Used in the synthesis of complex pharmaceutical intermediates, particularly in the development of bioactive molecules with potential anti-inflammatory and immunomodulatory properties. Its intricate polycyclic structure makes it valuable as a chiral building block in asymmetric synthesis, enabling the construction of stereochemically defined natural product analogs. The presence of multiple functional groups, including hydroxyl and ketone moieties, allows for selective derivatization, facilitating structure-activity relationship studies in drug discovery. It is also employed in research settings to probe biological pathways involving steroid-like scaffolds due to its structural similarity to certain terpenoid frameworks.