-                                  
                  oic acid                                                
1788  1659        8β-methyl-9α/β,15-di-                   
                  hydroxy-prostanoic acid                                 
1789  1660        8α-methyl-9α/β,15-di-                  
                  hydroxy-8-iso-prostan-                                  
                  oic acid                                                
1790  1678        8β-methyl-9-oxo-15-hy-                             
                  droxy-7a,7b-bishomo-                                    
                  prostanoic acid                                         
1791  1683        8α-methyl-9-oxo-15-                               
                  hydroxy-2,20-bisethyl-                                  
                  8-iso-prostanoic acid                                   
1792  1686        8β-methyl-9-oxo-15-                                
                  hydroxy-3-oxa-16,16-                                    
                  dimethyl-prostanoic                                     
                  acid                                                    
1793  1694        8β-methyl-9-oxo-15-                                
                  hydroxy-7-nor-20-                                       
                  methyl-prostanoic acid                                  
1794  1702        8β-methyl-9-oxo-15-                                
                  hydroxy-10a-homo-                                       
                  prostanoic acid                                         
1795  1523        8β-methyl-9α/β . 11α,15-          
                  trihydroxy-prostanoic                                   
                  acid                                                    
1796  1524        8α-methyl-9α/β,11α,15-           
                  trihydroxy-8-iso-                                       
                  prostanoic acid                                         
1797  1527        8β-methyl-9α/β,11α,15-            
                  trihydroxy-16,16-di-                                    
                  methyl-prostanoic acid                                  
1798  1531        8β-methyl-9α/β,11α,15-            
                  trihydroxy-17,17-di-                                    
                  methyl-prostanoic acid                                  
1799  1539        8β-methyl-9α/β-11α,15-            
                  trihydroxy-20-ethyl-                                    
                  prostanoic acid                                         
1800  1552        8α-methyl-9α/β,11α,15-           
                  trihydroxy-7a,7b-bis-                                   
                  homo-8-iso-prostanoic                                   
                  acid                                                    
1801  1551        8β-methyl-9α/β,11α,15-            
                  trihydroxy-7a,7b-bis-                                   
                  homo-prostanoic acid                                    
1802  1555        8β-methyl-9α/β,11α,15-            
                  trihydroxy-2-ethyl-                                     
                  prostanoic acid                                         
1803  1559        8β-methyl-9α/β,11α,15-            
                  trihydroxy-3,3,20-tri-                                  
                  methyl-prostanoic acid                                  
1804  1563        8β-methyl-9α/β,11α,15-            
                  trihydroxy-3-oxa-                                       
                  prostanoic acid                                         
1805  1567        8β-methyl-9α/β,11α,15-            
                  trihydroxy-3-oxa-16,                                    
                  16-dimethyl-prostanoic                                  
                  acid                                                    
1806  1587        8β-methyl-9α/β,11α,15-            
                  trihydroxy-7a-homo-                                     
                  16,16-dimethyl-pro-                                     
                  stanoic acid                                            
1807  1643        Ethyl 8β-methyl-9α/β,                   
                  11α,15 trihydroxy-3-                              
                  oxa-17,17-dimethyl-                                     
                  prostanoic acid                                         
1808  1816        8β,15-dimethyl-9α/β,15-                 
                  dihydroxy-prostanoic                                    
                  acid                                                    
1809  1817        8β,15-dimethyl-9-oxo-                              
                  15-hydroxy-prostanoic                                   
                  acid                                                    
1810  1819        8α,15-dimethyl-9-oxo-                             
                  15-hydroxy-8-iso-                                       
                  prostanoic acid                                         
1811  1834        8β,15-dimethyl-9α/β,                    
                  11α,15-trihydroxy-                                
                  prostanoic acid                                         
1812  1835        8β,15-dimethyl-9-oxo-                              
                  11α,15-dihydroxy-                                 
                  prostanoic acid                                         
1813  1837        8α,15-dimethyl-9-oxo-                             
                  11α,15-dihydroxy-8-                               
                  iso-prostanoic acid                                     
