Used in organic synthesis as a chiral building block for the preparation of nitrogen-containing sugars and glycosidase inhibitors. Serves as an intermediate in the development of pharmaceuticals targeting carbohydrate-processing enzymes, particularly in research related to diabetes, viral infections, and lysosomal storage disorders. Its oxime functionality allows for further chemical modifications, including click chemistry applications and the formation of stable derivatives for biochemical labeling. Also employed in the study of glycosylation processes and the design of glycomimetic drugs.