Used as an intermediate in organic synthesis, particularly in the preparation of pharmaceuticals and fine chemicals. It serves as a chiral building block in the development of bioactive molecules, including potential active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) with central nervous system activity. Its amine functionality allows for salt formation and derivatization, making it valuable in medicinal chemistry for structure-activity relationship studies. Also employed in the synthesis of asymmetric catalysts and ligands for enantioselective transformations.