Used as a key intermediate in the synthesis of pharmaceuticals, particularly in antimalarial drugs. It serves as a building block in the development of kinase inhibitors for cancer therapy due to its ability to enhance binding affinity and metabolic stability. Also employed in agrochemicals for crop protection agents, leveraging its electron-withdrawing properties to improve bioavailability and environmental persistence. Its trifluoromethyl and chloro substituents make it valuable in medicinal chemistry for optimizing lipophilicity and target selectivity.