Used as a key intermediate in the synthesis of pharmaceuticals, particularly in the development of fluorinated pyridine-based drugs that exhibit enhanced metabolic stability and bioavailability. Commonly employed in the production of agrochemicals, where the fluorine substituent improves herbicidal or pesticidal activity. Serves as a building block in materials science for creating functionalized nitrogen-containing heterocycles used in electronic materials. Also utilized in research laboratories for nucleophilic substitution reactions due to the activating effect of the fluorine atom on the pyridine ring.