This compound is a specialty chemical serving as a protected intermediate in organic synthesis, particularly in peptide chemistry and pharmaceutical development. It consists of an Fmoc (9-fluorenylmethyloxycarbonyl) protecting group attached to the nitrogen of a 6-hydroxy-5-(hydroxymethyl)hexylamine moiety, which includes two free hydroxyl groups. The Fmoc protection shields the amine during selective reactions on the hydroxyl functionalities or other sites, and can be orthogonally removed under mild basic conditions (e.g., piperidine in DMF) without affecting other groups. This makes it valuable for constructing complex molecules like peptides, nucleoside analogs, or bioactive lipids, where precise control over functional group reactivity is essential.