Used as a key intermediate in the synthesis of agrochemicals, particularly herbicides and insecticides, due to its halogen substitution pattern that allows for selective chemical modifications. Its structure supports coupling reactions in the development of active ingredients targeting weed and pest control in crop protection. Also utilized in pharmaceutical research for building blocks in heterocyclic compounds, where the bromo and chloro groups enable sequential functionalization for drug discovery. Common in Suzuki and other palladium-catalyzed cross-coupling reactions to form carbon-carbon bonds in complex molecule assembly.