Used as an intermediate in the synthesis of pharmaceuticals and agrochemicals, particularly in the development of complex organic molecules where halogen atoms serve as reactive sites for cross-coupling reactions. Its structure allows for selective functionalization, making it valuable in building carbon-carbon bonds via palladium-catalyzed reactions such as Suzuki or Heck couplings. Also employed in the preparation of bioactive compounds and specialty materials requiring specific substitution patterns on the aromatic ring.