Used as an intermediate in the synthesis of pharmaceuticals, particularly in the development of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) with biological activity. It serves as a building block in the preparation of substituted pyridines, which are common structural motifs in drugs targeting central nervous system disorders, inflammation, and infectious diseases. Its reactivity allows for selective coupling reactions, making it valuable in medicinal chemistry for structure-activity relationship (SAR) studies. Also employed in agrochemical research for the development of novel pesticides and herbicides due to the bioactivity associated with nitropyridine derivatives.