Used as a chiral building block in the synthesis of pharmaceuticals, particularly in the development of bioactive molecules targeting neurological and cardiovascular diseases. Its structure supports the creation of complex alkaloid-like frameworks, making it valuable in medicinal chemistry for designing enzyme inhibitors and receptor modulators. Commonly employed in asymmetric synthesis due to the presence of a stereogenic center, enabling the preparation of enantiomerically pure compounds. Also utilized in the preparation of intermediates for natural product synthesis and drug discovery research.