Used as an intermediate in organic synthesis, particularly in the pharmaceutical industry for constructing complex molecules. It serves as a building block in the development of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs), especially in the synthesis of centrally acting agents due to its structural similarity to neuroactive compounds. Also employed in the preparation of specialty chemicals and research compounds where a substituted piperidine scaffold is required. Its acetyl group allows for further functionalization, making it valuable in medicinal chemistry for structure-activity relationship (SAR) studies.