Used in pharmaceutical synthesis as a chiral building block for the production of nicotinic acetylcholine receptor agonists and antagonists. Commonly employed in the development of central nervous system drugs, particularly those targeting cognitive disorders, neuropathic pain, and depression. Its piperidine core and ester functionality make it suitable for further functionalization in multi-step organic syntheses. Also utilized in the preparation of analogs for structure-activity relationship studies in medicinal chemistry.