Used as a chiral building block in the synthesis of pharmaceuticals, particularly in the development of central nervous system agents and nicotinic receptor modulators. Its enantiomerically pure structure makes it valuable for creating biologically active molecules with high specificity. Commonly employed in medicinal chemistry for constructing intermediates in drug discovery programs, especially for treatments targeting neurological disorders. The ester functionality allows for easy modification, enabling further chemical transformations in multistep syntheses.