Used as a protected amino alcohol building block in organic synthesis, particularly in peptide and peptidomimetic drug development. The Boc-protected methioninol derivative serves as a chiral scaffold for introducing methionine-derived structures with controlled stereochemistry. Commonly employed in solid-phase and solution-phase synthesis to construct complex molecules, including pharmaceuticals and bioactive compounds. Its hydroxyl and protected amine functionalities allow sequential coupling reactions, enabling the assembly of multi-component structures. Also utilized in the preparation of enzyme inhibitors and prodrugs where a metabolically labile methionine-like moiety is required.