Used in pharmaceutical research as an intermediate in the synthesis of kinase inhibitors, particularly for targeted cancer therapies. Its structure supports binding to specific enzyme active sites, making it valuable in developing drugs that modulate signaling pathways in tumor cells. Commonly employed in medicinal chemistry for structure-activity relationship (SAR) studies due to its rigid cyclohexane core and heteroaromatic moiety. Also utilized in the preparation of analogs for biological screening in oncology and inflammatory disease research.