Used as an intermediate in the synthesis of pharmaceuticals, particularly in the development of analgesic and anti-inflammatory agents. It serves as a building block in the preparation of substituted benzoxazoles and other heterocyclic compounds with biological activity. Also employed in research for the design of kinase inhibitors and in the production of dyes and functional materials where brominated aromatic amines are required. Its functional groups allow for further derivatization through coupling reactions, making it valuable in medicinal chemistry and organic synthesis.