Used as an intermediate in the synthesis of dyes and pigments, particularly in the production of azo dyes which are widely applied in the textile, printing, and coloring industries. It also serves in the manufacture of certain agrochemicals and pharmaceuticals where nitroaniline derivatives are required as building blocks. Due to the presence of both electron-donating and electron-withdrawing groups, it is valuable in organic transformations that require regioselective reactions. Its derivatives may also find use in the development of specialty chemicals and functional materials.