Used as an intermediate in the synthesis of pharmaceuticals, particularly in the development of fluorinated active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) where the fluorine atoms enhance metabolic stability and bioavailability. It serves as a building block in agrochemicals for creating herbicides and insecticides due to its ability to improve lipophilicity and membrane penetration. Also employed in liquid crystal formulations for display technologies, where its polar and rigid structure contributes to mesomorphic properties. Its ether linkage and fluorine substitution make it a valuable scaffold in medicinal chemistry for structure-activity relationship (SAR) studies.