Alkanoyloxymethyl prostanoates - with strong and prolonged prostaglandin-like activity

摘要

Alkanoyloxymethyl prostanoates of formula (I): Z is -CH2XCH2- or -CH:CH- (cis or trans); is an alpha- or beta-linkage), have strong, prolonged prostaglandin-like activity. (I) are obtd. by esterification of the corresp. prostanoic acid with a cpd. of formula: R2XCO2XCH2X where X is halogen, pref. in a liq. solvent.