Used as a fluorinated coupling agent in pharmaceutical and agrochemical synthesis, this compound enables the introduction of highly fluorinated chains into target molecules, enhancing their metabolic stability and lipid solubility. Its N-hydroxysuccinimide (NHS) ester group facilitates efficient conjugation with primary amines under mild conditions, making it valuable in bioconjugation for creating fluorinated probes, imaging agents, or labeled biomolecules. The strong electron-withdrawing nature of the perfluorinated tail improves the compound's stability and can influence the reactivity of adjacent functional groups. It is also employed in surface modification to generate hydrophobic and oleophobic coatings on materials, useful in specialty coatings, medical devices, and diagnostic platforms.