| abstract |
There is provided a FAAH inhibitor and a prophylactic or therapeutic agent for cerebrovascular disorders or sleep disorders comprising it. The prophylactic or therapeutic agent comprises a compound of the formula (I 0 ): n nwherein Z is oxygen or sulfur; R 1 is aryl which may be substituted, or a heterocyclic group which may be substituted; R 1a is a hydrogen atom, a hydrocarbon group which may be substituted, hydroxyl, etc.; R 2 is piperidin-1,4-diyl which may be substituted, or piperazin-1,4-diyl which may be substituted; R 3 is a group formed by eliminating two hydrogen atoms from a 5-membered aromatic heterocyclic group having 1 to 3 heteroatoms selected from nitrogen, oxygen and sulfur, which may be further substituted, —CO—, etc.; and R 4 is a hydrocarbon group which may be substituted, or a heterocyclic group which may be substituted; or a salt thereof. |