1814  1843        8β,15-dimethyl-9-oxo-                              
                  11α,15-dihydroxy-7a,                              
                  7b-bishomo-prostanoic                                   
                  acid                                                    
1815  1849        8β,15-dimethyl-9-oxo-                              
                  11α,15-dihydroxy-3-                               
                  oxa-prostanoic acid                                     
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     EXAMPLES 1816-1859 
     Treatment by the procedure described in Example 1082 of the 8-methyl-9α/β,15-dihydroxy-prostenoic acids listed in Table 45 below successively with 2,3-dichloro-5,6-dicyanobenzoquinone to give the corresponding 15-keto derivatives; 2.4 equivalents each of triethylamine and trimethylsilyl chloride to give the corresponding 9α/β-0-trimethylsilyl ether trimethylsilyl prostenoate ester in the instance of the 11α-hydroxy derivatives an additional 1.1 equivalent each of triethylamine and trimethylsilyl chloride is used and the 11α-0-trimethylsilyl ether derivative is obtained); methyl magnesium bromide to give the 15-methyl-15-hydroxy bis or tris trimethylsilyl blocked ether-ester; methanol-water-acetic acid for deblocking of the trimethylsilyl ether and ester blocking groups to give the listed 9α/β-hydroxy-15-methyl-15-hydroxy derivatives. In the 11-deoxy series treatment of these 9α/β-hydroxy-15-methyl-15-hydroxy products with Collins reagent in methylene chloride provides the corresponding 11-deoxy-9-oxo-15-hydroxy-15-methyl-prostenoic acids, also listed in the table. In the 11α-hydroxy series, treatment of the 9α/β,11α-15-trihydroxy-15-methyl derivatives with 1.1 molar equivalents each of triethylamine and trimethylsilyl chloride provides the corresponding 11α-0-trimethylsilyloxy-9α/β,15-dihydroxy derivative, which an oxidation in the usual way with Collins reagent in methylene chloride followed by silyl ether cleavage (treatment with methanol-water-acetic acid by the procedure described in Example 1082) provides the corresponding 9-oxo-11α,15-dihydroxy-15-methyl-prostenoic acids of the Table. 
     
                       TABLE 45                                                    
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       Starting 9α/β,(or)                                      
       9α),15-dihydroxy-                                            
       or 9α/β(or 9α),                                   
                      Product                                             
       11α,15-trihydroxy                                            
                      8,15-dimethyl-15-hy-                                
Ex-    derivative of  droxy-prostanoic                                    
ample  Example        acids                                               
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1816   1659           8β,15-dimethyl-9α,β,15-             
                      dihydroxy-13-trans-                                 
                      prostenoic acid                                     
1817   1859           8β,15-dimethyl-9-oxo-                          
                      15-hydroxy-13-trans-                                
                      prostenoic acid                                     
1818   1660           8α,15-dimethyl-9α,15-                   
                      dihydroxy-8-iso-13-                                 
                      trans-prostenoic acid                               
1819   1660           8α,15-dimethyl-9-oxo-                         
                      15-hydroxy-8-iso-13-                                
                      trans-prostenoic acid                               
1820   1730           8β,15-dimethyl-9α/β,15-             
                      dihydroxy-13-trans,17-                              
                      cis-prostadienoic acid                              
1821   1730           8β,15-dimethyl-9-oxo-                          
                      15-hydroxy-13-trans-                                
                      17-cis-prostadienoic                                
                      acid                                                
1822   1731           8α,15-dimethyl-9α/β,15-            
                      dihydroxy-8-iso-13-                                 
                      trans,17-cis-prosta-                                
                      dienoic acid                                        
1823   1731           8α,15-dimethyl-9-oxo-                         
                      15-hydroxy-8-iso-13-                                
                      trans,17-cis-prosta-                                
                      dienoic acid                                        
1824   1738           8β,15-dimethyl-9α/β,                
                      15-dihydroxy-7a,7b-                                 
                      bishomo-13-trans-                                   
                      prostenoic acid                                     
1825   1738           8β,15-dimethyl-9-oxo-                          
                      15-hydroxy-7a,7b-bis-                               
                      homo-13-trans-prost-                                
                      enoic acid                                          
1826   1746           8β,15-dimethyl-9α/β,                
                      15-dihydroxy-3-oxa-16,                              
                      16-dimethyl-13-trans-                               
                      prostenoic acid                                     
