Used primarily as an intermediate in the synthesis of pharmaceutical compounds, particularly in the development of antimalarial and anticancer agents. Its halogenated structure allows for selective cross-coupling reactions, making it valuable in medicinal chemistry for building complex quinoline-based molecules. It is also employed in research settings to design kinase inhibitors and other biologically active compounds targeting specific cellular pathways. Due to the presence of bromo and chloro substituents, it serves as a versatile scaffold for sequential functionalization in drug discovery programs.