Used in organic synthesis as a chiral building block for pharmaceuticals, particularly in the development of bioactive molecules and drug candidates requiring stereochemical control. Its rigid, bicyclic structure with a sulfonamide group makes it valuable for designing enzyme inhibitors and receptor ligands. Commonly employed in medicinal chemistry for structure-activity relationship (SAR) studies due to its ability to mimic peptide motifs while offering improved metabolic stability. Also utilized in asymmetric synthesis and catalysis as a scaffold for chiral auxiliaries or ligands.