1827   1746           8β,15-dimethyl-9-oxo-                          
                      15-hydroxy-3-oxa-16,                                
                      16-dimethyl-13-trans-                               
                      prostenoic acid                                     
1828   1750           8β,15-dimethyl-9α/β,                
                      15-dihydroxy-3-oxa-                                 
                      13-trans,17-cis-                                    
                      prostadienoic acid                                  
1829   1750           8β,15-dimethyl-9-oxo-                          
                      15-hydroxy-3-oxa-13-                                
                      trans,17-cis-prosta-                                
                      dienoic acid                                        
1830   1770           8β,15-dimethyl-9α/β,                
                      15-dihydroxy-5-cis,                                 
                      13-trans,17-cis-prosta-                             
                      trienoic acid                                       
1831   1770           8β,15-dimethyl-9-oxo-                          
                      15-hydroxy-5-cis,13-                                
                      trans,17-cis-prosta-                                
                      trienoic acid                                       
1832   1778           8β,15-dimethyl-9α/β,                
                      15-dihydroxy-20-ethyl-                              
                      5-cis,13-trans-                                     
                      prostadienoic acid                                  
1833   1778           8β,15-dimethyl-9-oxo-                          
                      15-hydroxy-20-ethyl-5-                              
                      cis,13-trans-prosta-                                
                      dienoic acid                                        
1834   1523           8β,15-dimethyl-9α/β,                
                      11α,15-trihydroxy-13-                         
                      trans-prostenoic acid                               
1835   1523           8β,15-dimethyl-9-oxo-                          
                      11α,15-dihydroxy-13-                          
                      trans-prostenoic acidi                              
1836   1524           8α,15-dimethyl-9α/β,               
                      11α,15-trihydroxy-8-                          
                      iso-13-trans-pros-                                  
                      tenoic acid                                         
1837   1524           8α,15-dimethyl-9-oxo-                         
                      11α,15-dihydroxy-                             
                      8-iso-13-trans-                                     
                      prostenoic acid                                     
1838   1535           8β,15-dimethyl-9α/β,                
                      11α,15-trihydroxy-13-                         
                      trans,17-cis-prosta-                                
                      dienoic acid                                        
1839   1535           8β,15-dimethyl-9-oxo-                          
                      11α,15-dihydroxy-13-                          
                      trans,17-cis-prosta-                                
                      dienoic acid                                        
1840   1539           8β,15-dimethyl-9α/β,                
                      11α,15-trihydroxy-20-                         
                      ethyl-13-trans-pro-                                 
                      stenoic acid                                        
1841   1539           8β,15-dimethyl-9-oxo-                          
                      11α,15-dihydroxy-20-                          
                      ethyl-13-trans-pro-                                 
                      stenoic acid                                        
1842   1551           8β,15-dimethyl-9α/β,                
                      11α,15-trihydroxy-7a,                         
                      7b-bishomo-13-trans-                                
                      prostenoic acid                                     
1843   1551           8β,15-dimethyl-9-oxo-                          
                      11α,15-dihydroxy-7a,                          
                      7b-bishomo-13-trans-                                
                      prostenoic acid                                     
1844   1555           8β,15-dimethyl-9α/β,                
                      11α,15-trihydroxy-2-                          
                      ethyl-13-trans-                                     
                      prostenoic acid                                     
1845   1555           8β,15-dimethyl-9-oxo-                          
                      11α,15-dihydroxy-2-                           
                      ethyl-13-trans-                                     
                      prostenoic acid                                     
1846   1559           8β,15-dimethyl-9α/β,                
                      11α,15-trihydroxy-3,3,                        
                      20-trimethyl-13-trans-                              
                      prostenoic acid                                     
1847   1559           8β,15-dimethyl-9-oxo-                          
                      11α,15-dihydroxy-3,3,                         
                      20-trimethyl-13-trans-                              
                      prostenoic acid                                     
