Used as an intermediate in the synthesis of pharmaceutical compounds, particularly in the development of bioactive molecules and drug candidates. Its structure supports the construction of complex nitrogen-containing heterocycles, making it valuable in medicinal chemistry for creating analogs with potential neurological or metabolic activity. Commonly employed in solid-phase and solution-phase peptide-like synthesis due to the presence of protected amine and ester functionalities, allowing selective reactions and easy purification. Also utilized in research settings for generating compound libraries in structure-activity relationship (SAR) studies.