Used as an intermediate in the synthesis of pharmaceutical compounds, particularly in the development of pyrimidine-based drugs which exhibit antimicrobial, antiviral, or anti-inflammatory activities. It serves as a building block in agrochemicals for creating herbicides and plant growth regulators due to its ability to mimic or interfere with natural nucleotide structures. Also employed in research settings for designing novel heterocyclic compounds with potential biological activity. Its solubility in water and polar solvents makes it suitable for solution-phase reactions in combinatorial chemistry.