Used as a key intermediate in the synthesis of pharmaceutical compounds, particularly in the development of agrochemicals and bioactive molecules. Its boronic acid functional group enables Suzuki-Miyaura cross-coupling reactions, allowing efficient formation of carbon-carbon bonds in heterocyclic systems. This makes it valuable in medicinal chemistry for constructing complex molecules with pyridine scaffolds, often found in herbicides, fungicides, and kinase inhibitors. Its difluoromethoxy group enhances metabolic stability and membrane permeability, improving the pharmacokinetic properties of final active ingredients.