Used as a key intermediate in the synthesis of pharmaceuticals, particularly in the development of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) that require functionalized piperidine scaffolds. Its protected amine and hydroxyl groups allow selective reactions in multi-step organic syntheses, making it valuable in creating drugs targeting central nervous system disorders, metabolic diseases, and certain oncology treatments. Commonly employed in medicinal chemistry for structure-activity relationship (SAR) studies due to its stereochemistry and polarity profile.