Used in the synthesis of quinoline-based pharmaceutical intermediates, particularly in the development of antimalarial and anticancer agents. Its structure allows for selective functionalization, making it valuable in medicinal chemistry for constructing complex heterocyclic systems. Also employed in research for developing fluorescent probes due to the nitro and bromo substituents enhancing photophysical properties. The compound serves as a building block in palladium-catalyzed cross-coupling reactions to introduce the quinoline scaffold into larger bioactive molecules.