Used as a key intermediate in pharmaceutical synthesis, particularly in the development of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) where a protected amino-piperidine moiety is required. Its Boc-protected amine group allows for selective reactivity, making it valuable in multi-step organic syntheses, especially in the preparation of kinase inhibitors, antiviral agents, and central nervous system drugs. Commonly employed in solid-phase and solution-phase peptide-like coupling reactions due to its stability and compatibility with various functional groups.