Used as a chiral building block in the synthesis of pharmaceuticals, particularly in the development of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) where fluorinated aromatic structures enhance metabolic stability and bioavailability. Commonly employed in asymmetric synthesis due to the presence of a stereogenic center, enabling the preparation of enantiomerically pure compounds. Also utilized in the preparation of intermediates for central nervous system (CNS) agents and anti-inflammatory drugs. Its fluorophenyl moiety makes it valuable in medicinal chemistry for structure-activity relationship (SAR) studies.