Used as a chiral intermediate in the synthesis of pharmaceutical agents, particularly in the development of biologically active compounds where stereochemistry plays a critical role. Its oxazoline core acts as a ligand in asymmetric catalysis, enabling enantioselective transformations important in drug manufacturing. The pyridine and tert-butyl groups enhance ligand stability and reactivity, making it valuable in catalytic systems for carbon–carbon bond formation. Also employed in the preparation of specialty agrochemicals and functional materials requiring high enantiomeric purity.