Used as an intermediate in organic synthesis, particularly in the pharmaceutical and agrochemical industries. It serves as a building block for the preparation of various nitrogen-containing compounds, including certain active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) and specialty chemicals. Its nitrile and ether functional groups allow for versatile reactivity, enabling transformations such as hydrolysis, reduction, and carbon chain elongation. Commonly employed in the development of chiral molecules due to the presence of a stereocenter, making it valuable in asymmetric synthesis routes.