Used in pharmaceutical synthesis as a protected building block for drug development, particularly in the preparation of bioactive molecules containing piperidine scaffolds. The Boc-protected amine and carboxylic acid functionality allow for selective coupling reactions, making it valuable in solid-phase and solution-phase peptide-like synthesis. Commonly employed in the development of central nervous system agents, receptor agonists/antagonists, and other medicinal chemistry applications where a substituted piperidine moiety is required. Its stability and ease of deprotection support efficient synthetic routes in research and process chemistry.