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 creating novel pesticides and herbicides due to its reactive bromo and acetyl functional groups. Also employed in the preparation of pyridine-based ligands for catalysis in organic transformations. Its structural features make it valuable in medicinal chemistry for structure-activity relationship studies and heterocyclic compound optimization.