Used as a key intermediate in the synthesis of pharmaceuticals, particularly in the production of nicotinic acetylcholine receptor modulators. It serves as a building block in agrochemicals for developing herbicides and insecticides due to its pyridine core and reactive chlorine group. The isopropoxy functionality allows for further chemical modifications, making it valuable in medicinal chemistry for structure-activity relationship studies. Commonly employed in cross-coupling reactions to form carbon-heteroatom bonds during drug development.