Used as a chiral building block in the synthesis of pharmaceuticals, particularly in the development of central nervous system agents and neurodegenerative disease treatments. Its stereochemistry makes it valuable in asymmetric synthesis for creating enantiomerically pure drugs. Commonly employed in the preparation of nootropic and psychotropic compounds due to its structural similarity to known cognitive enhancers. Also utilized in medicinal chemistry research for structure-activity relationship (SAR) studies involving pyrrolidine-based bioactive molecules.