Used as an intermediate in the synthesis of pharmaceuticals, particularly in the development of fluorinated active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) where the fluorine and nitro groups enable further chemical transformations. Its trifluoromethyl group enhances metabolic stability and lipophilicity, making it valuable in medicinal chemistry for optimizing drug candidates. Also employed in agrochemical synthesis to create herbicides and pesticides with improved efficacy and environmental stability. Commonly utilized in research laboratories for building complex aromatic structures through nucleophilic aromatic substitution or reduction reactions.