Used as an intermediate in the synthesis of pharmaceuticals and agrochemicals, particularly in the development of kinase inhibitors and other biologically active compounds. Its halogenated pyridine structure, with bromine at the 5-position and iodine at the 2-position, allows for selective cross-coupling reactions, making it valuable in medicinal chemistry for building complex molecules. The acetate group at the 3-position serves as a protecting group for the hydroxyl functionality or can be hydrolyzed to the corresponding alcohol for further synthetic manipulations. Commonly employed in Suzuki and Stille coupling reactions to introduce the pyridine moiety into target compounds. Also utilized in the preparation of functionalized heterocycles for research in drug discovery and materials science.