Used as a key intermediate in the synthesis of pharmaceuticals, particularly in the development of fluorinated active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) where enhanced metabolic stability and bioavailability are desired. Its fluorinated aromatic structure makes it valuable in agrochemicals, serving as a building block for herbicides and pesticides with improved efficacy and environmental persistence. Also employed in the creation of specialty materials, including liquid crystals and functional polymers, where electronic and thermal properties are tuned through fluorine substitution. Its selective reactivity allows for efficient coupling reactions in medicinal chemistry, especially in the construction of complex molecules via palladium-catalyzed amination or cross-coupling processes.