Used in organic synthesis as a building block for pharmaceuticals and agrochemicals. Its boronic acid group enables Suzuki-Miyaura cross-coupling reactions, making it valuable in creating biaryl compounds for drug development. Commonly applied in the synthesis of bioactive molecules and intermediates where a substituted phenylboronic framework is required. Also utilized in sensor design for detecting diols and saccharides due to the reactivity of the boronic acid moiety.