Used primarily in cross-coupling reactions, this compound serves as a key building block in the synthesis of pharmaceuticals and agrochemicals. Its boronate ester group enables Suzuki-Miyaura coupling, allowing efficient formation of carbon-carbon bonds with aryl or heteroaryl halides. This makes it valuable in medicinal chemistry for constructing complex pyridine-containing molecules. It is also employed in the development of functional materials, including organic semiconductors and ligands for catalysts, due to the electron-withdrawing effect of the fluorine atom and the stability of the boronic ester moiety.