Used primarily as a key intermediate in the synthesis of pharmaceuticals and agrochemicals. Its structure, featuring both trifluoromethyl and trichlorophenyl groups, makes it valuable in building bioactive molecules with enhanced metabolic stability and lipophilicity. It is commonly employed in the development of herbicides and fungicides due to the electron-withdrawing nature of the halogen substituents, which can improve environmental persistence and target specificity. Additionally, it serves as a building block in the preparation of fluorinated analogs in medicinal chemistry, where the presence of fluorine can modulate pharmacokinetic properties.