Used as a key intermediate in the synthesis of pharmaceuticals, particularly in the development of anti-inflammatory and analgesic agents. It serves as a building block in agrochemicals for creating pesticides and herbicides due to its stability and bioactivity. Its trifluoromethyl group enhances lipophilicity and metabolic resistance, making it valuable in medicinal chemistry for improving drug potency and pharmacokinetics. Also employed in the research of novel materials and functional molecules where fluorinated aromatics are required for electronic or optical properties.