7-oxabicycloheptane and 7-oxabicycloheptene compounds

A compound having the structural formula ##STR54## and including all stereoisomers thereof;

• wherein A and B may be the same or different and A is CH.dbd.CH or (CH.sub.2).sub.2,
• B is CH.dbd.CH, C.tbd.C, or (CH.sub.2).sub.2 ;
• m is 1 to 8;
• X is ##STR55## wherein Z is SO.sub.2 --Q (wherein Q is lower alkyl or aryl), ##STR56## or OR.sup.2 wherein R.sup.2 is H;
• Y is alkyl;
• substituted alkyl;
• aryl-lower alkyl;
• alkenyl;
• alkynyl;
• aryl;
• pyridyl;
• pyridyl-lower alkyl;
• substituted pyridyl;
• thienyl;
• thienylalkyl;
• substituted thienyl;
• cycloalkyl;
• substituted cycloalkyl;
• cycloalkylalkyl or substituted cycloalkylalkyl;
• and represents a single bond or double bond with the proviso that where represents a double bond, A is CH.dbd.CH and B is CH.dbd.CH or (CH.sub.2).sub.2 and Y is other than alkenyl or alkynyl;
• wherein alkyl or lower alkyl by itself or as part of another group contains 1 to 12 carbons and unless otherwise indicated may be unsubstituted or substituted with a halo, CF.sub.3, alkoxy, aryl, alkyl-aryl, haloaryl, cycloalkyl or alkylcycloalkyl substituent;
• the term alkenyl by itself or as part of another group contains 3 to 6 carbons;
• the term alkynyl by itself or as part of another group contains 3 to 6 carbons;
• the term aryl by itself or as part of another group is phenyl or naphthyl unsubstituted or substituted with lower alkyl, halogen or lower alkoxy;
• the term cycloalkyl by itself or as part of another group contains 3 to 12 carbons and may be unsubstituted or substituted with 1 or 2 halogens, 1 or 2 lower alkyls and/or 1 or 2 lower alkoxy groups;
• the term substituted pyridyl refers to a pyridyl group substituted with 1 or 2 halogen or 1 or 2 lower alkyl groups;
• the term substituted thienyl refers to a thienyl group substituted with 1 or 2 halogens or 1 or 2 lower alkyl groups;
• the term (CH.sub.2).sub.m refers to straight or branched chain radicals having from 1 to 8 carbons in the normal chain.