Used as a key intermediate in the synthesis of fluorinated pharmaceuticals and agrochemicals due to its highly functionalized structure containing multiple fluorine atoms and a nitrile group. The presence of fluorine enhances metabolic stability and bioavailability in drug molecules, making this compound valuable in medicinal chemistry. It is particularly useful in the development of fluorinated analogs of biologically active compounds, where it serves as a building block for introducing the tetrafluorophenyl moiety. Its reactivity allows for further transformations such as hydrolysis, reduction, or nucleophilic addition, enabling diverse derivatization for structure-activity relationship studies. Also applied in the preparation of specialty materials requiring unique electronic or thermal properties.