Used as a key intermediate in the synthesis of pharmaceutical compounds, particularly in the development of anxiolytic and sedative agents. It serves as a building block in the preparation of imidazopyridine-based drugs, which interact with benzodiazepine receptors in the central nervous system. Its bromo functional group allows for further modification via cross-coupling reactions, making it valuable in medicinal chemistry for creating diverse analogs during drug discovery. Also employed in the production of kinase inhibitors and other biologically active molecules in research settings.