Used as a key intermediate in the synthesis of high-performance polymers and specialty chemicals. Its nitro and carboxylic acid functional groups allow for further chemical modifications, making it valuable in the production of dyes, pigments, and fluorescent compounds. Commonly employed in the development of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) due to its ability to act as a rigid linker molecule. Also finds use in pharmaceutical research as a building block for active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs), particularly in compounds requiring aromatic backbones with defined substitution patterns. Its derivatives are explored in agrochemicals and corrosion inhibitors.