Abstract: Prostanoic acid derivatives of the formula ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 is an acid, ester, amide or hydroxyalkylene group; R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 are H or alkyl; R.sub.4 and R.sub.5 are both CH.sub.3 or one is Cl and the other is CH.sub.3 ; A is CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 or --CH.dbd.CH; B is CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2, trans- ##STR2## W is free or functionally modified hydroxyalkylene or carbonyl; Z is free or functionally modified hydroxymethylene or carbonyl; X Y is either ##STR3## or, when Z is free or functionally modified hydroxymethylene, ##STR4## or, when Z is free or functionally modified carbonyl, --CH.dbd.CH--, R.sub.12 being H, CH.sub.3, CN or free or functionally modified hydroxy; and physiologically acceptable salts thereof when R.sub.1 is an acid group, possess pharmacological activity, including abortion triggering activity.

Abstract: Prostanoic acid derivatives of the formula ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 is an acid, ester, amide or hydroxyalkylene group; R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 are H or alkyl; R.sub.4 and R.sub.5 are both CH.sub.3 or one is Cl and the other is CH.sub.3 ; A is CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 or --CH.dbd.CH; B is CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2, trans-CH.dbd.CH, --C.tbd.C--or ##STR2## W is free or functionally modified hydroxyalkylene or carbonyl; Z is free or functionally modified hydroxymethylene or carbonyl; X Y is either ##STR3## or, when Z is free or functionally modified hydroxymethylene, ##STR4## or, when Z is free or functionally modified carbonyl, --CH.dbd.CH--, R.sub.12 being H, CH.sub.3, CN or free or functionally modified hydroxy; and physiologically acceptable salts thereof when R.sub.1 is an acid group, possess pharmacological activity, including abortion triggering activity.

Abstract: 1,3-Benzodioxaneprostanoic acid compound of the formula ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 is hydroxy, alkoxy of 1-10 carbon atoms, methylsulfamido, substituted or unsubstituted aryloxy, or O--CH.sub.2 --U--V wherein U is a direct bond, carbonyl, or carbonyloxy, and V is phenyl or phenyl substituted, e.g. by one or more of phenyl, phenoxy, alkoxy of 1-2 carbon atoms, and halogen; A is --CH.sub.2 --CH.sub.2 -- or trans --CH.dbd.CH--; B is --CH.sub.2 --CH.sub.2 -- or cis- or trans--CH.dbd.CH--; Z is hydroxymethylene or carbonyl; X Y, if Z is hydroxymethylene, is ##STR2## or, if Z is carbonyl, is ##STR3## or --CH.dbd.CH--; R.sub.2 is hydrogen or alkyl of 1-5 carbon atoms; R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 each are H, F, Cl, Br, I or CF.sub.3, CH.sub.3 or alkoxy of 1-2 carbon atoms or R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 in 6-,7-position is methylendioxy; and if R.sub.

Abstract: Prostane derivatives of the formula ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 is OR.sub.2 or NHR.sub.3 ;R.sub.2 is hydrogen, C.sub.1-10 alkyl, C.sub.4-10 cycloalkyl, C.sub.6-10 aryl, or a 5 or 6 membered heterocyclic ring having 1-3 hetero atoms selected from O, N and S;R.sub.3 is the residue of a hydrocarbon carboxylic or sulfonic acid of 1-15 carbon atoms;W is (a) an OH-substituted methylene group, (b) a ##STR2## wherein the OH-groups in (a) or (b) can be in the .alpha.- or .beta.-position, or (c) such a group wherein the H atom of the OH group is replaced by the residue of a hydrocarbon carboxylic or sulfonic acid of 1-15 carbon atoms or by a conventional etherifying OH-blocking group;R.sub.4 is OH or hydroxy whose H atom is replaced as defined for W; andR.sub.5, R.sub.6, R.sub.7, R.sub.8, R.sub.9, R.sub.10 and R.sub.11 each independently is hydrogen or alkyl of 1-5 carbon atoms; or R.sub.9 and R.sub.10 together represent a direct bond; and, when R.sub.11 is alkyl, R.sub.