Used as an intermediate in the synthesis of pharmaceuticals and agrochemicals, particularly in the development of fluorinated organic compounds. Its bromo and fluoro substituents allow for selective cross-coupling reactions, making it valuable in building complex aromatic structures. Commonly employed in Suzuki and Ullmann reactions to form carbon-carbon and carbon-heteroatom bonds. Also utilized in the preparation of bioactive molecules where the benzyl ether group acts as a protecting group or modulates solubility and stability.