1848   1563           8β,15-dimethyl-9α/β,                
                      11α,15-trihydroxy-3-                          
                      oxa-13-trans-prostenoic                             
                      acid                                                
1849   1563           8β,15-dimethyl-9-oxo-                          
                      11α,15-dihydroxy-3-                           
                      oxa-13-trans-prostenoic                             
                      acid                                                
1850   1571           8β,15-dimethyl-9α/β,                
                      11α,15-trihydroxy-3-                          
                      oxa-13-trans,17-cis-                                
                      prostadienoic acid                                  
1851   1571           8β,15-dimethyl-9-oxo-                          
                      11α,15-dihydroxy-3-oxa-                       
                      13-trans,17-cis-prosta-                             
                      dienoic acid                                        
1852   1599           8β,15-dimdethyl-9α/β,               
                      11α,15-trihydroxy-5-                          
                      cis,13-trans-prosta-                                
                      dienoic acid                                        
1853   1599           8β,15-dimethyl-9-oxo-                          
                      11α,15-dihydroxy-5-                           
                      cis,13-trans-prosta-                                
                      dienoic acid                                        
1854   1603           8β,15-dimethyl-9α/β,                
                      11α,15-trihydroxy-5-cis,                      
                      13-trans,17-cis-prosta-                             
                      trienoic acid                                       
1855   1603           8β,15-dimethyl-9-oxo-                          
                      11α,15-dihydroxy-5-                           
                      cis,13-trans,17-cis-                                
                      prostatrienoic acid                                 
1856   1611           8β,15-dimethyl-9α/β,                
                      11α,15-trihydroxy-4-nor-                      
                      20-methyl-5-cis,13-                                 
                      trans-prostadienoic                                 
                      acid                                                
1857   1611           8β,15-dimethyl-9-oxo-                          
                      11α,15-dihydroxy-4-                           
                      nor-20-methyl-5-cis,                                
                      13-trans-prostadienoic                              
                      acid                                                
1858   1623           8β,15-dimethyl-9α/β,                
                      11α,15-trihydroxy-4a,                         
                      4b-bishomo-5-cis,13-                                
                      trans,17-cis prosta-                                
                      trienoic acid                                       
1859   1623           8β,15-dimethyl-9-oxo-                          
                      11α,15-dihydroxy-4a,                          
                      4b-bishomo-5-cis,13-                                
                      trans,17-cis-prosta-                                
                      trienoic acid                                       
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     EXAMPLES 1860-1876 
     Treatment of the 8,15-dimethyl-9-oxo-11α-hydroxy derivatives listed in Table 46 below with aqueous acetic acid by the procedure described in Example 1387 is productive of the corresponding 10-prostenoic acid products of the table. 
     
                       TABLE 46                                                    
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       Starting 8,15-di-                                                  
       methyl-9-oxo-11α-                                            
                      Product                                             
Ex-    hydroxy deriva-                                                    
                      8,15-dimethyl-9-oxo-                                
ample  tives of Example                                                   
                      10-prostenoic acid                                  
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1860   1835           8β,15-dimethyl-9-oxo-                          
                      15-hydroxy-10,13-trans-                             
                      prostadienoic acid                                  
1861   1837           8α,15-dimethyl-9-oxo-                         
                      15-hydroxy-8-iso-10,                                
                      13-trans-prostadienoic                              
                      acid                                                
1862   1839           8β,15-dimethyl-9-oxo-                          
                      15-hydroxy-10,13-trans,                             
                      17-cis-prostatrienoic                               
                      acid                                                
1863   1841           8β,15-dimethyl-9-oxo-                          
                      15-hydroxy-20-ethyl-                                
                      10,13-trans-prosta-                                 
