Used as an intermediate in the synthesis of biologically active compounds, particularly in the development of kinase inhibitors for pharmaceutical research. Its structure enables selective modification in drug design, especially in oncology and inflammatory disease targets. The presence of reactive functional groups allows for coupling reactions in multi-step organic syntheses, making it valuable in creating complex heterocyclic systems found in experimental therapeutics. Commonly employed in medicinal chemistry for scaffold diversification and structure-activity relationship (SAR) studies.