Used as an intermediate in the synthesis of pharmaceuticals and agrochemicals, particularly in the development of bioactive molecules that require a brominated and trifluoromethylated aromatic scaffold. Its functional groups allow for further chemical modifications through cross-coupling reactions, making it valuable in medicinal chemistry for creating analogs in drug discovery programs. Also employed in the preparation of specialty chemicals where the combination of electron-withdrawing trifluoromethyl group and the reactive bromine site enhances reactivity and selectivity in organic transformations.