Used primarily as a solvent and intermediate in organic synthesis, this compound serves in research settings for studying stereochemistry and conformational analysis due to its distinct spatial arrangement. Its cyclic structure with defined stereochemistry makes it valuable in modeling reactions involving substituted cycloalkanes. It may also find use in the development of chiral reagents or catalysts where ring conformation influences reactivity. Additionally, it is employed in academic and industrial laboratories for chromatographic studies and as a reference standard in spectroscopic analysis.