Used as an intermediate in the synthesis of pharmaceutical compounds, particularly in the production of beta-blockers and other cardiovascular drugs. Its structure allows for selective modification in multi-step organic syntheses, making it valuable in developing chiral molecules with high enantiomeric purity. Commonly employed in peptide chemistry and prodrug design due to the presence of protected amine and carboxylic acid functionalities. The Boc-protected amine group enables controlled deprotection under mild acidic conditions, facilitating sequential coupling reactions in solid-phase and solution-phase synthesis.