Used as an intermediate in the synthesis of pharmaceuticals, particularly in the development of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) with antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, and anti-cancer properties (e.g., kinase inhibitors). It serves as a building block in agrochemicals for creating novel pesticides and herbicides due to its reactive bromo and nitro functional groups, which facilitate reactions like nucleophilic substitution. Also employed in research laboratories for the preparation of pyridine-based ligands and catalysts in cross-coupling reactions. Its structural features make it valuable in the design of other biologically active compounds in medicinal chemistry.