Used as a key intermediate in the synthesis of pharmaceuticals and agrochemicals, particularly in the development of herbicides and fungicides. Its nitrile and trifluoromethyl groups enable strong electron-withdrawing properties, making it valuable in building active ingredients for crop protection products. Also employed in medicinal chemistry for constructing nitrogen-containing heterocyclic compounds with biological activity. Commonly utilized in cross-coupling reactions and nucleophilic substitutions to form C–C and C–N bonds in drug discovery pipelines.