Used as an intermediate in the synthesis of pharmaceuticals and agrochemicals, particularly in the development of fluorinated organic compounds where the bromo group enables further functionalization via cross-coupling reactions. Its fluorinated aromatic structure enhances metabolic stability in bioactive molecules, making it valuable in medicinal chemistry. Also employed in materials science for designing liquid crystals and organic electronic materials due to its electron-withdrawing fluorine substituent and steric bulk from the tert-butyl group.