Used in organic synthesis as a chiral building block for pharmaceuticals, particularly in the development of neurologically active compounds. Its structural features make it valuable in asymmetric synthesis, where stereochemistry plays a critical role in biological activity. Commonly employed in the preparation of enzyme inhibitors and receptor ligands due to its conformationally restricted pyrrolidinone core and chiral centers. Also utilized in medicinal chemistry for structure-activity relationship (SAR) studies, especially in CNS-targeted drug discovery.