Used as an intermediate in organic synthesis, particularly in the development of pharmaceuticals. It serves as a building block for nitrogen-containing heterocyclic compounds, which are common in bioactive molecules. Its bromine substituents allow for further functionalization through cross-coupling reactions, making it valuable in medicinal chemistry for creating analogs and derivatives in drug discovery programs. Also explored in the synthesis of neuroactive agents due to the structural similarity to known CNS-active piperidine derivatives.