                      dienoic acid                                        
1864   1843           8β,15-dimethyl-9-oxo-                          
                      15-hydroxy-7a,7b-bis-                               
                      homo-10,13-trans-                                   
                      prostadienoic acid                                  
1865   1845           8β,15-dimethyl-9-oxo-15-                       
                      hydroxy-2-ethyl-10,13-                              
                      trans-prostadienoic                                 
                      acid                                                
1866   1847           8β,15-dimethyl-9-oxo-                          
                      15-hydroxy-3,3,20-tri-                              
                      methyl-10,13-trans-                                 
                      prostadienoic acid                                  
1867   1849           8β,15-dimethyl-9-oxo-                          
                      15-hydroxy-3-oxa-10,13-                             
                      trans-prostadienoic                                 
                      acid                                                
1868   1851           8β,15-dimethyl-9-oxo-                          
                      15-hydroxy-3-oxa-10,                                
                      13-trans,17-cis-prosta-                             
                      trienoic acid                                       
1869   1853           8β,15-dimethyl-9-oxo-                          
                      15-hydroxy-5-cis,10,13-                             
                      trans-prostatrienoic                                
                      acid                                                
1870   1855           8β,15-dimethyl-9-oxo-                          
                      15-hydroxy-5-cis,10,                                
                      13-trans,17-cis-prosta-                             
                      tetraenoic acid                                     
1871   1857           8β,15-dimethyl-9-oxo-                          
                      15-hydroxy-4-nor-20-                                
                      methyl-5-cis,10,13-                                 
                      trans-prostatrienoic                                
                      acid                                                
1872   1859           8β,15-dimethyl-9-oxo-                          
                      15-hydroxy-4a,4b-bis-                               
                      homo-5-cis,10,13-trans,                             
                      17-cis-prostatetraenoic                             
                      acid                                                
1873   1812           8β,15-dimethyl-9-oxo-15-                       
                      hydroxy-10-prostenoic                               
                      acid                                                
1874   1815           8β,15-dimethyl-9-oxo-15-                       
                      hydroxy-3-oxa-10-                                   
                      prostenoic acid                                     
1875   1814           8β,15-dimethyl-9-oxo-15-                       
                      hydroxy-7a,7b-bishomo-                              
                      10-prostenoic acid                                  
1876   1813           8β,15-dimethyl-9-oxo-                          
                      15-hydroxy-8-iso-10-                                
                      prostenoic acid                                     
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     EXAMPLE 1877 
     Preparation of 3-methoxy-1-octyne 
     To an ice-cooled solution of 63 g. of 1-octyn-3-ol in 300 ml. of dimethoxyethane is added under an inert atmosphere 312 ml. of 1.6 M n-butyllithium in hexane dropwise over 1 hour. To the mixture is then added 145 g. of methyl iodide and the resulting mixture is stirred at ambient temperatures for 24 hours and then heated to 60° C. for 1 hour. The mixture is cooled and poured into cold dilute hydrochloric acid. The organic phase is separated, washed with water and saturated brine, dried (Na 2  SO 4 ), and evaporated to an oil, dried (Na 2  SO 4 ), and evaporated to an oil. Fractional distillation of the oil in vacuo yields the product as a colorless oil. 
     EXAMPLE 1878 
     Preparation of 1-Iodo-3-methoxy-trans-1-octene 
     Treatment of 3-methoxy-1-octyne (Example 1877) with disiamylborane, trimethylamine oxide, sodium hydroxide and iodine by the procedure described in Example 996 furnishes the title product. 
     EXAMPLE 1879 
     Preparation of 3-Methoxy-trans-1-octenyl lithium 
     Treatment of 1-iodo-3-methoxy-trans-1-octene (Example 1878) with butyl lithium in the manner of Example 961 pro provides a toluene-hexane solution of the subject trans-vinyl lithium derivative. 
     EXAMPLE 1880 
     Preparation of Lithium (3-methoxy-trans-1-octenyl)trimethylalanate 
     The subject alanate in hydrocarbon solution is prepared according to the method of Example 963 from a hydrocarbon solution of 3-methoxy-trans-1-octenyl lithium(Exa (Example 1879) and trimethylaluminum. 
     EXAMPLES 1881-1895 
     Treatment of the cycloalkenones listed in Table 47  with lithium(3-methoxy-trans-1-octenyl)trimethylalanate (Example 1880) by the procedure described in Example 957 with the omission of the 80% aqueous acetic acid treatment (80° C., 1 hour) followed by saponfication of the intermediate alkyl prostenoates by the procedure described in Example 122 furnishes the product 9-oxo-15-methoxy-13-trans-prostenoic acids of the table. 
