Used in organic synthesis as a chiral building block for pharmaceuticals, particularly in the development of centrally acting agents. Its structural features make it valuable in asymmetric synthesis and the preparation of bioactive molecules with stereoselective activity. Commonly employed in the research of neuroactive compounds and receptor ligands due to its rigid, enantioenriched pyrrolidine framework. Also utilized in the design of enzyme inhibitors where stereochemistry plays a critical role in activity.