Used primarily as an intermediate in the synthesis of pharmaceuticals and fine chemicals. It serves as a building block in the production of biologically active compounds, particularly in the development of drugs targeting central nervous system disorders. Its structure, featuring a sterically hindered piperidine ring with an acetamido group, makes it valuable in medicinal chemistry for modulating stability and reactivity. Also employed in the preparation of nitroxide radicals, such as 4-acetamido-TEMPO, used in polymer stabilization against oxidative degradation and as spin labels in biochemical research for studying oxidative stress in diseases like neurodegenerative disorders.