13,14-Dihydro-16-phenoxy prostaglandin E1 analogs
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS 
     This is a division of copending application Ser. No. 426,058 filed Dec. 19, 1973 which was a division of then copending application Ser. No. 252,030, filed May 10, 1972. 
    
    
     BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
     This invention relates to novel compositions of matter, to novel methods for producing those, and to novel chemical intermediates useful in those processes. Particularly, this invention relates to certain novel analogs of some of the known prostaglandins in which there is a phenoxy or substituted-phenoxy substituent at the C-16 position, i.e. on the carbon atom adjacent to the hydroxy-substituted carbon in the methyl-terminated chain. 
     The essential material for this application, including the background of the invention, the disclosure of the invention, and the description of the preferred embodiments, including Preparations and Examples, is incorporated by reference from pending and commonly owned allowed U.S. application Ser. No. 765,997 filed Feb. 7, 1977, for which the issue fee has been paid, now issued as U.S. Pat. No. under the provisions of M.P.E.P. 608.01(p). 
     SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     It is a purpose of this invention to provide novel 16-phenoxy and 16-(substituted phenoxy) prostaglandin analogs in which there is variable chain length in the side chains. It is a further purpose to provide esters, lower alkanoates, and pharmacologically acceptable salts of said analogs. It is a further purpose to provide novel processes for preparing said analogs and esters. It is still a further purpose to provide novel intermediates useful in said processes. 
     The presently described acids and esters of the 16-phenoxy and 16-(substituted phenoxy) prostaglandin analogs include compounds of the following formulas, and also the racemic compounds of each respective formula and the mirror image thereof: ##STR1## 
     In formulas XVIII, g is an integer from 2 to 5, inclusive; M is ##STR2## R 1  is hydrogen or alkyl of one to 12 carbon atoms, inclusive, cycloalkyl of 3 to 10 carbon atoms, inclusive, aralkyl of 7 to 12 carbon atoms, inclusive, phenyl, or phenyl substituted with one, 2, or 3 chloro or alkyl of one to 4 carbon atoms, inclusive; R 2  and R 3  are hydrogen, methyl, or ethyl; T is alkyl of one to 3 carbon atoms, inclusive, fluoro, chloro, trifluoro, or --OR 4  wherein R 4  is alkyl of one to 3 carbon atoms, inclusive; and s is zero, one, 2, or 3, with the proviso that not more than two T&#39;s are other than alkyl. R 2  and R 3  may be the same or different. 
     Accordingly, there is provided an optically active compound of the formula ##STR3## or a racemic compound of that formula and the mirror image thereof, wherein D is one of the four carbocyclic moieties: ##STR4## wherein ˜ indicates attachment of hydroxyl to the ring in alpha or beta configuration; wherein (a) X is trans--CH═CH-- or --CH 2  CH 2  --, and Y is --CH 2  CH 2  --, or (b) X is trans--CH═CH-- and Y is cis--CH═CH--; wherein g is an integer from 2 to 5, inclusive; wherein M is ##STR5## wherein R 1  is hydrogen or alkyl of one to 12 carbon atoms, inclusive, cycloalkyl of 3 to 10 carbon atoms, inclusive, aralkyl of 7 to 12 carbon atoms, inclusive, phenyl, or phenyl substituted with one, 2, or 3 chloro or alkyl of one to 4 carbon atoms, inclusive; wherein R 2  and R 3  are hydrogen, methyl, or ethyl; wherein T is alkyl of one to 3 carbon atoms, inclusive, fluoro, chloro, trifluoro, or --OR 4  wherein R 4  is alkyl of one to 3 carbon atoms, inclusive, and wherein s is zero, one, 2, or 3, with the proviso that not more than two T&#39;s are other than alkyl; including the lower alkanoates thereof, and the pharmacologically acceptable salts thereof when R 1  is hydrogen. 
     Formula XXIII, which is written in generic form for convenience, represents PGE-type compounds when D is ##STR6## PGF.sub.α -type compounds when D is ##STR7## PGF.sub.β -type compounds when D is ##STR8## PGA-type compounds when D is ##STR9## and PGB-type compounds when D is