Used in organic synthesis as an intermediate for pharmaceuticals, particularly in the development of bioactive compounds and heterocyclic derivatives. Its structure supports the construction of fluorinated aromatic systems with potential antimicrobial or antitumor activity. Commonly employed in medicinal chemistry for scaffold modification and structure-activity relationship studies. Also utilized in the preparation of kinase inhibitors and other targeted therapies due to the electron-withdrawing nitro group and fluorine substitution enhancing binding selectivity.