Used primarily in organic synthesis as an intermediate for pharmaceuticals and bioactive compounds. Its structure supports the development of central nervous system agents due to the piperidine backbone, commonly found in neuroactive drugs. The chloroethyl group allows for further alkylation or cyclization reactions, making it valuable in constructing nitrogen-containing heterocycles. Also employed in the preparation of specialty reagents for medicinal chemistry research, particularly in the design of receptor ligands and enzyme inhibitors.