Used in organic synthesis as a building block for pharmaceuticals, particularly in the preparation of bioactive molecules with central nervous system activity. Serves as an intermediate in the development of drugs targeting neurological disorders due to its structural similarity to catecholamine modulators. Also employed in the synthesis of natural product analogs and in medicinal chemistry research for structure-activity relationship studies. Its amine functionality allows for easy derivatization, making it valuable in library synthesis for drug discovery. Can also serve as a reference standard in the analysis of biological or environmental samples.