Used as an intermediate in the synthesis of pharmaceutical compounds, particularly in the development of fluorinated and brominated aromatic molecules. Its silyl ether functionality acts as a protecting group for alcohols during multi-step organic syntheses, allowing selective reactions at other sites in the molecule. The presence of both bromo and fluoro substituents enables further functionalization through cross-coupling reactions, such as Suzuki or Ullmann couplings, making it valuable in medicinal chemistry for building complex drug-like structures. Commonly employed in research settings for the preparation of bioactive molecules and potential therapeutic agents.