Used as an intermediate in the synthesis of pharmaceuticals and agrochemicals, particularly in the preparation of nitrophenol-based compounds with biological activity. It serves in the development of dyes and pigments due to its aromatic structure and functional groups that allow for further chemical modifications. Also employed in research laboratories for the production of specialty chemicals where bromo and nitro groups are leveraged in substitution and reduction reactions. Its reactivity makes it valuable in organic synthesis for constructing more complex molecules.