Used as a chiral building block in the synthesis of pharmaceuticals, particularly in the development of bioactive molecules requiring stereochemical control. Its morpholine structure with defined stereochemistry makes it valuable in medicinal chemistry for constructing drug candidates targeting central nervous system disorders and enzyme inhibitors. The benzyl and benzyloxymethyl groups serve as protecting moieties that can be selectively removed or modified during multi-step syntheses, enabling efficient route design in asymmetric synthesis.