Used primarily as an intermediate in the synthesis of pharmaceuticals and agrochemicals. Its structure allows for selective functionalization, making it valuable in the development of active ingredients in crop protection products. It is also employed in the preparation of fluorinated analogs in medicinal chemistry, where the fluorine and bromine substituents enable further cross-coupling reactions, such as Suzuki or Buchwald-Hartwig reactions, to build complex molecules. Commonly found in research settings for the design of kinase inhibitors and other biologically active compounds.