Used in organic synthesis as a boronic ester coupling partner in Suzuki-Miyaura cross-coupling reactions to construct biaryl and heteroaryl frameworks. Its thiazole core with a pendant boronate ester group enables the formation of carbon-carbon bonds in pharmaceutical and agrochemical intermediates. Commonly employed in the development of functional materials, including organic semiconductors and luminescent compounds, due to the electron-transport properties of the thiazole ring. Also utilized in medicinal chemistry for building complex heterocyclic systems in drug discovery programs.