Used as an intermediate in the synthesis of agrochemicals and dyes, particularly in the production of herbicides and fungicides. It serves as a building block in organic reactions where nitro and chloro functionalities allow for further substitution and transformation. Its methoxy and nitro groups enhance reactivity in nucleophilic aromatic substitution, making it valuable in the development of complex aromatic compounds for crop protection agents. Also employed in research for designing novel bioactive molecules due to its electron-withdrawing group arrangement.