Used as an intermediate in the synthesis of pharmaceuticals, particularly in the development of nicotinic receptor modulators and other central nervous system agents. It serves as a building block in agrochemicals for the production of certain herbicides and insecticides due to its halogen reactivity enabling cross-coupling reactions. Also employed in research settings for the preparation of pyridine-based ligands and catalysts. Its structure allows selective functionalization, making it valuable in medicinal chemistry for structure-activity relationship studies.