Used as an intermediate in the synthesis of pharmaceutical compounds, particularly in the development of antitubercular and antimicrobial agents. It serves as a building block for hydrazide-based drugs due to its ability to form stable derivatives with carbonyl compounds. Also employed in the preparation of heterocyclic compounds like 1,3,4-oxadiazoles and 1,3,4-thiadiazoles, which exhibit biological activity. Its bromine functionality allows for further cross-coupling reactions, making it valuable in medicinal chemistry research for structure-activity relationship studies.