2-Decarboxy-2-hydroxymethyl-4-halo-5,9-epoxy-9-deoxy-PGF1 compounds
DESCRIPTION 
     CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION 
     The present application is a divisional application of U.S. Ser. No. 932,981, filed Aug. 11, 1978, now pending issuance as a U.S. patent; which is a divisional application of U.S. Ser. No. 819,856, filed July 28, 1977, now U.S. Pat. No. 4,123,441; which is a continuation-in-part application of U.S. Ser. No. 725,546, filed Sept. 22, 1976, now abandoned; which is a continuation-in-part application of U.S. Ser. No. 716,960, filed Aug. 23, 1976, now abandoned. 
    
    
     BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
     The present invention relates to novel 2-decarboxy-2-hydroxymethyl-4-halo-5,9-epoxy-9-deoxy-PGF 1  compounds, which are intermediates useful for the preparation of corresponding 5,9α-epoxy-9-deoxy-PGF 1  and 5,9-epoxy-9-deoxy-4,5-didehydro-PGF 1  compounds. These end products are employed for induction of a variety of prostacyclinlike pharmacological effects. Accordingly, these end products are useful pharmacological agents for the same purposes for which prostacyclin is employed. 
     The essential material constituting a disclosure of the preparation and use of the novel compounds of the present invention is incorporated here by reference from U.S. Pat. No. 4,123,441. 
     SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     The present invention particularly provides: a compound of the formula ##STR1## wherein W 1  is α-OH:β-H, α-H:β-OH, oxo, methylene, α-H:β-H, α-CH 2  OH:β-H; wherein L is 
     (1) --(CH 2 )d--C(R 2 ) 2  --, or 
     (2) --O--CH 2  --Y-- 
     wherein d is zero to 5, R 2  is hydrogen, methyl, or fluoro, being the same or different with the proviso that one R 2  is not methyl when the other is fluoro, and Y is a valence bond,--CH 2  --or--(CH 2 ) 2  --, wherein Q is oxo, α-H:β-H, α-OH:β-R 8  or α-R 8  :β-OH wherein R 8  is hydrogen or alkyl of one to 4 carbon atoms, inclusive, wherein R 4  is 
     (1) --CR 5  R 6  --C g  H 2g  --CH 3   
     (2) --CR 5  R 6  --Z--(Ph) 
     (3) cis-CH 2  --CH═CH--CH 2  CH 3   
     wherein C g  H 2g  is alkylene of one to 9 carbon atoms, inclusive, with one to 5 carbon atoms, inclusive, in the chain between --CR 5  R 6  -- and terminal methyl, wherein R 5  and R 6  are hydrogen, alkyl of one to 4 carbon atoms, inclusive, or fluoro, being the same or different, with the proviso that one of R 5  and R 6  is fluoro only when the other is hydrogen or fluoro and the further proviso that neither R 5  nor R 6  is fluoro when Z is oxa (--0--); wherein Z represents an oxa atom (--0--) or C j  H 2j  wherein C j  H 2j  is a valence bond or alkylene of one to 9 carbon atoms, inclusive, with one to 6 carbon atoms, inclusive between CR 5R6  -- and the (Ph); wherein (Ph) is phenyl or phenyl substituted by (T)s, wherein T is alkyl of one to 4 carbon atoms, inclusive, fluoro, chloro, trifluoromethyl, or--OR 7  --, wherein R 7  is alkyl of one to 4 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 and when s is 2 or 3 the T&#39;s are either the same or different; wherein R 19  is chloro, bromo, or iodo; and wherein X is 
     (1) trans-CH═CH-- 
     (2) cis-CH═CH-- 
     (3) --C.tbd.C-- or 
     (4) --CH 2  CH 2  --. 
     With regard to the divalent substituents described in the claims, e.g., Q and W 1 , these divalent radicals are defined as α-R i  :β-R j , where R i  represents a substituent of the divalent moiety of the alpha configuration with respect to the cyclopentane and R j  represents a substituent of the divalent moiety of the beta configuration with respect to the cyclopentane ring. Accordingly, when Q is defined as α-OH:β-R 8 , the hydroxy of the Q moiety is in the alpha configuration, i.e., as in prostacyclin, and the R 8  substituent is in the beta configuration. Not all carbon atoms to which such divalent moieties are attached represent asymmetric centers. For example, when both valence bonds are to hydrogen (e.g., W 1  or Q is α-H:β-H), then no asymmetric center is present. 
    
    
     DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS 
     The present invention particularly relates to the following chemical compounds: 
     2-Decarboxy-2-hydroxymethyl-4ξ-iodo-9-deoxy-5ξ, 9α-epoxy-PGF 1  ; 
     2-Decarboxy-2-hydroxymethyl-4ξ-bromo-9-deoxy-5ξ, 9α-epoxy-PGF 1  ; 
     2-Decarboxy-2-hydroxymethyl-4ξ-iodo-9-deoxy-5ξ, 9α-epoxy-15-keto-PGF 1  ; 
     2-Decarboxy-2-hydroxymethyl-4ξ-iodo-9-deoxy-5ξ, 9α-epoxy-15-deoxy-PGF 1  ; and 
     2-Decarboxy-2-hydroxymethyl-4ξ-iodo-9-deoxy-5ξ, 9α-epoxy-17-phenyl-18,19,20-trinor-PGF 1 .