Used as an intermediate in pharmaceutical synthesis, particularly in the preparation of bioactive molecules and drug candidates. Its protected piperidine core allows for selective functionalization, making it valuable in the development of central nervous system agents and receptor modulators. The Boc group enables reversible protection of amines during peptide or heterocycle synthesis, while the methoxy(methyl)carbamoyl side chain can act as a masked carboxylic acid or serve in coupling reactions. Commonly employed in medicinal chemistry for constructing complex nitrogen-containing scaffolds.