     
                       TABLE 47                                                    
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       Starting cyclo-                                                    
                      Product 9-oxo-15-                                   
Ex-    alkenone of    methoxy-13-trans-                                   
ample  Example        prostenoic acid                                     
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1881   23             9-oxo-7a,7b-bishomo-                                
                      15-methoxy-13-trans-                                
                      prostenoic acid                                     
1882   31             9-oxo-2-ethyl-15-                                   
                      methoxy-13-trans-pro-                               
                      stenoic acid                                        
1883   41             9-oxo-3,3-dimethyl-                                 
                      15-methoxy-13-trans-                                
                      prostenoic acid                                     
1884   46             9-oxo-3-oxa-15-methoxy-                             
                      13-trans-prostenoic                                 
                      acid                                                
1885   53             9-oxo-7-nor-15-methoxy-                             
                      13-trans-prostenoic                                 
                      acid                                                
1886   70             9-oxo-2-fluoro-15-                                  
                      methoxy-13-trans-                                   
                      prostenoic acid                                     
1887   74             9-oxo-7a-homo-15-                                   
                      methoxy-13-trans-pro-                               
                      stenoic acid                                        
1888   79             9-oxo-2-phenyl-15-                                  
                      methoxy-13-trans-pro-                               
                      stenoic acid                                        
1889   99             9-oxo-2-methyl-15-                                  
                      methoxy-13-trans-pro-                               
                      stenoic acid                                        
1890   111            9-oxo-10a-homo-15-                                  
                      methoxy-13-trans-                                   
                      prostenoic acid                                     
1891   118            9-oxo-3-thia-15-                                    
                      methoxy-13-trans-                                   
                      prostenoic acid                                     
1892   900            9-oxo-15-methoxy-5-                                 
                      cis,13-trans-pro-                                   
                      stadienoic acid                                     
1893   1144           9-oxo-4-nor-15-methoxy-                             
                      13-trans-prostadienoic                              
                      acid                                                
1894   1145           9-oxo-4-homo-15-                                    
                      methoxy-5-cis,13-                                   
                      trans-prostadienoic                                 
                      acid                                                
1895   1146           9-oxo-4a,4b-bishomo-                                
                      15-methoxy-13-trans-                                
                      prostadienoic acid                                  
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     EXAMPLES 1896-1910 
     Treatment of the 9-oxo-15-methoxy-13-trans-prostenoic acids listed in Table 48 below with lithium perhydro-9b-boraphenalylhydride by the procedure described in Example 737 furnishes the 9α-hydroxy-15-methoxy-13-trans-prostenoic acids of the Table. 
     
                       TABLE 48                                                    
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       Starting 9-oxo-                                                    
       15-methoxy-13-                                                     
       trans-prosten- Product 9α-hydroxy-15-                        
Ex-    oic acid of    methoxy-13-trans-                                   
ample  Example        prostenoic acid                                     
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1896   1881           9α-hydroxy-7a,7b-bis-                         
                      homo-15-methoxy-13-                                 
                      trans-prostenoic acid                               
1897   1882           9α-hydroxy-2-ethyl-                           
                      15-methoxy-13-trans-                                
                      prostenoic acid                                     
1898   1883           9α-hydroxy-3,3-dimethyl-                      
