Used as a key intermediate in the synthesis of pharmaceuticals, particularly in the development of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) with central nervous system activity. It serves in the preparation of substituted benzodiazepines and other heterocyclic compounds due to the presence of both amino and ester functional groups, which allow for further chemical modifications. The bromo substituent enables cross-coupling reactions, making it valuable in medicinal chemistry for building complex drug molecules. Also employed in research settings for designing novel bioactive compounds and in the production of agrochemicals as a building block for herbicides and plant growth regulators.