A new method for assignment of the absolute configuration of the asymmetric carbon atom attached to an amino or imino group using rac.-3-hexadecanoyl-4-methoxycarbonyl-1,3-thiazolidine-2-thione (rac.-HDMTT) (4) is described.
It is intended to provide antipruritics (drugs to control itching, antiitch agents and drugs to stop itching). It is found out that a compound having an agonistic activity to the cannabinoid receptor shows an antipruritics effect.