Used as a key intermediate in the synthesis of herbicides, particularly in the development of selective broadleaf weed control agents in agriculture. Its structure enables effective inhibition of plant acetolactate synthase (ALS), an enzyme critical for branched-chain amino acid synthesis. This makes it valuable in crop protection formulations for crops like corn, soybean, and cereals. Also explored for use in pharmaceutical research due to its pyrimidine core, which is common in bioactive molecules.