Used as an intermediate in the synthesis of fluorinated pharmaceuticals, particularly in the development of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) where nitro and fluoro substituents enhance biological activity. Its structure allows for further functionalization, making it valuable in medicinal chemistry for creating analogs with improved metabolic stability and target binding. Also employed in agrochemical research for designing novel herbicides and pesticides due to the electron-withdrawing nature of nitro and fluoro groups that influence compound reactivity and lipophilicity.