Used as an intermediate in the synthesis of pharmaceuticals, particularly in the development of kinase inhibitors and other biologically active compounds. Its structure supports further functionalization in multi-step organic reactions, making it valuable in medicinal chemistry research. Also employed in the preparation of dyes and functional materials where sulfone derivatives are required. The presence of both electron-withdrawing groups (nitro and sulfonyl) enhances its reactivity in nucleophilic aromatic substitution reactions, enabling efficient coupling with heterocycles or amines in drug discovery pathways.