                      15-methoxy-13-trans-                                
                      prostenoic acid                                     
1899   1884           9α-hydroxy-3-oxa-15-                          
                      methoxy-13-trans-                                   
                      prostenoic acid                                     
1900   1885           9α-hydroxy-7-nor-15-                          
                      methoxy-13-trans-pro-                               
                      prostenoic acid                                     
1901   1886           9α-hydroxy-2-fluoro-                          
                      15-methoxy-13-trans-                                
                      prostenoic acid                                     
1902   1887           9α-hydroxy-7a-homo-                           
                      15-methoxy-13-trans-                                
                      prostenoic acid                                     
1903   1888           9α-hydroxy-2-phenyl-                          
                      15-methoxy-13-trans-                                
                      prostenoic acid                                     
1904   1889           9α-hydroxy-2-methyl-                          
                      methoxy-13-trans-                                   
                      prostenoic acid                                     
1905   1890           9α-hydroxy-10a-homo-                          
                      15-methoxy-13-trans-                                
                      prostenoic acid                                     
1906   1891           9α-hydroxy-3-thia-15-                         
                      methoxy-13-trans-                                   
                      prostenoic acid                                     
1907   1892           9α-hydroxy-15-methoxy-                        
                      5-cis,13-trans-prosta-                              
                      dienoic acid                                        
1908   1893           9α-hydroxy-4-nor-15-                          
                      methoxy-5-cis,13-                                   
                      trans-prostadienoic                                 
                      acid                                                
1909   1894           9α-hydroxy-4-homo-15-                         
                      methoxy-5-cis,13-trans-                             
                      prostadienoic acid                                  
1910    1895β    9α-hydroxy-4a,4b-bis-                         
                      homo-15-methoxy-13-                                 
                      trans-prostenoic acid                               
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     EXAMPLE 1911 
     Preparation of 2-(6-carboxy-2-cis-hexenyl)-3,4-oxidocyclopentanol 
     A solution of 5.0 g. (35 mmoles) of 5-hydroxy-2,3-oxidocyclopentylacetaldehyde-γ-lactol (isomeric mixture; E. J. Corey and R. Noyori, Tetrahedron Letters, 1970, 311) in 25 ml. of DMSO is added during 0.5 minutes at 20° C. to a stirred solution of the Withig reagent [E. J. Corey et al., JACS, 91 5675 (1969); also Example 1108] and dimsyl sodium prepared from 23.5 g. (53 mmoles) of 4-carboxybutyltriphenylphosphonium bromide, 6.1 g. (140 mmoles) of 57% sodium hydride dispersion, and 230 ml. of DMSO (dimethylsulfoxide). 
     The solution is stirred at ambient temperatures for 2 hours and poured into a stirred mixture of methylene chloride, ice, and hydrochloric acid. The reaction mixture is worked up as described in Example 1105, and the crude product is purified by dry column chromatography on silica gel to provide the title compound (mixture of two stereoisomers)as an oil, IR (film) 3450, 1710, and 832 cm -1 . 
     EXAMPLE 1912 
     Preparation of 2-(6-carboxy-2-cis-hexenyl)-3,4-oxidocyclopentanone 
     A stirred solution of 2.98 g. (13.2 mmoles) of 2-(6-carboxy-2-cis-hexenyl)-3,4-oxidocyclopentanol (Example 1911) in 66 ml. of acetone is treated dropwise with 3.30 ml. of 8N chromic acid in 8N M 2  SO 4  during 20 minutes at -10° to -5° C. The solution is stirred at -5° C. for 10 minutes and treated successively with a few drops of isopropanol and 12 ml. of water. The mixture is filtered, and the filtrate is concentrated saturated with sodium chloride, and extracted with ethyl acetate. The extract is washed with brine, dried over MgSO 4 , and evaporated to give an oil, IR (film) 1740, 1710, and 840 cm -1 . 
     EXAMPLE 1913 
     Preparation of 2-(6-carboxy-2-cis-hexenyl)-4-hydroxycyclopent-2-en-1-one 
     A solution of (pH or 10.2-10.5) of 2.42 g. (10.8 mmoles) of 2-(6-carboxy-2-cis-hexenyl)-3,4-oxidocyclopentanone (Example 1912) 4.58 g. (43.2 mmoles) of sodium carbonate, and 216 ml. of water is allowed to stand at room temperatures under nitrogen for 24 hours. The solution is acidified at 15° C. with hydrochloric acid and extracted with ethyl acetate. The extract is washed with brine, dried over MgSO 4 , and evaporated to give an oil; IR (film) 1700 (carbonyl groups) and 1630 cm -1  (conjugated olefin); NMR 7.11 (1), 5.54 (2), and 4.95 (1)δ.