Bicycloheptane substituted ethers

A compound of the structure ##STR58## including all stereoisomers thereof, wherein A is --CH.dbd.CH-- or --CH.sub.2 --CH.sub.2 --;

• n is 0 to 8;
• p is 0 or 1;
• X is O or ##STR59## wherein q is 0, 1 or 2;
• R is H, lower alkyl, alkali metal or tris(hydroxymethyl)aminomethane;
• and R.sup.1 is lower alkyl, aryl, arylalkyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkylalkyl, lower alkenyl containing 2 to 12 carbons or lower alkynyl containing 2 to 12 carbons, wherein lower alkyl or alkyl alone or as part of another group contains 1 to 12 carbons and is unsubstituted or is substituted with halo, CF.sub.3 alkoxy, aryl, alkyl-aryl, haloaryl, cycloalkyl or alkylcycloalkyl;
• aryl alone or as part of another group contains 6 to 10 carbons in the ring portion and is unsubstituted or is substituted with 1 or 2 lower alkyl groups, 1 or 2 halogens and/or 1 or 2 lower alkoxy groups;
• and
• cycloalkyl alone or as part of another group contains 3 to 12 carbons and is unsubstituted or is substituted with 1 or 2 halogens, 1 or 2 lower alkyl groups and/or 1 or 2 lower alkoxy groups.