Used as a building block in pharmaceutical synthesis, particularly in the development of antiviral and anticancer agents. It serves as an intermediate in the preparation of pyrimidine-based drugs, which are known for their biological activity. Also employed in agrochemicals for the formulation of certain pesticides and herbicides due to its ability to modulate biochemical pathways. Additionally, it finds use in research laboratories for the design of novel heterocyclic compounds and in the study of tautomerism and hydrogen bonding in nucleic acid analogs.