Used as a reference standard in pharmaceutical analysis for quality control and stability testing of dasatinib-based medications. Plays a key role in metabolite identification studies due to its formation as a major oxidative metabolite of dasatinib in the human body. Employed in research settings to evaluate the metabolic pathways and pharmacokinetics of tyrosine kinase inhibitors. Also utilized in analytical method development, such as HPLC and LC-MS, to detect and quantify dasatinib metabolites in biological samples.